nerdy organ ramblings

The organ tuner finally got called in today, and I have a feeling he'll be occupying the auditorium for quite a while. The instrument was beginning to sound quite horrendous.

Now, at 99 ranks and 5 manuals, this particular instrument is quite large. As a result of its size, whenever the weather changes, it gets thrown out. Of course, the loud reeds which are necessary for my French Baroque organ pieces went out first. Ever heard an out of tune Krummhorn? It's not pretty. When the mixtures don't match the Principals, that's not pretty either. When the Trompette goes out, it's positively hell-like.

Maybe it'll ruin my hearing, but I like to play with full registrations, and when those full registrations make you cringe, the tuner seems like a god.