Like most true artists, very shy of the public. Glad to see him stepping out of his bubble again. I do hope people are kind to him, I miss his video's.
Only Phil would think about the towing capacity of an S Class Mercedes...LOL. Michael playing "Some Day My Prince Will Come" made me smile, he plays beautifully. Glad you had a successful trip and returned safely.
That was incredibly interesting and sad to hear so many churches and chapels are closing and junking these masterpieces. Doesn’t say much for society that the churches and chapels are closing too…..glad to have you back Billy and yes, Philly is a great friend to you and I’m sure he feels the same way about you…
In a town near us is a massive organ in an old movie theater. It gets played frequently. They use the beautifully maintained theater to show old movies. They do a double feature and play the organ between the shows. It's a lovely evening's entertainment.
Sadly this instrument is not appreciated and is strictly associated with religious use, therefore its majesty as an instrument has become unknown. My brother (the organist) told me of a church near our childhood home which junked its pipe organ(Barrie Ontario Canada)-they'd rather use guitars because they think that will 'attract' the younger generation
There is a town in Atlantic Canada in which a parsonage and it's church were sold to a man who plays the organ regularly and opens the church so that anyone can enjoy his free concert. I think that is splendid!
About 6 years ago the church I grew up in closed its doors and I was asked as a photographer and designer to go around the church to photograph almost every inch of it to put into a memorial book to give to its past and present congregation. One of the coolest places I got to go into was the room that stored all of the pipes of the organ. I was so impressed by the sheer magnitude of the size and amount of pipes used in one instrument. It makes me a little sad thinking about it and it was also one of the last happy memories of my Dad who was with me when we explored the room and all the areas we weren’t allowed to go in as kids. My Dad passed away a year after that. He was one of the Elders. I think this is a wonderful foundation to support. I agree you need one at the convent. Think of the sound you would get and the concerts you could give.
Hello, I just watched the episode about the unused organs . I think Michael could illistrate a lovely little book about 'The Organ who wanted to sing again'. I'm sure people would love to purchase a copy Mary J. Storey
Looks like you had an awesome trip! The pipe organ charity is truly commendable, I hope they get the financial support they need to save these magnificent old organs. Thanks to you Michael and Phil for taking an interest in this project. Crack on with rubble mountain🙏❤️
That was a really interesting video. It’s hard to believe the rate of chapels and churches that are closing and organs being trashed. How wonderful this charity is trying to rescue these organs that would otherwise be lost. Perhaps they will find an organ for the convent chapel! ❤
Wow!! I really thought you were going to get one of the pipe organs to put in the chapel! Well, logistically speaking, it might be too difficult to get all the way to France. Hopefully in the future, you'll find one more locally that will be perfect. I really appreciate what those gentlemen are doing, preserving those beautiful, historic organs. Cheers!! 😊
I play piano and organ, learned organ on big church pipe organs. Both my piano and organ teachers told me it is easier to go from playing piano to organ than to learn organ and then learn piano. I started on piano a few years before I started organ. I loved hearing you play.
That was very cool!!! Michael is so talented! And YOU Billy are just amazing and you've found Phil who's been missing for over a week!! Best best best of luck with the neighbor! I am itching to see the Convent gardens!!! 😁😁😁😁😁🥰🥰
Wow! Amazing Grace! With you guys on the team the magic happens. How sweet it is to be on the side of the ladies of the Convent. It's the gentleness of the spirit that enables the beauty of the spirit to restore and resurrect. The pipers of Scotland have always raised my spirit and now the pipes of chapels, old churches, convents and cathedrals can work their magic too. The history and veneer of the good being mysteriously majestic. Bravo! C'est Bon!
I had a friend that repaired and tuned church pipe organs. There were many churches around where we live and he was one of the only people who could do the job. Sadly he passed away, so I would assume the churches miss him dearly. Many churches here have sadly closed and have been torn down. These gents are doing a wonderful job!
