1896 Casavant Organ - South Congregational Church - Amherst, Massachusetts

[@javierbiaggi3072]

These jewels of our churches always surprise me on how beautiful sounds come out of the wind. A pipe organ is like a prism to light.

[@OrganNLou]

SO nice for Marylin to use hymns for demonstrations! The organ is a true gem!!!

[@anglicanman1]

Nicely designed organ for a smaller church. Glad to see how well kept it is.Kudos to the congregation for their part. Would love to have such an instrument in my home!

[@francois7]

Thank you so much ! I was really enjoyable !

[@DeadHorse666]

3:42 61 note keyboards were around long before this organ was made, it just wasn't as standard so you could find a different layout depending on the make and model. My oldest organ is from the 1880s or 1890s and has 61 keys but my newer one from the early 1900s has 72 keys but both are reed organs with a single manual that are small enough to have two of along side a piano in a small room.

[@Tracygriffith-dz2ys]

Nice organ and nice Friday was my birthday I always love pipe organ the organist seemed nice and willing to help

[@johnsittard7025]

Another beautiful restoration by Bill and his crew!

[@garysmith8455]

Thank you John !

[@paulh5293]

Lovely little organ. The tremulant feels far too fast and deep for an instrument outside of a theatre, but a nice sound overall. Amazing isn't it that a 120+ year old instrument is more reliable than a modern digital camera! As always, great work from Brent and the OMF team.

[@DeadHorse666]

Unlike a modern digital camera, the organ was designed for a super long and reliable service life and wasn't a fast consumerism item. Even when you find an restored organ sitting in a basement unmaintained, it's more likely to be in working condition than to not work at all even if it doesn't work well without restoration.

[@fluteceleste]

I hope you'll make it to Boston one day, plenty if interesting organs there!

[@billv8938]

It would have been nice to hear the full organ with Récit coupled to Grand Orgue. It is a nice organ for a small church.

[@organist1982]

I even just wanted to hear the complete Diapason chorus--Great 8 and 4 with the Swell Mixture coupled down.

[@SarumChoirmaster]

There might still be a very very early Casavant tracker in an old Catholic church in Pittsfield, MA.

[@duaneadams5210]

What a great organ. It has everything you'd need for any occasion. Great sound too.

[@matthieubazile3350]

What an amazing, well designed Casavant Organ! A wonderful organ to have in a small church.

[@sos1691]

Such a comforting sound.

[@emlynjessen2957]

A very nice instrument, with a lovely hautbois ! The facade pipes look as though they have been stencilled. Quite like in my church in Toronto.

[@garysmith8455]

One nice feature on this organ is the OCTAVE coupler, not demoed here. It is interesting to play and have that octave above your hand playing along mechanically 👍.

[@dragonpullman23]

I hope the 1897 Casavant organ at St. Mary's in Westfield, MA is also featured on this channel. Even if it no longer the oldest Casavant in America, it still is very historic and it was also restored by Czelusniak.

[@transmaster]

You have to remember when the Church Organ first was developed starting in 700 AD it was the only loud sound people heard. At that time you could carry on a conversation across a field with someone 100 yards away. With this in mind you might just be able to imagine the impact a church organ would have on a worshiper of medieval times.

[@DeadHorse666]

The organ was invented by the ancient greek using a set of pan pipes and valves to let air in while a stream of running water supplied the pressure and from there, it became the pipe organ we have today while many cultures have their own version. This means it's possible someone played the organ for Satan before the birth of Jesus if it made it to the right culture.

[@catdaddyglenn9697]

A very old Casavant but it still has that characteristic Casavant sound that I grew up with.

[@stephensafka8595]

A lovely old tracker!

[@BobFlorenceSunset]

Delightful organ and organist. I would love to hear the Swell coupled to the Great, also with the super coupler.

[@SingerGeneLeonard]

Great organ!! I would love to hear all the stops pulled out.

[@contrabombarde1216]

Wow this is a really wonderful organ. I much, much prefer this over some of the other organs of the period, especially in this area of the US. Hutchings and other similar companies made some nice organs, but this blows most of their instruments out of the water, at least for me.

[@d.singler-kron9034]

Do they actually use this organ at their services?

[@NpeterLamoria]

Thus organ went from the chapel instead. Ann School, to Our Lady of Victories across town for almost a hundred years, then when Victories closed, it went to the newer St.Ann building that had closed several years earlier. It was stored in a corner there until being sold to its Mass home.

[@SarumChoirmaster]

Would love to hear this organ in a very live room.

[@bobbohata9641]

I know two church organists and two church pianist named "Marilyn". Interesting how an organ builder cam make an instrument this size so flexible.

[@aimoriizumi]

Thank you for playing the Japanese Sakura song.

[@dhelton40]

Just right for a small congregation. Just what is needed for traditional hynms, and nothing more.

[@HobbyOrganist]

I like this organ a lot and really liked how she played Beethoven's Ode to Joy hymn, one of my favorites and one I first heard in Jr High School in the auditorium during some event I don't remember in the 70s

[@Lex_Reid]

When are you coming to Pittsburgh to do a video on the 1962 von Beckerath?

[@aBachwardsfellow]

Beautifully appointed instrument! The Dulciana and Gamba labelling seems to be reversed -- the Dulciana on the great sounds more like a Gamba, and vice-versa. I would think that the tremulant could be modified/adjusted. Very disappointing not to hear more of the fuller combinations -- swell principals and reeds coupled to great, great octave, and pedal. And -- seriously -- a mixture with the celeste?

[@evan-b6f]

Neat!

[@thomaswalters4365]

8' diapason-type pipes in the back.... Montre is in the front, Swell 8' Principal in the box.... I'm puzzled. What are the pipes in the back?...

[@buttersrow426]

Probably the bass pipes to the Swell 8ft Principal

[@swarfrat311]

The trem sounded like something you would find on a WulrTizer. However, Virgil Fox always uses fast a fast tremulant. Thanks for another super video,,

[@garysmith8455]

I would be the 'trem guy' for our company (Czelusniak et. Dugal). Realize that Organ Media is visiting a number of instruments under our care, and during the 'off season', a living, breathing instrument such as this fine organ, can have some things that need adjustment. (Manic?) 😆

[@jrzzrj]

👍

[@litz13]

It's so cute!

[@davidcraggs3770]

Nice sounding instrument despite no 2 ft stop on the great.

[@darobzamusic6007]

what was the hymn being played during the tour inside the organ?

[@kontrahylian]

The hymn tune name is St. Clement. It is typically sung to the text "The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, is ended"

[@darobzamusic6007]

@@kontrahylian thank you!

[@caseyflorida]

@@kontrahylian One of my favorite hymns!

[@BobFlorenceSunset]

Glad you asked. I was thinking the same thing.

[@ProfSinister]

Can't say I've ever heard anyone play Sakura on the organ...

[@NpeterLamoria]

Spellcheck ruined the first part of my above comment. This organ was originally installed in the school building at St.Ann until the large church was built in the 20s.