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Schoenstein & Co.

PostMon Apr 23, 2018 5:58 pm

After watching Barbara B. funeral, I miss a Schoenstein organ in HW instrument list¡
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostTue Apr 24, 2018 8:10 am

So far, is this the most Schoenstein influence we have on a sample set?
1983 Schoenstein/1957 Aeolian-Skinner: First Covenant Church, Oakland, California
http://www.sonusparadisi.cz/en/organs/m ... organ.html
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostTue Apr 24, 2018 11:17 am

I asked Jake (subbas32) if he could enclose certain, few ranks of a sample set into an existing enclosure. He answered - "No problem".

Really nice effect possibility. A lot of good music is available in a relatively small instrument.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhLbcKeVQK8

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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostTue Apr 24, 2018 12:29 pm

The organ in the youtube video which Ed has posted above is in Christ & Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Details of the instrument may be found at http://www.csschurch.org/music/the-schoenstein--company-organ/ and the specification at http://www.csschurch.org/sites/317/uploaded/files/Schoenstein_Organ_Specification.pdf. The organ featured in the American Organist magazine in 2009. See http://www.csschurch.org/sites/317/uploaded/files/American_Organist.pdf

It is essentially a two manual instrument built with careful extension work (for example the stops for the Great Principal chorus are independent ranks) and the third manual is provided duplexing selected stops from the Great & Swell to form a division which has three sections: solo stops, accompaniment stops and a selection of swell stops to offer another "ensemble". Quite an interesting way to maximize the use of a fairly small number of ranks. The specification is worth looking at.

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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostTue Apr 24, 2018 12:45 pm

The last line of the writeup is significant.

' Some people may drive a RollsRoyce to church – we have the privilege of driving one in church!'

That said with a large druel. 8) (Now if that one was available as a sample set.) :wink:

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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 6:16 am

I would like a sample set of the Schoenstein organ in the Latter Day Saints Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have not heard the organ in person but it sounds amazing on Youtube.
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 7:51 am

I'm just going to leave this here ... :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x7h9FD-QlY&list=PLo0yqbxy242R-a9l24HY-vfSD-rGsHSvc

One of my favourite recordings; also a Schoenstein, this one is in Nebraska. You can purchase the CD here:
http://www.hdtracks.com/organ-sensation-137048
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 8:58 am

Unfortunately the Youtube link comes up in England as "Video blocked in country" :(
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 9:41 am

Blocked in Canada too.
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 9:48 am

telemanr wrote:Blocked in Canada too.


That's not all bad. Some content isn't always the best.

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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 11:04 am

Sorry about that guys... I'm in Canada too, guess I forgot all my browsing goes through a US proxy.
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 11:15 am

engrssc wrote:
telemanr wrote:Blocked in Canada too.


That's not all bad. Some content isn't always the best.

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Ed


What's wrong with the content I linked? :( :)
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 11:47 am

Thanks for posting, Sonar11. That Schoenstein organ is in Lincoln, Nebraska, where my twin brother is living. A niece was married at Plymouth Church and it was an incredible experience to hear Tom Trenney play for the celebration. I'm reminded that wonderful music is not tied to a single city and can occasionally be found where one would least suspect.
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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 2:28 pm

sonar11 wrote:What's wrong with the content I linked? :( :)


Your content is fine. Referring to other "stuff" :roll: and some of the many ads. :mrgreen:

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Re: Schoenstein & Co.

PostWed Apr 25, 2018 4:51 pm

seh52 wrote:So far, is this the most Schoenstein influence we have on a sample set?
1983 Schoenstein/1957 Aeolian-Skinner: First Covenant Church, Oakland, California
http://www.sonusparadisi.cz/en/organs/m ... organ.html


This organ -seems to me- lacks the warm and reverb type of the above mentioned one. Besides, the demos are rather limited in style in variations, and perhaps do not show the real potentialities o the instrument.

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