Michael is so talented. He hasn’t played the organ since the age of twelve! You are an absolute genius and blessing Michael. It wouldn’t take you very long to play the organ like a church organist. God bless❤
Lovely to hear Michael play the organ. Hope he plays more often. Wishing this charity much success in raising money and helping to teach others to play/ maintain these organs 😍😘
As a young child, myself and about 9 other kids had to go into the Catholic church and draw the stations of the cross, the teacher stayed in the classroom with the rest of the pupils. We set about our task, happily drawing and talking, we didn't mess about, being the good Catholics that we were. Then the organ that was situated above in the mezzanine bit, started to play, we froze, the bravest couple of the lads decided to go and investigate thinking someone was messing about. They flew back down the steps, picked up their work and legged it, shouting, "the door is locked I'm out." We followed in hot pursuit. I love listening to the organ playing, especially Wurlitzers, I just didn't stay around for that performance. 😂
aww how fab, glad someone is saving them,sad so many are lost to the scrap heap. Portsmouth is my home city but i'm now living in your old stomping ground of Kent lol
What a great effort this organization is doing. Saving and preserving these organs and teaching students how to maintain them !!! Michael is very talented 🎵 !!! Your family is totally amazing ❤
What a lovely video Billy. It was good to see Phil and Michael all working together. What a fantastic charity too, I hope they are successful in finding both storage and rescue organs. I love organ music, can you use some on your vlogs? So uplifting. ❤
The video is lovely and of course Michaels playing is always good, always. Some of the statistics in your video we're very sad. It's truly a shame about any organ of such beauty that gets destroyed. I found myself more concerned about the fact that on average One Church a day is closing in England. That breaks my heart. The same thing is happening here in America. And it makes me sad. There's an entire community that previous generations were part of that Our Generations are missing out on completely. It was how they got to know their neighbors and developed relationships in their community. They created networks of people that could help each other in times that were difficult. With the troubles the world is facing now I think we need those Community connections and to feel a part of something more than ever.
All I can think about now is the Petherick Boys organs. How big they are, and how well they use them. I've watched both of you for years now, You are almost family to me, in that I DO care and get such reward from your adventures. I wish every success to your efforts, and feel such pride in your great deeds. Thank you!
What a wonderful thing they are doing. And the look of pure joy on Michael's face while playing just warmed my heart. Maybe the chapel can be a new home for one of the organs.
Why is it as soon as michael plays i feel happy and proud of his talent? I wish he played more, it was like he didny feel he did it well, but it was great! Billy ive missed your videos so much, you guys have become my favorites!
There is a magnificent organ in Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow which is played every day at 1pm and 3 pm on a Sunday for those who are visiting the museum. Well worth checking out when visiting Glasgow 🙂
That was so interesting! I'm going to London next month I will check out the organ at London Bridge station. Always great to see Michael and Phil. Thanks. 😊👍🇨🇦
Wow that organ is beautiful and Micheal played it beautifully. Hopefully you will be able to rehome one there in France being Mark travels all over. Who knows you maybe get a call from them soon. What a great organization to save as many of those beautiful organs.
I can see you guys helping out that charity to get an organ for the Convent. Get a really big one so the whole town can hear it! LOL Glad you had a fun time in England. Thanks for sharing your adventure. 😀
That was very interesting, I never thought there were that many Pipe Organs discarded every week. I hope you will have many people help this good cause now. Good to see yourself, Michael and Phil had a great time. Thank you 💕🇦🇺
Amazing, take a look at ‘look mum no computer’ & see the organ project he has been working on, I believe he has an organ museum? I could be wrong 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
A very worthwhile endeavour. Sad that so many churches are closing and equally sad that the organs are being abandoned instead of being re-housed. Hopefully that will change before it is too late. Thank you for the video!
