Awesome. It has been really long since I heard an allen organ. Most Baptists Churches in D.C. have a Rodgers or Allen. The church I now go to have a Rodgers. I might need to go right back to my childhood church and play there Allen Organ again.
Thanks so much Storee - yes - it's interesting to go back to the organs we learned on - especially now since we are spoiled with Hauptwerk - but the most amazing thing to me now is how the engineers of those days did all of this - with no integrated circuits, or samples! An amazing human journey!
Loving your registration. Who would have thought this old Gem could sound so good. Vivaldi take note: It's not just answer phone music that helps the continual spread of Baroque music, it's toasters too! Like Graham, I learned many of these pieces when I was younger. The Gm P & F from the 8 short P & F's being the very first piece I ever learnt to play on an organ. Simple or not, it still reveals Bach's mastery of harmony in his heavenly contrapuntal weavings. Best wishes.
Haha!! Thanks Maurice. There really is something lovely about these 8 pieces and it’s wonderful that so many of us have memories of starting out right here. Early electronics. What fun!!
Well, be it Bach or Krebs - who cares? The music first known as Bach BWV 553 is glorious (and it was the first Bach I learned, too). Your "first organ piece" sounds absolutely fabulous on the Gem Prelude with some added digital acoustics (so I totally get James Flores '#nothauptwerk FOMO' comment!). What I can imagine is the thrill you got every time you switched on your Gem Prelude back when you first acquired it and worked on developing your repertoire. And look at the music you can play now, Jerry! I am sure it is in many ways very humbling (as well as nostalgic!) to look back to where the journey began and I know that if I had to choose again a "bug" to bite me, it would be the "organ bug" without a second's hesitation. Your Gem Prelude has every right to wear the crown as 'King of Instruments' . . . and you, sir, are no less entitled than to be declared "The Emperor of Performers"!
Thank you so much Graham! And yes - just turning on this instrument fills me with memories - I'm glad of this time I have had to become re-acquainted with it!
Delightfully played, Jerry! Like other organists commenting, it was a trip down memory lane for me, too; I remember learning these in my first organ lessons, HB pencil at the ready to put in fingerings and phrase markings! Bravo!
Thank you Paul!! This has been a wonderful trip home. Spending time with family. Digging through old organ music (and trying to wrap my head around all the double sharps - hope yours is progressing well too 😊)
Those were the first "proper" organ pieces I learned as well, back in the 1960's. Novello book1. I've still got it, and sometimes play an item from it. Organ sounds good - still analogue, but it is what it is. No reason to scrap it.
Thank you! Yes - fond memories from Novello Book 1 😊And I agree - I was so fortunate to have this instrument growing up - definitely hope to keep it operational. When I'm back on this side of the atlantic it's wonderful to do some note learning. Turn on - immediately play-able, zero latency!
Thank you Ralph! It’s certainly been a fun project. But an interesting part of history 😊 I will hopefully have music practiced to play and record on hauptwerk before too long 😁
Thanks niccolo - so this was all done after the fact - I recorded the sound using the headphone jack - and then in software I added digitial reverb: but the effect is lovely. You could probably do this in the room with a reverb unit in series with the speakers...
Awesome. It has been really long since I heard an allen organ. Most Baptists Churches in D.C. have a Rodgers or Allen. The church I now go to have a Rodgers. I might need to go right back to my childhood church and play there Allen Organ again.
Thanks so much Storee - yes - it's interesting to go back to the organs we learned on - especially now since we are spoiled with Hauptwerk - but the most amazing thing to me now is how the engineers of those days did all of this - with no integrated circuits, or samples! An amazing human journey!
Loving your registration. Who would have thought this old Gem could sound so good. Vivaldi take note: It's not just answer phone music that helps the continual spread of Baroque music, it's toasters too! Like Graham, I learned many of these pieces when I was younger. The Gm P & F from the 8 short P & F's being the very first piece I ever learnt to play on an organ. Simple or not, it still reveals Bach's mastery of harmony in his heavenly contrapuntal weavings. Best wishes.
Haha!! Thanks Maurice. There really is something lovely about these 8 pieces and it’s wonderful that so many of us have memories of starting out right here. Early electronics. What fun!!
Well, be it Bach or Krebs - who cares? The music first known as Bach BWV 553 is glorious (and it was the first Bach I learned, too). Your "first organ piece" sounds absolutely fabulous on the Gem Prelude with some added digital acoustics (so I totally get James Flores '#nothauptwerk FOMO' comment!). What I can imagine is the thrill you got every time you switched on your Gem Prelude back when you first acquired it and worked on developing your repertoire. And look at the music you can play now, Jerry! I am sure it is in many ways very humbling (as well as nostalgic!) to look back to where the journey began and I know that if I had to choose again a "bug" to bite me, it would be the "organ bug" without a second's hesitation. Your Gem Prelude has every right to wear the crown as 'King of Instruments' . . . and you, sir, are no less entitled than to be declared "The Emperor of Performers"!
Thank you so much Graham! And yes - just turning on this instrument fills me with memories - I'm glad of this time I have had to become re-acquainted with it!
Delightfully played, Jerry! Like other organists commenting, it was a trip down memory lane for me, too; I remember learning these in my first organ lessons, HB pencil at the ready to put in fingerings and phrase markings! Bravo!
Thank you Paul!! This has been a wonderful trip home. Spending time with family. Digging through old organ music (and trying to wrap my head around all the double sharps - hope yours is progressing well too 😊)
There we go! We are teenagers again! 😄 So many memories related to this sound! Thanks!
Thank you! I’m glad you have fond memories of this too 😊
Those were the first "proper" organ pieces I learned as well, back in the 1960's. Novello book1. I've still got it, and sometimes play an item from it. Organ sounds good - still analogue, but it is what it is. No reason to scrap it.
Thank you! Yes - fond memories from Novello Book 1 😊And I agree - I was so fortunate to have this instrument growing up - definitely hope to keep it operational. When I'm back on this side of the atlantic it's wonderful to do some note learning. Turn on - immediately play-able, zero latency!
I’m getting #NotHauptwerk FOMO.
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Very well done, Jerry! It must be a ... of a job to make something from these sounds (compared to HW), a nice Cubase(d) experiment.
Thank you Ralph! It’s certainly been a fun project. But an interesting part of history 😊 I will hopefully have music practiced to play and record on hauptwerk before too long 😁
Nice! I hope you did not sell-off your Content Hauptwerk instrument?😁
Haha - NEVER! 😎
hello, how did you make this Gem organ sound so good? I would like to do it too. can you help me?
Thanks niccolo - so this was all done after the fact - I recorded the sound using the headphone jack - and then in software I added digitial reverb: but the effect is lovely. You could probably do this in the room with a reverb unit in series with the speakers...
Nun ja...Das Defizit in Sachen Authentizität ist nicht zu überhören...