Boardwalk Hall- 32' stops tour

[@frantisekignacdolihal6910]

Chris, thank You very much for these gorgeous tours! It always makes my day, that's why I rewatch them so often... Greetings from Czech republic.

[@accousticdecay]

Thankful that I can visit the Midmer-Losh vacariously.

[@zack_120]

Unbelievable conception, design and making of such a monumental scale instrument!

[@hootinouts]

Chris, I enjoy these wonderful tours you do. Many years ago I go to tour the right and left main chambers. I can only dream of having the privilege of visiting the echo and fanfare chambers.

[@y11971alex]

Hi Chris, thanks for doing the tour. I asked about the Sub Principle because I was collecting information about organs with 32’ stops on manual, and it was listed as a stop of the Great division in the source I read. It seems many large organs have 16’ diapasons in the manual but very few have a 32’.

[@marccheban194]

You do a magnificent job with these extremely interesting videos! Bravo!

[@JIMD6370]

Love it Chris, shared it to the fans page.

[@blu4r414]

What fanpage? Would love to see it

[@JIMD6370]

@@blu4r414 on FB, Fans of the Atlantic City pipe organs.

[@DavidKrautscheid]

The idea behind the 32 fagotto was to produce a 32" orchestral oboe type of reed that imitates the contra fagotto a bit and therefore the Resonator of 32´c has only 8" diameter. And indeed it is a strange reed but now you know the reason behind it.

[@MrKmoconne]

Loved the tour. I wanted to hear each rank.

[@cnagorka]

Look for the 32' Demonstration video.

[@garykyp579]

I sometimes play the organ at Saint Matthews Lutheran Church in Hanover PA. That looks like a fun organ to play

[@williammitchell1864]

Never seen a video of where all the pedal 64' 32' and the 16' reeds are selected to play at once just to hear what that would sound like both outside and inside the chambers.

[@cnagorka]

I give the people what they want!

[@williammitchell1864]

@@cnagorka I'm one of the people. However great video!

[@jeffjensen27]

The Ceiling Rank Is Very Sad To See Them So Dead looking. I Can't Imagine How One Would Even Attempt To Remove Those Ranks In The Ceiling. Beautiful Wood When There Are All Cleaned Up,

[@mitchellscheffler9100]

Other than the bass drum, what other instruments are in the “toy chest”. I’d love to see a video of the non-pipe instruments, a tour of the workshop, and any pics/vids on the restoration process of the Chickering piano. Thanks for all your time and work on making these videos!

[@cnagorka]

Someone else mentioned the percussions and that's a great idea so I'll do that next time.

[@craigbrown7929]

Ok, now how about a tour of the most unusual and/or largest scaled pipes. For most unusual the vox Baryton, gamba tubas, etc. come to mind. As for the largest scaled pipes I thing the major flute or the Pileata Magna would be on that list.

[@cymbalom]

Thanks so much!

[@blu4r414]

Been waiting for a video! Just watched it, sad that we couldnt see the trombone but whatever Could you do a follow up where you show the top of the right pedal and the sounds of the playing 32's? Also just wanted to say how much your commentary and camera work have improved

[@cnagorka]

What, you mean my camera work and commentary sucked before!?!!? Well yes they did actually! This time specifically I used the fluid head tripod for smooth pans and tilts. The top of the right pedal is hella difficult to get to, but as far as the sounds go...

[@blu4r414]

@@cnagorka well it didnt suck but it defenitly wasnt perfect

[@Arkienkeli_Working_Angel]

From what trees is the material for wooden pipes from? Douglas fir maybe?

[@LeeBlaske]

Great video! Is it a little odd to mount a handrail on a pipe?

[@cnagorka]

Not in this organ!

[@heron2]

Thank you for another great tour! As a musician, I would love to hear a demonstration of these pipes as you go through the ranks. Is that possible at all? If you have a electronic controller, can you bring an iPad along to play the notes? Although you describe it well, it's difficult to get a sense of the Fogatto without hearing it.

[@cnagorka]

Normally you can use an iPad to control the organ but the Opus II system had just been updated and the communication protocol hadn't been re-established.

[@suespencer3865]

You'd have to be very careful. Play it loud enough and you'd go deaf!!!

[@Ififitzisitz]

With the large Tibia clausa you make me want to come and play on the organ. The problem is it's all the way across the states from me. Sigh

[@cnagorka]

Put it on your bucket list! The organ isn't going anywhere.

[@IanTheOrganist]

12:47 Contrabombarde

[@agogobell28]

That Violone in the Echo is tiny scale for a 32’ stop….

[@mitchellscheffler9100]

What would it take to get this playing again?

[@y11971alex]

@@mitchellscheffler9100 I’m sure more recent figures exist but a report in the organ society’s newsletter _Grand Ophicleide_ from around 2001 quoted $10 million.

[@williammitchell1864]

They should add more lights for the ceiling chambers!

[@IanTheOrganist]

I was wrong

[@kevinjohnson1919]

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[@IanTheOrganist]

Well eventually you showed it

[@jeffjensen27]

AWESOME Video BUT YA NEED A SUPER BRIGHT FLASH LIGHT! For YOur Video. Also Would Be Great To Zoom In On Just How Thick Bottom Of The Lip Of The Opening Is.

[@monikawojdak3037]

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[@gsten2116]

How do you all keep the termites away?

[@cnagorka]

They just aren't a problem, I guess because the organ chambers are so high off the ground and the building has virtually no wood in its construction.