An organist I know was watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0n_J1qDas Pierre playing the Paramount 450 - Somewhere. Here's the "issue". Friend organist thinks he see evidence that there is a sustain feature on the Great, as used to hold notes in certain places. My observation is that Pierre has registered the accomp manual so that he can hold that melody note with his left fore finger and thumb (on the accomp manual) thus leaving his right hand free to do other neat things. My argument mostly works except starting here https://youtu.be/go0n_J1qDas?t=151
He does an excellent job of "thumbing". I have been working on that recently and have a sore right thumb.
If it would be possible to watch this video in slo mo, it would be a great lesson in really neat fingering.
So is it A (him) or B (me).?
I might add a switchable sustain would be (is) a nice feature. I have it (sort of). I have a kick switch mounted to the left expr pedal which when activated, turns off (momentarily) any MIDI (as in Note Off) messages coming from that given manual. (A controlled cypher) Releasing if sends an All Notes Off for that manual. A little tricky to do, but it works. Almost like chewing gum and walking. Is there a better way to do such? Have to ask CC maybe.
BTW, "our" next discussion involves splitting a manual and where to do it effectively and efficiently.. By that I mean possibly being able to move that split point while playing, hmmm.
BTW #2 sounds fantastic using the AKG K712's.
Rgds,
Ed
He does an excellent job of "thumbing". I have been working on that recently and have a sore right thumb.
If it would be possible to watch this video in slo mo, it would be a great lesson in really neat fingering.
So is it A (him) or B (me).?
I might add a switchable sustain would be (is) a nice feature. I have it (sort of). I have a kick switch mounted to the left expr pedal which when activated, turns off (momentarily) any MIDI (as in Note Off) messages coming from that given manual. (A controlled cypher) Releasing if sends an All Notes Off for that manual. A little tricky to do, but it works. Almost like chewing gum and walking. Is there a better way to do such? Have to ask CC maybe.
BTW, "our" next discussion involves splitting a manual and where to do it effectively and efficiently.. By that I mean possibly being able to move that split point while playing, hmmm.
BTW #2 sounds fantastic using the AKG K712's.
Rgds,
Ed
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