I know the big organs get all the attention, but I have a real soft spot for well-designed small organs. The school where I got my Master's had this perfectly fine and complete (yet neglected) little unit organ in their choir room. Had a nice principal, it had mixtures, it had a flute, it had a string celeste, and it had a reed! The whole thing tucked up neatly into a corner and I don't think it took up much more floor space than a concert grand, thanks in part to an electric action. The tuning was marginal at best for the mixtures and the upper notes of the reed, but I loved that thing! I think the powers that be got rid of it not long after I graduated though.
My mother often said good things come in small packages. That holds true with this little gem. The sound is very good and design is simple. There is a lot of performance designed into that. I have enjoyed seeing/hearing some of your videos. Thanks for the history and demonstration showing the inside features.
What a gem of an instrument and for its size, so complete in specification and such a lovely piece to look at. It would be an organists dream to have a similar instrument in their home, thank you so much for sharing.
I'm not that familiar with organs in general and I had no idea that they made organs that could be used in a personal residence. The WWII backstory of this particular type is very interesting. I'm glad it found a good home with people who will use and appreciate it.
Para los organistas que se lo pueden permitir es una herramienta indispensable para poder practicar a diario, pero obviamente suelen ser instrumentos aún más pequeños, y bueno, gracias a Dios hay organos digitales
Rieger makes excellent organs, I would love to have one of these at home. I would love to hear a demonstration going through all 23 ranks once those mixtures are in order.
@Alexander_Acoustics I also would like to hear the reeds used as solo stops with accompaniment registration -- the 4' Schalmei in the pedal, and the 8' Krummhorn
Awesome! I am surprised to see two 16 ft and a number of 8 ft stops in such a small form factor. What an amazing instrument, thanks for the demonstration!
So well explained!👍🏻(When I still played, it was on a mechanical tracker organ... no thumb pistons, no toe pistons, no balanced swell. Just four composition pedals (that needed felts to keep them from sounding like a hammer on an anvil changing a stops' selections) and a ratchet swell that actually wasn't bad once one had the hang of it. (Of course, a no-show by the bellows-boy meant no sound!) Thanks for this!👏🏻
To me this is really exciting. Thank you for sharing. because of this amazing organ and the wonderful, talented violin playing, I decided to subscribe to your channel.
Thank you for this. I was hoping that you would do a demonstration. Look forward to hearing it in future videos. By the way, Joel, I knew your mom when she worked in Oak Brook years ago. I think she played the piano for me on several occasions. Keep up the good work on the violin.
It might be a great request, but could you make a video on the individual stops and stop combinations of this organ? I'm currently building my own pipe organ an I would like to gather some inspiration regarding the dispozition.
👍....Wow....fits neatly in a cozy corner of an average room. Fantastic sound. How much would one of these cost shipped and ready for assembly here in the USA?
This is a really sweet instrument, and I would be in seventh heaven having it in my home! Do you have a stop list for it? Is there a reed stop (s)? :-)
Here's the stop list for this organ: Positive Stops: Tremulant, 8' Krummhorn, Cymbal II, 1' Sifflote, 2' Principal, 1-1/3' Quint, 4' Hohlflute, 8' Gadeckt. Great Principal: Mixture III, 2' Spitz Principal, 4' Principal 8' Principal (Tenor C up) Great Flutes: 1-3/5' Tierce (Middle C up) 2-2/3' Nazat (Middle C up) 4' Koppel Flute 8' Rohrflute Pedal Stops: 16' Rankett 4' Schalmei Rauschbass II 4' Bourdon 8' Bourdon 16' Bourdon
@scronx As far as being standard in practice rooms, I would suppose the expense might be a factor Also, for as nice as this is, this specification is a bit rich for a "standard" practice room organ -- it would probably be as useful as a practice organ with a few less of the higher-end ranks & stops.
Here's the stop list for this organ: Positive Stops: Tremulant, 8' Krummhorn, Cymbal II, 1' Sifflote, 2' Principal, 1-1/3' Quint, 4' Hohlflute, 8' Gadeckt. Great Principal: Mixture III, 2' Spitz Principal, 4' Principal 8' Principal (Tenor C up) Great Flutes: 1-3/5' Tierce (Middle C up) 2-2/3' Nazat (Middle C up) 4' Koppel Flute 8' Rohrflute Pedal Stops: 16' Rankett 4' Schalmei Rauschbass II 4' Bourdon 8' Bourdon 16' Bourdon
@@Zardman7 This is similar. Here's the stop list for this organ: Positive Stops: Tremulant, 8' Krummhorn, Cymbal II, 1' Sifflote, 2' Principal, 1-1/3' Quint, 4' Hohlflute, 8' Gadeckt. Great Principal: Mixture III, 2' Spitz Principal, 4' Principal 8' Principal (Tenor C up) Great Flutes: 1-3/5' Tierce (Middle C up) 2-2/3' Nazat (Middle C up) 4' Koppel Flute 8' Rohrflute Pedal Stops: 16' Rankett 4' Schalmei Rauschbass II 4' Bourdon 8' Bourdon 16' Bourdon
The pronunciation of 'Positiv' as 'Positeef' sounds rather comical to me. In the UK, we would call it 'precious'(!) 23 ranks in something so small is certainly remakable.
