| BOXED, BRACKETED AND HIDDEN |
| Well, this deserves comment. After all of the money and work it took to build this thing and match pipes to digital, the final result is that they covered it up with walls on three sides! I suppose they were pedalling as fast as they could, but with no concert activities and the loss of visibility I can't be too tolerant. Amid a myriad of suggestions and submitted designs of beautiful organ console placements around the world that would, on their own, draw an audience, they discarded all in favor of plaster walls! Such is the architectural inspiration that perpetrated solid walls to block off visibility and put an end to any possibility of instructive concerts, master classes, aesthetic ambiance et al. Is this "design creativity" or just another way to ruin a splendid view? Enough said and a waste. Behold! the BOX! in all it's glory. What would YOU choose? |
| Makes you want to play a concert with just your shirt, jeans and a beer. A good billboard too! Sorry, but I was there and know the story...and there is a lot more. Now back to serious business.... |
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Petty Tyrants drive organist to distraction and lamentations realizing the futility - "This is my box, this is my box... I always play this organ in my box." "On the left wall I keep my magic stones. One carnelian against all evil and envy. One moonstone to make me sleep through sermons. One red coral to heal my wounds inflicted. One lapis lazuli against desparation. One small jasper to help me find water. One small topaz to soothe my eyes. One red ruby to protect me from debris falling." "This is my box, this is my box... I always play this organ in my box". On the right wall, I keep all my beads. Oh! How I love to play with beads ...all kinds of beads! "This is my box... this is my box... I always play this organ in my box." "On the back wall... on the back wall..." ???? "On the back wall I keep... " Yes,yes, "Licorice! Licorice! Black sweet licorice... black sweet licorice! Have some!" - About the only thing to do is to regard the whole situation as worlds revolving, " like ancient women gathering fuel in vacant lots". |
| This image of the organ console is an image that is my personal property with no credit line. This image is on their website at: My Photo and portrays the disposition of the organ console in the balcony BEFORE they built a box around it. My suggestion is that they use their own picture that shows the box they built, and put that on their website as an effort at honesty in advertising at least! Apparently they like my idea of the open visibility of the console better than their plaster box. I am sure that people are shocked and amazed when seeing the reality of a box built around the console. What do YOU think about that? |
