5 Jan
2011
5 Jan
'11
3:07 p.m.
On 01/05/2011 01:49 PM, Jonathan Gazeley wrote:
Agreed. The organ I learnt on is a 1908 English model,
with two manuals
and around 20 stops. With all stops, great- coupler, swell-great
coupler, and swell-great octave coupler engaged, it was almost too stiff
to play a large chord. By the end of a hymn, my forearms would be burning.
<..>
I realise this is all a bit OT for a Linux mailing
list but maybe
somebody will find it interesting :)
i certainly do. and since it's about audio, and using (an antique
organ), it's at least 2/3 on topic. besides, what could possibly have
greater hack value than an organ with mechanical action?