Viscount Vivace 10 Deluxe Organ and Steve improvising

[@aadbehage6095]

You made me turn into a believer ......🙂

[@sonijam]

Interesting. Lovely sounds as well.

[@Clyde_Lewis]

Many thanks, this is great. I had wondered if midgetal doddeling was still around, and, apparently, it is! 🙂 The bovine connection is something that was heretofore on the outskirts of temperament, but this may be connected with the florentine cowmarata.

[@tnmrvc]

omg the intro was not at all what I was expecting and I had the headphones on, the foley is immaculate im laughing so hard right now

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Thank you very much. Was it so skibidi?

[@tnmrvc]

@@VintageKeysStudio lol im not that young but sure it was skibidi

[@johnsonmonsen]

At first glance I've read "Count Vivaldi Versace" and wondered about if I missed some special period in the history of musical instruments. Obviously I was blinded by this awesome improvisation's holy spirit (in advance) ... Thanks for sharing this episode including this very special location; all the best :-)!

[@VanWinger]

Terry Miles would give this organ a thumbs up and a big old "YAY"

[@Etiblack01]

Pretty good for intuitive improv! :D

[@Etiblack01]

I can not do it as well as you ;)

[@jesusbencomo3495]

Hello Steve, Thank you so much for those Virtuoso improvisations as usual from you, playing that digital keyboard in such mystical place full of history in the beautiful England.

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Thanks be to you, Jesus! Hope you're well

[@roberthorseman7432]

Your improvising sounds fine to me.

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Thank you very much

[@TheDavidPoole]

Hi Steve, I'm wondering if you would be interested in a Webo Electronics (Wilson) GranFiesta De Luxe organ? Theres one being disposed of by the Brass Band my wife plays with. Don't know if it is worth being saved from the skip, but I think you'd be welcome to it. I can send you pictures of it if youre interested. I don't think theres a cost associated with it. Its a dual manual and has a "Magic Band" living somewhere inside taking care of drums, bass, etc. Cheers 🤘

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Hi @TheDavidPoole. Thanks for thinking of me. Would you be able to send me some pictures please? Best way to get in touch is via our website www.vintagekeysstudio.com Thanks

[@SaccoBelmonte]

You play quite nicely. I've seen some of your videos and seems you're quite versed in improvisation.

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Thank you very much

[@zfm1097]

I quite like Sietze de Vries approach to improvising early music. Have you seen his keyboard collection? He bought a church. I think it'd go to my head owning all that lot. I'd take to wearing a cloak.

[@zfm1097]

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[@MonsieurC64]

Some electronic church organs were based on the optical disc technology (same as the optigan). I wonder if there's been a lot of them in production, I don't see them in youtube demos.

[@VintageKeysStudio]

I have heard of them but I don't know of any. If you come across any working examples then do let me know. The would have used glass discs.

[@MonsieurC64]

@@VintageKeysStudio Sure I will. My grand father first told me about them. Someone showed him a model, in the late 50's or early 60's. You can hear an example on an album by french jazz pianist, on "Playbach 4".

[@DandyDon1]

Viscount seems to still have a brochure for this from the Vivace 10 all the way up to the Vivace 90. The orchestral voices are probably General Midi. Those trems need to be tweaked. It sounds like an aging Methodist choir. When it should actually sound like a young female singer! -- Virgil Fox Specs: Keyboards: 1 x 61 keys with special tracker touch Voice styles: 4 (Baroque 1 and 2, Romantic, Symphonic) Orchestra voices: 8 General memories 6 buttons, A/B memory bank selection button (12 total) Reverberation: with slider Depth control Tremulant: Depth and speed adjustable Transposer: - 3 + 3 semitones Pitch control: - 100 Cent/Semitone to + 100 Cent/Semitone Temperaments: Equal - Kirnberger - Werckmeister - Meantone Slider controls: Master volume, Bass-Man I/Man. II, Balance,Reverb. Other panel controls: Split (set point) button, Man. I Octave Up & Man. II Octave Down buttons, Organ style 4 position button, Track 1 & 2, Rec., Start/Stop button. Demo Songs: 6 Pedal: Expression pedal Amplification: 2 x 22 Watt Speakers: 2 x 8” full range and 2 tweeters (bass reflex system) Connections: Line Out: left (mono)/ right - Aux in: left (mono)/right, Stereo headphone, Midi In & Midi out Dimensions: Height cm. 94 - width cm. 98 - depth cm. 46 Weight: Kg. 55 Cabinet & accessories: dark oak colour with roll cover for VIVACE 10 Real dark or light oak with roll cover for VIVACE 10 Deluxe

[@DandyDon1]

Viscount is owned by the same family as Ahlborn-Galanti. Many moons ago (1995-96) Johannus Orgelbouw bv manufactured a single manual instrument which was a bit smaller named the Opus 1

[@GrimVoxTech]

So does that church have a three armed organist, as there are no pedals?

[@sergeyermolenko6034]

Как всегда любопытно, таинственно, познавательно, увлекательно, изысканно красиво. Стив, Вы маг волшебник. Вы несравненны! Ваше здоровье, Маэстро!😊😊😊

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Thank you for your kinds words! Good health to you too

[@dessiplaer]

Well, are you going to get one?

[@VintageKeysStudio]

no.

[@thewayfarerproject]

No bossa nova beats? The Lord doth loveth some bossa nova beats on an organ.

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Not on the approach to advent. Bom chic, bom bom Amen.

[@lmoore3rd]

The built-in spiders add authenticity that is difficult to sample or model, even with modern DSP and FPGAs.

[@VintageKeysStudio]

One thing I forgot to mention was the midi to spider interface that was an optional extra. Invented by Dave Spider in 1983.

[@petejandrell4512]

Sounding great and has Steve lost a bit of weight?

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Yes, mainly round the nostrils thanks to my new flaring regime.

[@petejandrell4512]

@@VintageKeysStudio 'He who flares, slims'

[@jefbenley4409]

My guess is that organists want to be able to put a lot of feeling in to the playing. Digital and cheap instruments can do that too well. Just think of the old monster movies how they played the organs with much dynamics and feel.

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Yes, my favourite film score is Carnival of Souls using a Thomas organ.

[@arjannooteboom6817]

Unfortunately I’ve got nothing with midgital doddling. Evon mere, I am fully bananalogue.

[@superbracey]

Casualty?

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Oh yes

[@Kavadub]

Sounds much better than the horrible Viscount Cantorum II 😄

[@OrganNLou]

Get Hauptwerk instead SOUNDS WAY BETTER!!!!!!!!!

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Yes, I know.

[@straycatsean]

I think you're supposed to pronounce it the Italian way

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Grazie

[@FLH3official]

A cute church in the Holy Heart of Britain, the grass is green, the air is wet as it should, we're in a @SalisburyOrganist video! When Vintage Keys appears in a Ben Maton's environment 🙂 (@SalisburyOrganist)

[@VintageKeysStudio]

Yes we saw his video and thought he was going to play this one.