One other comment I aggree with Tom DeLay that is shouldn’t be made into some huge instrument that will be a nightmear to maintain. On of the tings I remembered is that fact that someone thought it would be a great idea to replace the Kinaura with a Wurlitzer one which was much too small in scale. I did like the simplicity of the carlstead chests and they were quite fast.
Harold Russell
Sorry to hear of it being removed I remember as a young Navy man working on it in 1969 when I was going to school in Vallejo California. I remember hooking up the forth manual in the new church and also hooking the 135 relay into the third manual at that time. At that time the flute had been rplaced with a tibia but was otherwise left alone. Also the right chamber has part on an Estey organ but I don’t think it ever got hooked up. The fact that it was electronicly transfered to the main auditorium was a reak bummer for sure I remember opening the chamber doors and at least getting an idea of what it sounded like. The Tibia was huge and the solo chamber I am sure is the real reason for my moderate hearing loss. I hope the new owners will restore it to the condition it was in before the additions as I felt they really didnt add to the sound at all.
Harold Russell
One other comment I aggree with Tom DeLay that is shouldn’t be made into some huge instrument that will be a nightmear to maintain. On of the tings I remembered is that fact that someone thought it would be a great idea to replace the Kinaura with a Wurlitzer one which was much too small in scale. I did like the simplicity of the carlstead chests and they were quite fast.
Harold Russell
Sorry to hear of it being removed I remember as a young Navy man working on it in 1969 when I was going to school in Vallejo California. I remember hooking up the forth manual in the new church and also hooking the 135 relay into the third manual at that time. At that time the flute had been rplaced with a tibia but was otherwise left alone. Also the right chamber has part on an Estey organ but I don’t think it ever got hooked up. The fact that it was electronicly transfered to the main auditorium was a reak bummer for sure I remember opening the chamber doors and at least getting an idea of what it sounded like. The Tibia was huge and the solo chamber I am sure is the real reason for my moderate hearing loss. I hope the new owners will restore it to the condition it was in before the additions as I felt they really didnt add to the sound at all.
Harold Russell