It would be incredible if your chapel could become home to one of those ‘to be trashed’ organs🥰👏🏻🙏🏻. How lovely would it be to have Michael pop in and play on it whilst everyone is working away🤗
I spent my apprenticeship at N P Manders Pipe Organ Builders based in Bethnal Green then moved Northward to Harrison and Harrison Pipe Organ Builders Durham City back in the 80’s.
Our old church organ was dismantled & taken, piece by piece, to a church in Dijon! It was reinstalled & we went to listen to it being played .. it was an epic trip & so memorable 😊
Hurray, welcome back Billy, Michael, Phil, you were missed!!! It would be so nice if you could get one of those organs for the chapel, maybe one day. Michael you played well! I would love to hear you play a piece right through one day, I think we all would.
I’m so delighted to see you visit pipe up for pipe organs. I remember putting a comment in a video when you first started talking about an organ for your chapel, I know there’s no way you picked it up from that amongst all the many hundreds of comments that you get but I’m still pleased that you managed to make contact with them. what a brilliant charity, and hopefully a little bit of revenue goes that away from the extra exposure .
It's a wonderful thing you and Michael have done to promote Pipe Up For Pipe Organ. I hope they get the funding they need, I wonder if a Royal could be a Patron for them, Seems King Charles as a lover of Music Arts and Head of the Anglican Church might be interested if he knew of them?
I can just see Terry Miles, stopping in to play some boogie woogie ... he goes all around England finding churches with organs, and or pianos in public places...LAXVESPA-LOSANGELES
I love pipe organs. As a teenager I pumped one during a power outage. I also learned to repair the thin wood trackers. I'm certainly not a teenager now.
Thank you Billy and Michael for exposing the critical need to save these precious instruments. However, there would be no need to do this charity work to save the Organs if the Churches were full of people giving praise to our Lord through the music which is provided by these wonderful instruments. Perhaps more evangelism is needed to achieve that goal(are you listening Church of England!!!!!).
One of my Godmothers was both an Organist and an Organ Instructor. Unfortunately we lived too far away from her for me to receive instructions. I do remember sitting at her huge organ and I couldn't reach most of it. Latter learned they lived so far away because the land was cheap and allowed them to build a custom house around the organ. I think it was one of the first two story plus living rooms I saw in a regular house. It looked like an oversized house on the outside, but inside it was like someone had chopped off part of a church, decorated it like a home and attached the rest of the house in the back. She had a huge pipe organ (I couldn't even reach the peddles nor all the teirs of keys), a "smaller" organ and an electronic organ the around the size of an upright piano for students to first practice on. She also traveled quite a bit around Southern California playing at churches. Unfortunately they passed, at least two of the organs were sold/donated and the house got torn down, they had such a huge plot of land that a small neighborhood got built on it. It's a shame all the great things built, then lost to us, that are too expensive or impractical to be ever built again regardless of the joy they brought us. I commend these people saving manifestations of joy & beauty from being lost forever.
Will share their website. A wonderful cause. I look forward to Rubble Mountain being tackled. Can you use any of it at the Chateau? (Could make a hard standing for Sadie's horses)
Billy, I'm sure that there are organs in need of rehoming there in France. Your chapel could become a wonderful performance and/or teaching space for organists.
Oh do come by and say hello to me and Michael on the Isle of Wight if you come via Portsmouth again. I can't believe it was a year ago we met you guys. It has gone so quickly! Love the idea of this project! Thanks for another great video. xx
It's heartbreaking to think of church organs going for scrap. I'm so grateful that this organization exists!
Hoping the convent chapel can become a home for one of their organs. Michael played very nicely ❤
WOW. Artist, musician, woodworker and videographer- that Michael is a bit of a renaissance man! All you Pethericks have many talents. TFS
Like most true artists, very shy of the public. Glad to see him stepping out of his bubble again. I do hope people are kind to him, I miss his video's.
