David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Well, I see that I have my work cut out for me to respond to everyone. I’m getting a late start today, so there are a great many nice comments to handle.

Dodie (luvmypets), thanks for coming and the nice compliment!

Just Fred, I enjoyed your comment very much. As a member of the Organ Selection Committee of my church, I visited several organ builders before we decided on Orgelbau Johannes Klais in Bonn, Germany. I made 2 visits to their factory during the build. Do you have a photo of the Reykjavik instrument?

tradio, thanks so much for the nice compliment. I’m glad you enjoyed them.

ghbowser, thank you for the thumb up! I’m pleased you enjoyed the set.

Irvingite Charles, thanks for your 5 thumbs up! It’s heartening when others enjoy my work.

fourlocks, thank you for the compliment. I had not known of that Arthur C. Clarke quotation, and it is interesting.

rdemarco52, thanks a lot. I have been fortunate to be able to travel to many places.

raymondh, thanks for coming and the thumb. I agree, the designs are very interesting.

merrytexan, I appreciate your nice comment. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to hear many of them being played.

JayRay, thank you for the nice compliment. I’m glad you liked them.

MT native, nice to see you! Thanks very much. Yes, a lot of work there.

jederick, thanks for coming and the nice comment. You’re welcome—I like to share.

artesdecobo, I don’t think I’ve seen you before—thanks for coming and the nice compliment! Organs do have a way of reaching listeners with their sounds.

DickC, nice to see you. Thanks for the 3 thumbs up! I’m happy you liked it.

Reuss Griffiths, this is the second time I’ve seen you—thanks for coming! An organ is a keyboard instrument, so the major control over which pipe(s) play is via the keys. The pipes are arranged in ranks, one pipe for each key, and it is possible to control which ranks are active by other controls, called “stops”. The combination of stops and keys controls which pipe(s) play.

Hi, Hereford! So nice to see you. Thanks for the nice compliment. However, it is not true that such instruments are not being made now—our builder (Klais) has made some very beautiful instruments recently. (It’s costly, of course, but any large pipe organ is, anyway.)

Moondoggie, thank you for the nice comment. I’m glad you liked them.

George (gmontjr2350), thanks for your nice comments. I’m guessing you were contesting the word “ugly”. I would probably use the word “busy” for that particular instrument. (Answering your second post—I agree, but don’t have the ability to record, even if the organ were played while I was there.)

UTMike, nice to see you, too! Thank you very much for you compliment—it means a lot to me.

Flying Three, I don’t think I’ve seen you before—thanks for coming! I appreciate the compliment, and some of them are hard to get a good image of. You’re welcome—I like to share.

Gary C K, I think you’re new to me, too—thanks for viewing, and the very nice compliment. You are welcome—I enjoy sharing.

That seems to bring me up to date on responses. Thanks, all, for giving me your comments!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

A collection of beautiful pipe organs David!

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Thank you very much! I have a lot of photos of organs, but not all are that well imaged.

MattPhox Loc: Rhode Island

Beautiful!

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Thanks, Matt! The instruments are beautiful in many ways (visual and aural); I make an attempt to capture the visual.

copladocus

I have been a fan of pipe organs and their music since 1966 or thereabouts when I wrote a term paper on the technology and construction of tracker-type pipe organs. While the casings depicted in these fabulous photos are wonderful, most people would be surprised that the pipes shown are often little more than a facade, the real, music-producing pipes, are hidden behind the facade. While the mechanics differ from one to the other, the whole instrument is a marvel of art and technology. Thanks for the photos and y0ou0r interest in these magnificent instruments.

LeeK Loc: Washington State

Wow. These are really impressive (pictures, organs and architecture).

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

copladocus, thanks for your informative comment. I think you might be surprised by how many of those pipes are actually speaking, not just on the façade. Pipes were expensive and labor-intensive and most places didn't want to pay for any that were not to speak.

LeeK, thank you for the nice comment! I have always found them so.

dgrimsman Loc: Sisters, Oregon

Thank you for sharing your images of these magnificent instruments.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

You're very welcome. I enjoy sharing my photos. I'm pleased you enjoyed them.

Dan Thornton Loc: Corpus Christi, Texas

Great photos of beautiful instruments.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Thanks, Dan! I appreciate it.

kkayser

too bad we cannot hear them

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

Spectacular, David!

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

I say that when I photograph them--most of the time they are silent.