2001 Mander Organ, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Ladue, Missouri

[@Zardman7]

A Dom Bedos tremulant is a tremulant constructed as described in L’Art du Facteur d’Orgues by Dom Bedos

[@robertramsay5963]

What a great deal of pleasure you have given me by posting these videos. And, I'm always impressed with the skill and knowledge of the organists.

[@daniela.hammond6041]

Excellent presentation. This organ fits this church perfectly and the organist is good.

[@mr.booker9263]

Really well done. Mr. Sinden demonstrates the individual stops/choruses very effectively. I'd love to hear this instrument in person: I'd bet it's terrific!

[@agogobell28]

What an organ! I love the kind of stuff that’s coming out of the larger organ builders these days. I’m glad there’s not excessive unification, too.

[@TheProsaicCult]

there is no unification on a tracker instrument.and minimal couplers..

[@Ascott87]

This instrument sounds absolutely lovely in the room! It’s worth a visit!

[@bhigdaddymark]

Wonderful presentation!

[@TheProsaicCult]

a perfectly balanced instrument. a joy to hear.

[@bob94109]

Great video. Especially loved the two final movements of Mendelssohn's 2nd Sonata

[@scronx]

Marvelous, Brad -- and David. Give us a few more combinations pls -- the flat and sharp celestes together, all 3 cornets coupled. For fun if nothing else.

[@michaelcox9719]

I liked his performance of the Howells Psalm Prelude. Not any easy work to pull off due to the requirement for legato playing.

[@zenasm.savage1999]

I feel like this instrument sounds better in its natural habitat. They have a future historical organ. Not many 50+ rank English trackers were built in 2001. Lovely visual aesthetics. Commendable job by the organist. A very individualistic instrument. Tuner/Mechanics nightmare.

[@saxachewon8062]

I'd really like to hear what this organ would sound like in a different space. Or perhaps if it spoke directly into the sanctuary instead of back and forth across the rather small chancel.

[@OrganNLou]

Wonderful instrument!

[@SoggySandwich80]

Finally an American church with great reverb. People gotta know the second you put carpet in your church you essentially soak up all the sound of the organ

[@NateDulcimer]

With newer organs built outside of America, how common are AGO pedal boards? I imagine they might not be as common, since AGO is American, right?

[@califdad4]

The oldest pipe organ on the West Coast is at St Paul's on J St in Sacramento Ca, its a 1870's Johnson and Son Opus 503 tracker they shipped west in 1918 after their organ caught fire in 1914. The Church has wonderful acoustics and this organ is still in use but the organ has been updated This Mander is a nice sounding organ

[@peterwarner358]

Some stops in the pedals sounds like they have dead notes (toward the extremes of the pedals) the Pedal Reads are loud and clear.

[@wphubert]

From 1991 the price paid was probably a real bargain compared to current costs. So glad they brought this beautiful Mander and it will serve with distinction for a marvelous future. Not everyone’s instrument, but one well designed for the church.

[@michaelhodge9902]

That organ you see there has some pipes arranged in diatonic order and other pipes are arranged in major 3. Every fourth pipe is third major of the chromatic scale. Pipe in diatonic order is C,D,E,F#,G#,A#,C,D,E. The pipes that is arranged in major third the middle pipe is C G, # E C ,G #, F#,A#,D, F#A#.

[@bridgediscovery1011]

Wow an English pipe organ in the us how international

[@HobbyOrganist]

Crazy thing is, they buy this organ from the UK, paying a substantial shipping cost, duty, customs, expensive international flights for the crews and yet right "next door" to Missouri is Dobson who normally builds trackers and easily could have built this organ, they shipped an organ to Mertin College in the UK- imagine that- a US builder shipped right into Mander's own back yard LOL!

[@bobh5087]

Overall, a fine (though somewhat bland-sounding) instrument. The harshly metallic 32' & 16' Pedal Reeds seem too loud and obtrusive. And having to remove large pipes to access the Swell division door is beyond strange and awkward. Don't understand why Mander Organs couldn't have made things easier to get to. Alas....

[@bertoldprengel631]

Sie haben Recht: Andreas Werckmeister würde sagen: " sie knattern und knastern " die tiefen Pedal-Zungen aus Blech... Holzbecher hätten mit Sicherheit besser geklungen und sich auch besser eingefügt. Den Mander-Orgelbauern kann ich deshalb nur empfehlen, einmal "Werckmeister" zu lesen! Bertold Prengel, Orgelbaumeister

[@bobh5087]

@@bertoldprengel631 Thanks for your interesting reply. I had to use Google Translate, but it gave a decent translation - except for "Holzbecher" (?)... So the sheet metal Reed tongues could be the problem? I'm better at translating French than German. 😊

[@dalerider3124]

It keeps naughty hands and fingers from access where they do not belong!

[@timdaugherty5921]

British organ ?

[@ricktomlinson5481]

Yes, very.

[@stthomasmore4811]

Was Mander in a fight with local organ tuners that they would stick those pipes right in front of the swell access door? LOL

[@davidwhite6187]

Beautiful instrument but awkward set-up face to wall back to choir

[@jrzzrj]

Wow....too much to go wrong...A repairman's nightmare.....But I love it anyway...lol

[@Durufle68]

If it was built properly and with great care...they pretty much ensured nothing crazy would go wrong.

[@organbuilder272]

Spread over 2 manuals. I don't see anything on the manuals except plastic key caps. The stops appear to be in the stop jambs. not spread over the manuals. Why would any church go to England for an organ? Are there no tracker organ builders in the USA. If you want to build an antique, at least do it at home and help US builders to stay in business. Nice bright. more like dominating.

[@StoreeDenson]

There are tracker builders in the USA like Fisk, Fritts, and Taylor and Boody. But those organ companies built organs that goes with the French and Northern German style of organ building. Also don't forget the organ sounds really english the names of the stops are just like the same names of stops you would see on a Henry Willis Organ. Also the organ sounds like a English Baroque Organ. So they must have wanted an English Baroque Organ. I would suggest for you to listen to recordings of the the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair organ, or the organ of St Mary Le Bow and St Mary the Virgin Cathedral Northampton organs.

[@andrewmarvell4604]

This organ has two dimensions. Stops are either nondescript and ineffectual, or on the other end, cartoonish and silly. The reeds should be called the "Quackateria!"

[@williammitchell1864]

I would say the reeds in the pedal division are powerfully bombastic. I love Bombardes and Trombones.

[@PMS1950]

Well, I suppose it's not a fairground or cinema organ and the sound isn't up to their low standards,which you'd probably find less expressive and more to your taste.

[@dalerider3124]

@@williammitchell1864 - but maybe not so much when heard or miked out in the sanctuary space

[@mr.booker9263]

@@dalerider3124 A sensible insight...

[@Durufle68]

The organ has a beautifully rich, English sound