Well My Rodgers is gone and now I am left with nothing. </P>
I sold it because I was looking at an 1850s grand piano. I had to sell my organ because my dad saysfor one he hates organs more than anything, and I need the cash.</P>
So I sold it and my restored piano. And then the stupid guy backs out of our agreement and says no deal. Well I just lost $800 on my organ from what I had to sell it for, and $9,000 lost from my piano. So I have nothing anymore. Not taking organ lessons and not getting another organ.</P>
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I do plan on staying however, my presence on here will be limited I believe.</P>
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I used to be one of the most active members for a very long time but after I had to stop lessons, I sort of started falling away from dreaming and drooling over organs for sale and such.</P>
I still run miditzer on my computer from time to time, but I need a piano keyboard (or 2!) to really use it.</P>
I kept all my organ music and flyers for new organs like allens and content organs. </P>
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I am still trying to talk my parents into more lessons. I am on my knees begging. Also begging for at least a small organ.</P>
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I have the chance to get a Wersi Helios. 25 pedals and 2 49 note manuals. Maybe. $50. But I am not sure where we would put it right now.</P>
When I was younger I owned a 14 rank pipe organ, but I had to give it up.</P>
Also my ability to play and enjoy music was cut short when I was an innocent victim of a hit and run accident which damaged my hearing and caused painful ringing in my ear every time I played or listened to music. How emotionally painful for me it was to not be able to listen to my own daughter play music because it caused my ear to ring.</P>
It has only been lately that I've been able to over come these set backs after living life for years without an organ or much music.</P>
I in the past month got a 35 year old electronic organ and I'm on cloud 9. It is wonderful. I'm having the time of my life and it seems the joy of life for me is starting to come back. I know that I won't be able to play in public again because my ear might start to ring and I have to stop playing, but I so much enjoy playing at home for myself. I feel like I was a starving man who just got some food and a man in the desert who just go his first drink.</P>
So, my fine young man, life does go on. There are so many years to do so many things that you too will over come the set back life has now just given you and you will continue forward.</P>
My parents and family hated music. My grandfather told me it wasn't "natural" for a boy to like music and want to play music.</P>
Every time when I was growing up, when we watched a TV show like Johnny Carson andif someone came on singing or playing music, my father would change the channel and say, "I hate music." We lived in a small four room house and the piano was kept in the living room. I couldn't practice when the TV was on, which was constantly. I couldn't practice before everyone got up, because it would wake them all up. My music was a bother to everyone andI was never encouraged once by any member of my family to be a musician.</P>
I'm really sorry to hear that Brandon. Surely there must be somewhere out there with an organ they don't need anymore. We need more young lads like Brandon otherwise the organ will just die out and be forgotten, just like people. [:(]
Also very sorry to hear about this.[:(] Makes me so grateful for my folks, who not only bought the organ and piano, but drove me to all my concerts until I'd learned to drive.</p>
Persevere, Brandon. I do hope you get another organ soon, but I'd give the Helios a miss, unless you like fixing electronics on a regular basis. I had a student with one - he just had to have that model. Well he got it and every lesson started with fixing a loose connection or faulty switch. Once you'd fixed it, you'd close the lid carefully, as another fault would usually develop if you didn't!</p>
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It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
Brandon, I went through a similar situation when I wasa teenager and I remember the frustration. Parentswish the best for their kids, butthe world has changed dramatically since the Internet came along; you now havea world full oflife roadstochoose from. Because of the information available to your generation, ALL the rules have changed and there is no longer a "normal" path to anyone's career goals. For this reason alone, if you go to college, go<U> away</U> to college.</P>
Is there a local school,church, or historic theatrewith a pianoor organwhere you can hone yourkeyboard skills?Do what you can to keep your grades up and start meeting people with similar interests. Find a mentor or two and practice sight reading <U>every</U> chance you get. Start planning now toapply for college scholarships (some music scholarships are based more on musical ability than grades).</P>
Believe it or not, playing the bass, especially with an ensemble or orchestra, will have a tremendous impact on your understanding and interpretation of music and various styles. You'll be ahead of the game when the opportunity comes for you to play the organ again.</P>
Keep telling yourself, "Not now" doesn't mean "never."</P>
I too am hoping you'll find a way to sort through the present situation. For the benefit of the other forum readers I should point out that we met briefly over a piano transaction back when I lived in Iowa. I didn't get to spend enough time with you or your parents to have any advice aboutwhatever family dynamicis going on. Or at least I know to stay out of that part of the discussion! But I heard you play a little on the piano -- enough to know that you have a talent that you simply must continue to develop. You seem to have an interest in both old instruments as well as newer technology. I'm thinking that the Hauptwerk software might interest youpartially because I think you could find a decent MIDI keyboard to at least get things started in the right direction. And the free instrument that accompanies the free version is one that would interest you. Or the Miditzer would work as well except that you might not want to be limited to a theater organ sound. From what I recall, the rural areas, especially, are frequently unable to find competent keyboard players. A reasonably competent organist is a godsend in the smaller churches. Anyway, good luck! Find a way to work with any opportunities that come up. Contact your former teacher and make surehe or sheknows that you are determined to find a way to practice and use your gift.I would think that a smaller church might put you right to work as well as provide some practice time. John</P>
I agree with John Kinkennon. You should still be able to buy a suitable piano AND a MIDI keyboard on which you can set up a virtual organ. If the free Miditzer sound is not to your liking, than you can use the free jOrgan dispositions (Silbermann, Cavaille-Coll, American Classicimitations) along with good headphones so the family is not disturbed. You may even add a pedalboard bought second-hand from a pipe organ builder and add MIDI interface stuff to it, but it's much harder to hide a pedalboard! However, you do seem to have access to organs with pedals.</P>
I'm kind of a simiar situation. My wife is not supportive of my community band involvement. It looks like I may have to give up trombone for the next season. Other people have even said (not to my face) that it is irrepsonsible for me to be at band practice one evening a week. I'm 51, I should be able to do what I want. What are those non-musicians trying to do to us? Where does such thinking come from? That kind of behavior sure can take the fun out of things. </P>
I hope you do go to college far away. Best of luck to you. </P>
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Trombone? Community band? Have you seen the movie "Brassed Off"? You'd have to like it. Just don't follow the actions of that particular trombone player. Sorry if I've bored anyone by going off topic. Those of you who can appreciate a fine brass band need to check out the movie.</P>
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