Johannus Installation

[thevanderploegs]

I've posted a number of pictures in my gallery of the installation of the Johannus Opus 17 in my church.</P>


http://organforum.com/photos/thevand...y/default.aspx</P>


Regards,
Gary</P>

[nullogik]

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Great pictures, I had a bit of a surprise for a moment.</P>


When the page first opened I saw that gigantic five manual drawstop console, and I thought "my Johannusproductshave moved on somewhat since I last looked at their website!" </P>


Looking closely at the description I noticed that it wasn't! I've never seen that Navy Academy console until now so you can see why I was initially shocked. [:D]</P>

[thevanderploegs]

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Sorry. I had that one up there before I put the Johannus pics up. Some of the Monarke consoles from Johannus come close (close, but not too close) to the Acadamy console.</P>


Regards,
Gary</P>

[jbird604]

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Yes, the Monarke consoles can be quite elegant. There's a beautiful four-manual here with reverse-color tracker-action keys. Quite an eye-full.</P>


John</P>

[radagast]

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[quote user="nullogik"]


Great pictures, I had a bit of a surprise for a moment.</P>


When the page first opened I saw that gigantic five manual drawstop console, and I thought "my Johannusproductshave moved on somewhat since I last looked at their website!" </P>


Looking closely at the description I noticed that it wasn't! I've never seen that Navy Academy console until now so you can see why I was initially shocked. [:D]</P>


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Yes. Colby does make great consoles, don't they? I think I read somewhere that this is a pipe/digital combo, with maybe Walker doing the digital ranks?</P>

[nullogik]

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[quote user="radagast"]

Yes. Colby does make great consoles, don't they? I think I read somewhere that this is a pipe/digital combo, with maybe Walker doing the digital ranks?[/quote]</p>

That console is mighty impressive and the intricate wood carvings are amazing. Indeed its a hybrid as mentioned on the offical US Navy Academy Webpage.</p>

Does anyone know how much a monster like this costs?</p>

[Menschenstimme]

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Such a console, without any internal digital tone-generating equipment, would probably cost at least $250,000.</P>


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[nullogik]

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[quote user="MenchenStimme"]

Such a console, without any internal digital tone-generating equipment, would probably cost at least $250,000.</p>


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Wow, just the console by itself - you could get a nice house for that price!</p>

That means that whole instrument must have cost in the region of probably $1-2million.</p>

[arie v]

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Nullogik,</p>

If the complete instrument (the way it is today), was built exactly the same in today's money, it would easily exceed $10,000,000. Maybe even more than $15 million.</p>

Organs like this are hugely expensive.</p>

The organ in the Kimmel Centre in Philadelphia cost over $6 million. And it isn't huge, like this one is.</p>

Anyways, the class of '51 paid for all the upgrades. Some of them must have done well in life.</p>

It is for the same reason that the West Point organ got so big. There is a fund from the alumni just for organ maintenance and expansion. It is part of the good old American way. You make big bigger, therefore it must be better.</p>

AV</p>

[soubasse32]

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[quote user="arie v"]It is for the same reason that the West Point organ got so big. There is a fund from the alumni just for organ maintenance and expansion. It is part of the good old American way. You make big bigger, therefore it must be better.[/quote]</P>


Ah but bigger is not necessarily better, is it?</P>


Sometimes smaller and louder is all that is really needed.</P>

[nullogik]

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[quote user="arie v"]


Nullogik,</P>


Anyways, the class of '51 paid for all the upgrades. Some of them must have done well in life.</P>


AV[/quote]</P>


Indeed, I was thinking just that!</P>