this organ is in Jay Mitchell's care in Marietta....he was kind enough to allow me to stop by to briefly record and photograph it on Monday, thanks Jay!
There is a little video clip of Jay demo'ing some of the stops on that page.
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
Hi Don! we had a great time, looking forward to recording and photographing more organs down there...especially any Reuter's so keep me informed on that one in Cartersville! That is a short stop for me on my way back to Indiana from Atlanta!
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
Well, it's a very nice instrument. The pipes appear to be in excellent shape and very clean. And it sounds very good. Looking at the Stop List, my first impression was that the Great might be somewhat overpowered by the Pedal--I think I might have expected another 8' or possibly a 16' in the Great. However, the sound does seem full.
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
[quote user="davidecasteel"]Looking at the Stop List, my first impression was that the Great might be somewhat overpowered by the Pedal--I think I might have expected another 8' or possibly a 16' in the Great.[/quote]
I get the strong feeling that that is an 'extended' pedal - maybe as few as three ranks. So it doesn't surprise me that the Great/Pedal balance is OK.
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
Hi Guys. This is typical Reuter of it's size in 1967. Only unusual part in pedal is that the Principals are independent, rather than a unitized 16 - 8 - 4. The other pedal stops are (Swell) 16' Bourdon, 56 pipes....and (Swell) 16' Rohrflote, 44 pipes.
The VI Harmonics is taken from the three pedal Principals. You are right under it when listening to the recording. A few feet further away, the Harmonics do a nice job in this particular acoustic. This is one of Reuter's best sounding organs in the Atlanta area. Every professional I bring to this organ comes away with warm fuzzies.
The Great and the Choir do not have a 16' manual stop. Only the Swell. For this size organ, in this time period, that was the way Reuter did things. The tonal design was by Franklin Mitchell. This is not your typical small scaled, Neo-baroque instrument of the period. It's generously scaled for the room, and the mixtures are fairly fat; typical of Mitchell's work.
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
Hi Don. Four Manual? Nah. I had a long talk and two or three cups of coffee discussing a four manual. But our organist said three was good enough for her. She's been there for 20 years now, and it looks like she'll be there for twenty more. She does a fine job, and I'm proud to have such good music pouring fourth every Sunday. Regards the three manual; if you look at the jambs, you'll see that I prepared plenty of room to expand the instrument. The present knobs are only filling about half the space on the jambs. And that was the enlargement that I had planned, and talked about to quite a few folks at the time you bought your console. Perhaps I left you with the impression that it was being expanded with another manual, as well as more stops.
Regards that drink, I enjoy a couple of Gin Tonics, or Tom Collins (which practically no bartenders know how to make anymore). There's a joke that goes around German organmen....only an organbuilder can really understand it....but all you guys on this Forum have probably been around enough organ legacy and legends to know this, and appreciate it....
"Two (German) organbuilders were walking down the street one day. Theyhappened upon a beer garden......"
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
Hi guys. I'm new to this forum and am enjoying it!!! Would enjoy crawling with you the next time you've got a group together, if it's ok with you. Would enjoy some time getting to know new organ friends in the Atlanta area.
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
welcome to the forum! i'd love to stop by and record and photograph that holtkamp! what type of holtkamp console? is it the typical stoptab modern style or something different?
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
[quote user="Ludwig tone"]
Hi guys. I'm new to this forum and am enjoying it!!! Would enjoy crawling with you the next time you've got a group together, if it's ok with you. Would enjoy some time getting to know new organ friends in the Atlanta area.
Take care,
Tim
3m 41 rank Holtkamp/Parkey church organ
2m Galanti Praeludium home instrument
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Hi Tim and welcome to the forum!!
I actually know you from the Atlanta AGO meetings.....see ya there almost every month. Just never met you. When I was helping Phil Parkey part time several years ago I replaced a broken key on your console....remember that? I'm introduce myself at the next AGO gathering.
Re: Marietta, GA, Reuter organ at First United Methodist Church
Would be glad to giveyou a tour. However, not much of the Holtkamp remains.The swell oboe, strings and flutes and the choir clarinet, strings and flutes are original. All Principal ranks have been replaced.
It was originally purchased from a Presbyterian church and installed in our sanctuary in 1981. I joined the staff in 1997 and found the instrument in sad repair. Kilgen had added to the 1920's Holtkamp in the '50's with additional ranksand put in their bohemouth console. [:^)]
I found that console's piston action was pretty much shot and there were key contact problems too. In 2000 Parkey put in a new console. Here's a link to that pic...http://www.parkeyorgans.com/instrume...ylutheran.html. Since then 10 new ranks in the swell and choir were added, and others revoiced. Also,all of the mechanical systems have been updated, and we got a new great windchest in 2006. In 2007 the great 8' bourdon was added. The sanctuary will be closed in April to allow for a 4 month total renovation including a new hard surface floor!
The organ will get a new facade, new swell and choir chests, a great 4' flute and a new unit pedal reed 16' and 8' (This rank replaces a unit Austin reed that came out of the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, now demolished. It was never a great sound.) So by October we'll have a super instrument in a much improved room. [:D] The sanctuary seats about 325 in a circular arrangement, with the altar in the center of the room.
It's been like restoring an old car piece by piece!
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