Often a small maybe 16 register pipe organ with principals, flutes, some mutations and mixtures, maybe a subbass and a prinzipalbass is much better than a giant 60 register pipe organ that just goes out of tune in a month😅
I know the big organs get all the attention, but I have a real soft spot for well-designed small organs. The school where I got my Master's had this perfectly fine and complete (yet neglected) little unit organ in their choir room. Had a nice principal, it had mixtures, it had a flute, it had a string celeste, and it had a reed! The whole thing tucked up neatly into a corner and I don't think it took up much more floor space than a concert grand, thanks in part to an electric action. The tuning was marginal at best for the mixtures and the upper notes of the reed, but I loved that thing! I think the powers that be got rid of it not long after I graduated though.
My mother often said good things come in small packages. That holds true with this little gem. The sound is very good and design is simple. There is a lot of performance designed into that. I have enjoyed seeing/hearing some of your videos. Thanks for the history and demonstration showing the inside features.
What a gift to have this instrument in your home. The sound is lovely.
Thank you!
What a gem of an instrument and for its size, so complete in specification and such a lovely piece to look at. It would be an organists dream to have a similar instrument in their home, thank you so much for sharing.
I'm not that familiar with organs in general and I had no idea that they made organs that could be used in a personal residence. The WWII backstory of this particular type is very interesting. I'm glad it found a good home with people who will use and appreciate it.
Thank you so much!
Para los organistas que se lo pueden permitir es una herramienta indispensable para poder practicar a diario, pero obviamente suelen ser instrumentos aún más pequeños, y bueno, gracias a Dios hay organos digitales
Very impressive and awe inspiring.
Rieger makes excellent organs, I would love to have one of these at home. I would love to hear a demonstration going through all 23 ranks once those mixtures are in order.
Yes, once we get them all tuned, I'll be sure to post another video.
@Alexander_Acoustics I also would like to hear the reeds used as solo stops with accompaniment registration -- the 4' Schalmei in the pedal, and the 8' Krummhorn
Thank you for sharing this wonderful instrument with us. Please add more organ and violin videos :)
Of course, thank you!
I hadnt expected the back of it to be so stunningly beautiful!
It really is beautiful.
Awesome! I am surprised to see two 16 ft and a number of 8 ft stops in such a small form factor. What an amazing instrument, thanks for the demonstration!
It has a wonderful sound.
So well explained!👍🏻(When I still played, it was on a mechanical tracker organ... no thumb pistons, no toe pistons, no balanced swell. Just four composition pedals (that needed felts to keep them from sounding like a hammer on an anvil changing a stops' selections) and a ratchet swell that actually wasn't bad once one had the hang of it. (Of course, a no-show by the bellows-boy meant no sound!) Thanks for this!👏🏻
What a wonderful instrument! I get to play pipe organs in three different churches each weekend.
That's awesome!
This is wonderful! Please film in landscape next time!
To me this is really exciting. Thank you for sharing. because of this amazing organ and the wonderful, talented violin playing, I decided to subscribe to your channel.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful organ!! Thanks!
Thank you!
Nice warm sounding 'little' pipe organ (still quite big for in a living room).
Lovely variety of stops. Thanks for demo'ing the organ.
Thank you!
Thank you for this. I was hoping that you would do a demonstration. Look forward to hearing it in future videos. By the way, Joel, I knew your mom when she worked in Oak Brook years ago. I think she played the piano for me on several occasions. Keep up the good work on the violin.
Thank you so much for sharing this! That's so cool.
So cool! I just have a 1996 2 manual Allen digital organ.
The principles ... are to die for! 3:07
It might be a great request, but could you make a video on the individual stops and stop combinations of this organ? I'm currently building my own pipe organ an I would like to gather some inspiration regarding the dispozition.
That's an awesome project! Yes, I hope to post a video demonstrating each stop once they are all tuned.
Thanks for this excellent video!
Thank you!
Thank you! More details. More details. More details. . . .
Yes, we're looking forward to sharing more about this organ in the future.
Nice pipe organ :)
Thank you!
Very Beautiful Sound 😂😂😂❤❤❤
👍....Wow....fits neatly in a cozy corner of an average room. Fantastic sound. How much would one of these cost shipped and ready for assembly here in the USA?
Pretty much more than the cost of a Steinway concert grand piano
This type of organ was only made in the 1950's, but you might be able to find a used one for sale.
@@Alexander_Acoustics ---Too bad this didn't catch on and be offered as a custom kit to those who might be interested. Just saying.
This is a really sweet instrument, and I would be in seventh heaven having it in my home! Do you have a stop list for it? Is there a reed stop (s)? :-)
Here's the stop list for this organ:
Positive Stops:
Tremulant,
8' Krummhorn,
Cymbal II,
1' Sifflote,
2' Principal,
1-1/3' Quint,
4' Hohlflute,
8' Gadeckt.
