How much of the console is the original Estey? It looks like there are 4 manuals and the top one is the Yamaha. I didn't know Estey made 4-manual organs. Are any of the original reeds able to be sounded in playing this instrument? In any case, it is quite an instrument with some really beautiful sounds.
Hi Gary. Much thanks for your comments. The Original instrument was a 2 manual Estey Model E with full pedal board. It has undergone so many rebuilds and additions, it is difficult to describe. For many years I had built another Estey Reed organ into it (tuning each stop of the new to the old) - so I was playing 3 manuals of Estey and 2 Yamaha Keyboards - some of which is is this video - At the time I also had a 32' reed pedal stop - using weights on the end of the reeds so they beat an octave lower. There is more detail at th-cam.com/video/gvBW8ODn09s/w-d-xo.html - There is a bit of a slide show of the instrument at 6:42 on th-cam.com/video/Jsjys2iWT_E/w-d-xo.html if you are interested. Cheers. Col
Don’t apologise for the noise that keeps it real. , enjoyed it 😀
Thanks Bruce
How much of the console is the original Estey? It looks like there are 4 manuals and the top one is the Yamaha. I didn't know Estey made 4-manual organs. Are any of the original reeds able to be sounded in playing this instrument? In any case, it is quite an instrument with some really beautiful sounds.
Hi Gary. Much thanks for your comments. The Original instrument was a 2 manual Estey Model E with full pedal board. It has undergone so many rebuilds and additions, it is difficult to describe. For many years I had built another Estey Reed organ into it (tuning each stop of the new to the old) - so I was playing 3 manuals of Estey and 2 Yamaha Keyboards - some of which is is this video - At the time I also had a 32' reed pedal stop - using weights on the end of the reeds so they beat an octave lower. There is more detail at th-cam.com/video/gvBW8ODn09s/w-d-xo.html - There is a bit of a slide show of the instrument at 6:42 on th-cam.com/video/Jsjys2iWT_E/w-d-xo.html if you are interested. Cheers. Col
Wow! Col, you are so creative.@@ColAdamson