THIS IS A GREAT CHARITY! I PLAY THE ORGAN AND THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT WITH A LOVELY SWEET SOUND!
Only Phil would think about the towing capacity of an S Class Mercedes...LOL. Michael playing "Some Day My Prince Will Come" made me smile, he plays beautifully. Glad you had a successful trip and returned safely.
That was incredibly interesting and sad to hear so many churches and chapels are closing and junking these masterpieces. Doesn’t say much for society that the churches and chapels are closing too…..glad to have you back Billy and yes, Philly is a great friend to you and I’m sure he feels the same way about you…
In a town near us is a massive organ in an old movie theater. It gets played frequently. They use the beautifully maintained theater to show old movies. They do a double feature and play the organ between the shows. It's a lovely evening's entertainment.
Sadly this instrument is not appreciated and is strictly associated with religious use, therefore its majesty as an instrument has become unknown. My brother (the organist) told me of a church near our childhood home which junked its pipe organ(Barrie Ontario Canada)-they'd rather use guitars because they think that will 'attract' the younger generation
There is a town in Atlantic Canada in which a parsonage and it's church were sold to a man who plays the organ regularly and opens the church so that anyone can enjoy his free concert. I think that is splendid!
@Harry Dimitrescu No, actually, people can complain or people can do things. Pethericks do things. How about you?
Well done to Michael - he played really well. As someone else mentioned, it would be great to eventually obtain an organ for the chapel.
About 6 years ago the church I grew up in closed its doors and I was asked as a photographer and designer to go around the church to photograph almost every inch of it to put into a memorial book to give to its past and present congregation. One of the coolest places I got to go into was the room that stored all of the pipes of the organ. I was so impressed by the sheer magnitude of the size and amount of pipes used in one instrument. It makes me a little sad thinking about it and it was also one of the last happy memories of my Dad who was with me when we explored the room and all the areas we weren’t allowed to go in as kids. My Dad passed away a year after that. He was one of the Elders. I think this is a wonderful foundation to support. I agree you need one at the convent. Think of the sound you would get and the concerts you could give.
Hello, I just watched the episode about the unused organs . I think Michael could illistrate a lovely little book about 'The Organ who wanted to sing again'. I'm sure people would love to purchase a copy Mary J. Storey
What a great trip you had. Love to hear Michael playing piano and organ. Thanks Billy, Michael and Phil. X
Looks like you had an awesome trip! The pipe organ charity is truly commendable, I hope they get the financial support they need to save these magnificent old organs. Thanks to you Michael and Phil for taking an interest in this project. Crack on with rubble mountain🙏❤️
Great fun. Well played Michael. The organ sounds wonderful. So sad to hear how many are lost. I do love organ music.
That was a really interesting video. It’s hard to believe the rate of chapels and churches that are closing and organs being trashed. How wonderful this charity is trying to rescue these organs that would otherwise be lost. Perhaps they will find an organ for the convent chapel! ❤
So happy to see you are back. The organ was wonderful. I wish that organization all the best for their endeavors to save those organs.
Well I hope they find an organ for the Covenant! Love watching Michael play. Say hello to Phil as well.
Wow!! I really thought you were going to get one of the pipe organs to put in the chapel! Well, logistically speaking, it might be too difficult to get all the way to France. Hopefully in the future, you'll find one more locally that will be perfect. I really appreciate what those gentlemen are doing, preserving those beautiful, historic organs. Cheers!! 😊
Fantastic to hear Michael just sit down and play amazingly. What a wonderful thing to have in a station! xxx
I play piano and organ, learned organ on big church pipe organs. Both my piano and organ teachers told me it is easier to go from playing piano to organ than to learn organ and then learn piano. I started on piano a few years before I started organ. I loved hearing you play.