Great Principal:
Mixture III,
2' Spitz Principal,
4' Principal
8' Principal (Tenor C up)
Great Flutes:
1-3/5' Tierce (Middle C up)
2-2/3' Nazat (Middle C up)
4' Koppel Flute
8' Rohrflute
Pedal Stops:
16' Rankett
4' Schalmei
Rauschbass II
4' Bourdon
8' Bourdon
16' Bourdon
@@Alexander_Acoustics How cool! Thank you!
@Alexander_Acoustics Very nice! I would love to hear what the reed stops sound like :-)
Really marvelous! Why aren't these standard in practice rooms today?
Thank you!
@@Alexander_Acoustics I've always loved Riegers and clever miniaturization -- way before digits came along ;)
@scronx As far as being standard in practice rooms, I would suppose the expense might be a factor Also, for as nice as this is, this specification is a bit rich for a "standard" practice room organ -- it would probably be as useful as a practice organ with a few less of the higher-end ranks & stops.
@@aBachwardsfellow They have nice things in European countries. We can't in ameriKa because diversity.
@@aBachwardsfellow Interesting -- surely it was too loud to use when people were working out in neighboring rooms?
Dat is een technisch pareltje !
As an organist this so soooo cool! What wss the piece he played at the end?
It's a hymn, forget the name.
The tune is called Duke Street.
@@lowellsmith7556 Thank you. Was driving me mad.
@@lowellsmith7556 thanks!
The name of the hymn is "Jesus Shall Reign"
Can you provide its stop list written, please?
Here's the stop list for this organ:
Positive Stops:
Tremulant,
8' Krummhorn,
Cymbal II,
1' Sifflote,
2' Principal,
1-1/3' Quint,
4' Hohlflute,
8' Gadeckt.
Great Principal:
Mixture III,
2' Spitz Principal,
4' Principal
8' Principal (Tenor C up)
Great Flutes:
1-3/5' Tierce (Middle C up)
2-2/3' Nazat (Middle C up)
4' Koppel Flute
8' Rohrflute
Pedal Stops:
16' Rankett
4' Schalmei
Rauschbass II
4' Bourdon
8' Bourdon
16' Bourdon
I'd love to know how they got 23 ranks of pipes in something that compact.
It was quite the feat. They used every last inch of space in this organ.
Which is the complete stop list?
This is the spec of a Rieger DRP-1 1951 2/21 which is similar :
HAUPTWERK
16' Quintade 49 (from tenor C, 12 stopped copper, 37 stopped metal)
8' Rohrföte 61 (14 stopped wood, 11 lochföte metal, 36 Rohrföte metal)
4' Principal 61 (25 flamed copper, 36 metal)
4' Koppelföte 61 13 stopped wood, 48 metal, with conic tuning caps)
2 2/3' Nassat 36 (from middle C#, conic metal)
2' Gemshorn 61 (conic, metal)
1 1/3' Terz 37 (wide, open, metal)
III Mixtur 183
POSITIV
8' Holzgedackt 61 (stopped wood)
4' Holzföte 61 (open wood)
2' Principal 61 (10 copper, 51 metal)
1 1/3' Quint 61 (metal)
1' Octav 61 (metal)
II Cimbel 122
8' Regal 61
Tremulant
PEDAL
16' Subbass 32 (stopped wood)
8' Gedackt 12 (ext. subbass)
4' Gedackt 12 (ext. subbass)
2' Lochgedact 32 (metal with hole in the stopper)
II Rauschpfife 64
8' Rankett 32
Positiv to Hauptwerk coupler
Hauptwerk to Pedal coupler
@@Zardman7 This is similar. Here's the stop list for this organ:
Positive Stops:
Tremulant,
8' Krummhorn,
Cymbal II,
1' Sifflote,
2' Principal,
1-1/3' Quint,
4' Hohlflute,
8' Gadeckt.
Great Principal:
Mixture III,
2' Spitz Principal,
4' Principal
8' Principal (Tenor C up)
Great Flutes:
1-3/5' Tierce (Middle C up)
2-2/3' Nazat (Middle C up)
4' Koppel Flute
8' Rohrflute
Pedal Stops:
16' Rankett
4' Schalmei
Rauschbass II
4' Bourdon
8' Bourdon
16' Bourdon
Bel instrument ! Et cela montre que la moitié d'un orgue - au moins - est constitué par l'acoustique de l'église où il se trouve...
When I was a student at NEC in the late 60's we had one. I was never impressed.
The pronunciation of 'Positiv' as 'Positeef' sounds rather comical to me. In the UK, we would call it 'precious'(!)
23 ranks in something so small is certainly remakable.
Wow, that's very interesting. Yes, the instrument is full of pipes. It's truly fascinating.
Often a small maybe 16 register pipe organ with principals, flutes, some mutations and mixtures, maybe a subbass and a prinzipalbass is much better than a giant 60 register pipe organ that just goes out of tune in a month😅