deWaverley wrote:Patrick - in answer to your question...actually I was unaware of the Anloo organ until this thread! The specs of that and the Vollenhove are vaguely similar, so maybe a move from Anloo to Vollenhove will not be enough of a change to be worthwhile for you (even though the Vol has a much better acoustic...and, judging by the Anloo demos, a little bit more of a warm sound than the Anloo...I love the Prospectum business model, btw).
Thanks for your comment, deW.
You're probably right - having two too similar instruments is not really a solution, how nice the Vollenhove might be.
JPSmith wrote: The Trost exemplifies the sound of the late-baroque Thuringian organ and includes many of the specific and very "progressive" stops Bach is known to have liked. So if the goal (elusive though it may be) is to hear Bach's works the way he intended I think the Trost has to get the nod, as beautiful as the Hinsz is.
You are right in theory - the instrument which is closest to what Bach knew is supposed to be the best choice as the final result will be closer to what he wanted to achieve when his scores are played.
My approach as an amateur with limited skills is somewhat different though. My main target is to hear a sound that I do appreciate. Fortunately the most beautiful instruments are in my humble opinion Baroque ones - at least I shall never try to play Bach on a Cavaillé-Coll. But, when it comes to baroque instruments, for whichever reason, I have alsways an inclination for Dutch organs.
I have downloaded samples of all the organs that have been kindly proposed when I was asking for suggestions. I listened to them carefully. There was clear winner, which was the Kampen's Hinsz. All the comments read were preparing me to favour the Trost, but sorry it came second on my list "only".
Now that I am back from vacation, I shall have another comparative session between all downloaded files, just to check if my opnion remains the same - considering the price of the instruments, I want to make sure I'm not doing a mistake.