Has anyone else noticed a strange connection between an interest in organs and an interest in model or full-scale trains? They almost seem to go hand in hand. I personally am no exception to this. I've had a bunch of HO since I was like 4 years old and I also have some N scale. It's all in drawers now due to the lack of space.</p>
I've notice this as well and mentioned it a while back in another thread here. I'm active with HO and garden, as well as live steam whenever I get the opportunity. I know a number of theatre organ enthusiasts in this area that are also modelers. Not sure why, maybe something to do with mechanical things.</p>
-- Tom</p>
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Rodgers 660 with additional analog rack sets (practice), 36D/C in digital conversion, Yamaha CVP-107
At first I thought you meant trollies/trams/streetcars, but Oh soubasse! I've always wanted a traction engine! I haven't been to my trains in a long time, my place is too small and they are all packed now for moving soon. But I havelots of HO equipment, a bunch of lionel rolling stock and locomotives (this includes MTH and the now defunct K-Line), and a very simple N-scale layout I need to rebuild. I have a library of railroad books and posters. Plus some of my own artwork depicting locomotives.
Wow! This is uncanny. I've been an HO modeler for a long time. My dream is to have a layout on plexiglass running around the walls of the organ studio. Am I weird?</p>
Fascinating topic! Thanks, FrenchHorn8 for thinking of it. Hopefully more of our American members can contribute.
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I still remember when my mother took me to my first major organ recital at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The Liszt Ad nos was on the program, and that commenced my love of Liszt. What exciting music! I was already obsessed with Beethoven, Franck would come later, and Elgar, much later. But even though I was primarily at the time interested in playing the piano, the seed was sown to be an organist one day.</p>
Here's where it gets weird. I never had model trains as a lad, but it seems to me that around the time of that encounter at St. Paul's I became fascinated with the British rail system. I have many, many books on the subject and I've literally ridden all over England, Wales and Scotland via rail. I never miss an opportunity to catch a train, perhaps just for the sake of the thrill. Paul Theroux, in his book "The Kingdom by the Sea" has a few tart comments directed at people like me, though Bill Bryson (a more interesting writer) in his book "Notes from a Small Island" refutes Theroux's condescending attitude. </p>
As a cathedral enthusiast, via rail I've been able to visit all of our major cathedrals, Ripon and Wells excepted because they are not served by the rail system. I had to take a bus to see them. [8o|]</p>
As for Wales, St David's is only reached via a gorgeously beautiful (weather permitting) bus trip from Haverfordwest, and Llandaff a rather tedious bus ride from Cardiff. </p>
A few threads back people where posting screenshots of their desktop wallpapers. In particular I noticed that some people had MS Train Simulator on their systems. I do too, though I've now moved on to Kuju Rail Simulator which has far better graphics. Anyone else here a Train Sim fan?
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1971 Allen Organ TC-3S (#42904) w/sequential capture system.
Speakers: x1 Model 100 Gyro, x1 Model 105 & x3 Model 108.
I must be an exception to the rule. I find trainspotting or anything to do with trains rather boring. Personally I don't see the fascination, but kudos to those who do!
There certainly is a connection but I haven't a clue what it is exactly. Running trains in Z, h0m, 0 and live steam 1 myself. In the club there are 3 people building barrel organs besides live steam 5".
I'm not a great train nut myself (it's ships and model boats for me) but I know plenty of organists who are (or, sadly, were) enthusiasts of both full sized and model trains. Hector Olivera, for one, and one of my mentors, Bobby Pagan, for another. I also have a couple of students with the same interests and have been helping one of them design and build his layout for the past year or so.</P>
Andy</P>
It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
However, I am a huge enthusiastic of automobiles and am currently piecing together a scale model of a BMW 750i. Truly beautiful! I'd prefer the real thing, naturally.
However, I am a huge enthusiast of automobiles and am currently piecing together a scale model of a BMW 750i. Truly beautiful! I'd prefer the real thing, naturally.
Farmboy, you never cease to surprise me! Your site is definately going on the favs list.</P>
It's interestingyour asking for scannedKodachromeslides. It reminded me I have hundreds (around 8-10 carousels) filled with 35 mm ektachrome that I want to convert to digital files. These were all taken by my grandfather, who worked for kodak for 30 years. I also have home movies from the thirties in color that have been converted to VHS that I need to somehow convert to DVD. </P>
Well, I am another train guy. I have been wild about them since I was a small kid. I live within 5 blocks of the rail line through town, and I am most fascinated still by the trains. I have seen so many changes that in many many ways they are so different than when I was a kid growing up. I remember the steam locomotives which camethrough town, and were removed in the early 50's when I was in the second or third grade time frame.</P>
I have had a few models, but not too many. When I was a small kid I guess my Dad bought more toy trains for me than anything else since I would lie in the floor for hours on end running my own rail system with my plastic, tin, metal, etc. trains. I have a few models used as a display currently. I have a good number of books, videos, and I am on several rail lists here on the Internet where I receive info daily about trains. I recently paid $48.00 for another train book regarding the MKT railroad in the state of Texas. I reread my books or go through them ever so often as well as watch my videos.</P>
Yes, it seems I have found that many of us who love the organ also enjoy trains big time. Also, in fact my brother and I talked recently of riding Amtrak down to Ft. Worth Texas on the Heartland Flyer in the near future. That will be 100 miles each way.</P>
James</P>
Baldwin Church Organ Model 48C
Baldwin Spinet 58R
Lowrey Spinet SCL
Wurlitzer 4100A
Crown Pump Organ by Geo. P. Bent, Chicago, Illinois
Organs I hope to obtain in the future:
Conn Tube Minuet or Caprice even a transistor Caprice with the color coded tabs
Gulbransen H3 or G3, or V.
Wurlitzer 44, 4410, 4420, ES Reed Models, 4300, 4500, Transistor Models
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