@Gerryo - Thank you for the detailed review. We did sparsely sample this instrument for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the we had limited recording time. The campus is very busy, with 12 masses per week and the associated rehearsals. Secondly it's an old school switching system, so the recording needed to be done by hand.
The reeds on this instrument are not in great shape. For some reason sometime within the last 10 years the scrolls on all of the swell reeds have been rolled all the way down. Part of what the parish hopes to do with proceeds from the sale of this sample set is to fix the voicing of the reeds. At that point, we will resample and send an update.
As you know, the voicing controls on Hauptwerk provide a great range for voicing. For example, increasing the "brilliance" or 3rd Harmonic by 3-6dB would change the Plein Jeu from flutey to more principal in character.
You may wish to take a look at our CPCLB Aeolian-Skinner www.clrresources.com/cpclb-aeolian-skinner from 1966. This instrument is in impeccable shape, and we did sample every note of every rank. We will be releasing an extended ODF of this instrument shortly.
The reeds on this instrument are not in great shape. For some reason sometime within the last 10 years the scrolls on all of the swell reeds have been rolled all the way down. Part of what the parish hopes to do with proceeds from the sale of this sample set is to fix the voicing of the reeds. At that point, we will resample and send an update.
As you know, the voicing controls on Hauptwerk provide a great range for voicing. For example, increasing the "brilliance" or 3rd Harmonic by 3-6dB would change the Plein Jeu from flutey to more principal in character.
You may wish to take a look at our CPCLB Aeolian-Skinner www.clrresources.com/cpclb-aeolian-skinner from 1966. This instrument is in impeccable shape, and we did sample every note of every rank. We will be releasing an extended ODF of this instrument shortly.