I wonder if any here might have some insight—
The Swell chamber of my current church's otherwise lovely organ 'leaks' sound—although the Swell shades are installed properly, when they are closed there is still WAY too much sound coming from the division. My organ tech, who had worked with the builder when the organ was installed in it's new case, recalls that the builder seemed surprised by this (but apparently no one was on hand at the time to insist that the situation be explored and remedied). The current theory is that sound may be leaking from the top of the case, and that a possible solution might be to apply some product to the top of the case that will cut down on the amount of sound penetrating the case (the Swell is located in the 'top story' of the case). However, there is a concern that this may affect the Pedal division, as the big pedal reeds speak through the top of the case.
Any thoughts? Thanks!
The Swell chamber of my current church's otherwise lovely organ 'leaks' sound—although the Swell shades are installed properly, when they are closed there is still WAY too much sound coming from the division. My organ tech, who had worked with the builder when the organ was installed in it's new case, recalls that the builder seemed surprised by this (but apparently no one was on hand at the time to insist that the situation be explored and remedied). The current theory is that sound may be leaking from the top of the case, and that a possible solution might be to apply some product to the top of the case that will cut down on the amount of sound penetrating the case (the Swell is located in the 'top story' of the case). However, there is a concern that this may affect the Pedal division, as the big pedal reeds speak through the top of the case.
Any thoughts? Thanks!
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