[rodgersorgan] keeping organs in tune.........

I don't know about any of you, but we have a heck of a time keeping our 
Casavant in tune, and it's always the same stops that go out of tune...

Clarinet 8 (choir)
Cymbel III 2/3 (choir)
Vox Humana 8 (swell)
Stopped Diapason 8 (great)

It seems that within just a few weeks, they're already gone sour...and oddly 
enough, sometimes they go sharp! We're lucky that our organ tuners are members 
of the congregation, so they can tell us if the organ sounds off, and 
sometimes, they'll do touch-up jobs free!

Here's a question.....

In most churches, the organs are located waaaaay up in a loft, and in the case 
of where I play, it's 2 lofts. Knowing that heat rises, is a loft really the 
best place for a pipe organ? I mean, there's beautiful to look at. There's 
nothing more awesome than walking into a cathedral, looking up, and seeing a 
huge organ up there. It still sends shivers down my spine, and that was one of 
the reasons I wanted to become an organist! So, is a loft the best place for an 
organ, and does altitude have anything to do with the organ's ability to stay 
in tune, or go out of tune?

Carlo Pietroniro
St. Patrick's Basilica
Montreal, Quebec
3m Casavant Opus 60, 1895
Rodgers 960 at home


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