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Tips for Selecting Your Hauptwerk Computer
2015-01-26
Probably the most frequent questions I get asked by customers are questions relating to which computer they should buy for Hauptwerk.
Part of the problem in answering that in a general way...
The Anglican Way of setting up and using pistons!
2015-10-05I have to admit that "pushing pistons" is one of my favorite things to do!Since I'm pretty much "self-taught", I do LOTS of things that many fine teachers would say are "wrong". Each musician mu...
Read MoreConsiderations When Choosing Speakers For Hauptwerk
2015-08-20Speakers are often the weak link in many people's audio systems. They are the final component that the audio signal passes through before it's released into the wild. Choosing the right speaker h...
Read MoreThe Great Christian Müller Organ of the St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, Holland
2016-06-27The great Church of St. Bavo, Haarlem, Holland.I think all organists will agree that the 1738 Christian Müller organ at the St. Bavo Church in Haarlem, Holland is one of the world's gr...
Read MoreThe organ music of Johann Gottfried Walther (1684 - 1748) by Dr. Wolfram Syré
2021-04-08
I start now a series of recordings which will give an overview over the organ compositions of Johann Gottfried Walther.
Johann Gottfried had lessons with Johann Bernhard Bach and Johann Hinrich But...
The Stahlhuth / Jann organ of St. Martin’s Church at Dudelange, Luxembourg
2018-05-02The famous Stahlhuth / Jann organ of St. Martin's Church in Dudelange is a successful blending of several different national styles. In fact it is not only a combination of national diversity, b...
Read MoreFurtwängler & Hammer Imperial Cathedral Königslutter - A Kingly Instrument for a Royal Worship Space
2019-03-01
Furtwängler & Hammer, No. 286 - A Masterpiece Saved!!!
The grand organ in the Kaiserdom, Königslutter, Germany, was built by the firm of Furtwängler & Hammer as No. 2...
Multi Channel Audio in Hauptwerk
2014-11-07
Mixed Signals
Multi channel audio is consistently one of the most confusing elements to setting up a Hauptwerk instrument.
So, I thought I'd explain a few things and show a test case.
Hauptwerk Through The Church's House System
2015-07-28
This topic is one that comes up a lot. It's something that certainly can be done. It looks like it should be a pretty logical thing to do. However, it needs to be done for the ri...
Specific advice on playing an English cathedral work without the use of General Pistons - a COMPLETE How-to-Do!
2015-10-08Editor's note: This article is a follow up to David's wonderful article "The Anglican Way of Setting Up and Using Pistons".The art of making swift changes in registration while playing seems to b...
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