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  • Video of new Fritts organ in Tucson, AZ

    Dear Friends,

    I'd like to share a couple YouTube videos of the new Fritts tracker organ in Tucson (Op 35, 22 stops on two manuals). This organ was featured in the March issue of Diapaison. This is a magnificent instrument.









    Cheers,

    Zonie
    Last edited by Admin; 10-14-2014, 05:37 AM.

  • #2
    Very, very nice! Thanks for sharing
    R, Bill Miller, Phila. PA

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    • #3
      Are those weirdly folded pipes real? How do they do that?

      David

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      • #4
        Yes, those are speaking pipes (and they sound good!). I think that the pattern is stamped while the metal is flat, then folded and soldered into pipe form. It is visually very striking.

        Zonie

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        • #5
          the pattern is scribed into the back-side of the metal before the pipe is formed into round, then the flats are burnished into the pattern. very labor intensive work, and beautiful results when done right.


          Rick in VA

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          the pattern is scribed into the back-side of the metal before the pipe is formed into round, then the flats are burnished into the pattern. very labor intensive work, and beautiful results when done right.


          Rick in VA

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          • #6
            Here is a link to the organbuilder's site, which includes the specification:

            http://www.frittsorgan.com/opus_page...ification.html

            It is an interesting organ, but it seems to me it would be more appropriate to a university setting. It is a very limited specification, especially considering that 6 ranks are in a mixture and Nasat/Cornet. It also has no pistons and has a flat, non-radiating pedalboard. I have played several trackers of similar size and they can be a lot of fun, but very limiting on a Sunday morning or for a broad repertoire. The flat pedalboard is not a deal breaker, but would scare a lot of people off when the church needs a new or substitute organist.

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            • #7
              I for one would not in the least mind giving a eclectic recital on this organ, because the sound is just so lovely and blending. Fritts organs generally have really clean touch, and the multiplicity of foundations is a nice nod to music beyond the Baroque; Mendelssohn or even Reger might work. Probably not as limited as the size suggests, though French music is a no (if you're creative, Franck might be possible). Zonie, is this your church?
              I rather like flat pedalboards actually; the trick is to have long legs :P
              Last edited by Ryan the organist; 10-15-2014, 07:33 AM. Reason: typo

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              • #8
                Hello Ryan,

                I do go this church, and was originally attracted due to the overall quality of the music ministry (very high quality musically and very appropriate liturgically).

                I regularly practice on a Allen digital organ (MDS-55), and find that I can go back and forth between the radiating pedalboard and the flat pedalboard without difficulty (in fact, I hardly think about it). The most significant difference is in the touch, where the Allen keyboard sounds from the bottom of the key depression and the tracker speaks from the top (with a very light touch).

                With regard to specification, the Fritts works very well with baroque organ music (no surprise there), and Mendelssohn sounds great (I'm working through the fourth sonata now). It works very well with vocal accompaniment (congregregation, choir, soloists). My recent discovery is how well it blends with instrumentalists. Stephen Kyle (organist in the video) recently performed two of the Handel concertos with strings and woodwinds to fantastic effect.

                Bottom line: I regularly go back and forth between the 55 rank Allen digital organ, and the 22 ranks Fritts tracker. I'll take the Fritts any day...

                Cheers,

                zonie

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