Pipe Organs: Q&A with Grime and Hildebrand
So how does the pipe organ work? Paul Grime, Kevin Hildebrand, and the multimedia crew at Concordia Theological Seminary have put together an introductory YouTube video on the pipe organ and answer 5 or so common questions. The content is geared for both organists and non-organists. Listen closely and you can hear the nice reverberation in Kramer Chapel.
So what did I learn from the video? That I should pull out the ladder to the organ chamber and go blow on some pipes! (The video did not explicitly suggest this, but I extrapolated it as a reasonable experience to get to know my organ better.)
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Might want to rethink the blowing on the pipes! Handling them can put them quite out of tune, and pipe metal contains quite a fair amount of lead. Ditto for pulling apart the reeds and touching (gasp) the reed itself. It might be brass, but it’s fussy and delicate.
Sorry to spoil the fun! I’m not an organ tech, but I’m married to one – he tunes the Kramer chapel Schlicker. That organ is my favorite “krautbox.” My husband and I are both quite fond of it.
@Elephantschild: Thanks for the advice. I haven’t actually tried blowing on the pipes (and I’m sure my organ tech appreciates that!).