Jelani Eddington's book

Jelani Eddington's book I on theatre organ is available for sale now. It is $34.95 plus $6.00 shipping. It includes a discussion of registration, some theatre organ arrangements, plus access to recordings of these arrangements on the web.

For more information see:
http://www.theatreogranarrangements.com

I just ordered mine and they say that they will start shipping on March 9.

Coming along

Lee Stadele came the other night and set up the digital toy counter to work with the toe studs, adjusted the headphones, and set the ensemble unit so the accompaniment pistons work correctly with it. It is nice having the headphones.. now if I get an urge to play, I can play away at 5 in the morning or 10 at night. Now all that needs to be done, is the final voicing.

A visit from Lee

Today Lee Stadele showed up at my house and installed my digital toy counter, my midi assistant and the two additional small speakers. Wow those two small speakers add so much to the sound! The voicer was also supposed to come today but he caught the flu. I will have to wait for him to arrive to voice the organ, adjust the headphones, and the ensemble unit. Things are moving along!

My first Organ lesson

Saturday my piano teacher showed me some things on the organ since it had finally arrived. He started me with theatre pedal technique and I found out I had been using my feet incorrectly for the last 30 years on the organ. I had been pedaling with the outside of my left foot when I should do it with the inside. I started practing that way.. and now my ankle hurts.. put I feel there is more precision when I get used to it.

It is here finally!

The organ was delivered yesterday. Four guys lugged it from their truck up the stairs in the front of my house and up some stairs inside to get it to the required room. They had to take my front door off and partially disassemble the organ. It is here!

For the last few days I have been adjusting the balance between the ranks, adjusting the trems and setting up the pistons. It is a lot of fun to play. Unfortunately, the headphone attachment is not adjusted properly yet so when I woke at 5 a.m. this morning and wanted to play.. I couldn't.

Since the specs on the organ do not include a trumpet (only a tuba and post horn), I have been setting up the 8 and 16' trumpet off the ensemble midi device.

The pedals are definitely too loud. That will be on the list of things to be adjusted on the next visit.