Just returned from a week in Atlantic City after working on the Midmer-Losh. I was assisting expert voicer, Brandt Duudy in the voicing shop. The String stop from the Right Chamber Solo, the Viol 8' Voice # 68 on 20" wind was on the voicing machine when I arrived. The organ has reached approximately 50% completion as I write. An amazing feat in itself. There are still trays and trays of stops that need re-voicing and regulating after being cleaned and refurbished. The restoration is dependent totally on donations (hint, hint). Just imagine how this organ will sound when completed (scheduled completion date is 2023 dependent on funding. On Thursday we were treated to an amazing recital by Jonathan Bowen that utilized all the playable stops (200) in the Left and Right Chamber, and it is daunting to think that there are 249 to go !!!
That being said, I keep thinking how much it would take to sample this organ, and who would be willing to do it. Four hundred and forty-nine stops is a lot of data. Who would be willing to do it ?
Antoni