That was very cool!!! Michael is so talented! And YOU Billy are just amazing and you've found Phil who's been missing for over a week!! Best best best of luck with the neighbor! I am itching to see the Convent gardens!!! 😁😁😁😁😁🥰🥰
Wow! Amazing Grace! With you guys on the team the magic happens. How sweet it is to be on the side of the ladies of the Convent. It's the gentleness of the spirit that enables the beauty of the spirit to restore and resurrect. The pipers of Scotland have always raised my spirit and now the pipes of chapels, old churches, convents and cathedrals can work their magic too. The history and veneer of the good being mysteriously majestic. Bravo! C'est Bon!
Really enjoyed the segment about saving the organs and Michael playing. Like everyone else, I hope one of the organs finds its way to the chapel.
What a well worth charity as it would b a shame to let a wonderful instrument disappear. Nice play Michael. Loved watching. Crack on see you Monday 😘
I had a friend that repaired and tuned church pipe organs. There were many churches around where we live and he was one of the only people who could do the job. Sadly he passed away, so I would assume the churches miss him dearly. Many churches here have sadly closed and have been torn down. These gents are doing a wonderful job!
Michael is so talented. He hasn’t played the organ since the age of twelve! You are an absolute genius and blessing Michael. It wouldn’t take you very long to play the organ like a church organist. God bless❤
It's a wonderful thing Pipe Up is doing to save those pieces of history. I have a feeling that we will see an organ in the chapel before long. 😊
Lovely to hear Michael play the organ. Hope he plays more often. Wishing this charity much success in raising money and helping to teach others to play/ maintain these organs 😍😘
As a young child, myself and about 9 other kids had to go into the Catholic church and draw the stations of the cross, the teacher stayed in the classroom with the rest of the pupils. We set about our task, happily drawing and talking, we didn't mess about, being the good Catholics that we were. Then the organ that was situated above in the mezzanine bit, started to play, we froze, the bravest couple of the lads decided to go and investigate thinking someone was messing about. They flew back down the steps, picked up their work and legged it, shouting, "the door is locked I'm out." We followed in hot pursuit. I love listening to the organ playing, especially Wurlitzers, I just didn't stay around for that performance. 😂
What a talented man Michael is.
aww how fab, glad someone is saving them,sad so many are lost to the scrap heap. Portsmouth is my home city but i'm now living in your old stomping ground of Kent lol
What a great effort this organization is doing. Saving and preserving these organs and teaching students how to maintain them !!!
Michael is very talented 🎵 !!! Your family is totally amazing ❤
Noticed I’m starting to use the word “brilliant “ more and more from watching your channel.🤗
What a lovely video Billy. It was good to see Phil and Michael all working together. What a fantastic charity too, I hope they are successful in finding both storage and rescue organs. I love organ music, can you use some on your vlogs? So uplifting. ❤
The video is lovely and of course Michaels playing is always good, always. Some of the statistics in your video we're very sad. It's truly a shame about any organ of such beauty that gets destroyed. I found myself more concerned about the fact that on average One Church a day is closing in England. That breaks my heart. The same thing is happening here in America. And it makes me sad. There's an entire community that previous generations were part of that Our Generations are missing out on completely. It was how they got to know their neighbors and developed relationships in their community. They created networks of people that could help each other in times that were difficult. With the troubles the world is facing now I think we need those Community connections and to feel a part of something more than ever.
It never ceases to amaze me the talent that Micheal has, he is a very special person❤❤,
All I can think about now is the Petherick Boys organs. How big they are, and how well they use them. I've watched both of you for years now, You are almost family to me, in that I DO care and get such reward from your adventures. I wish every success to your efforts, and feel such pride in your great deeds. Thank you!
What a wonderful thing they are doing. And the look of pure joy on Michael's face while playing just warmed my heart. Maybe the chapel can be a new home for one of the organs.
Why is it as soon as michael plays i feel happy and proud of his talent? I wish he played more, it was like he didny feel he did it well, but it was great! Billy ive missed your videos so much, you guys have become my favorites!
There is a magnificent organ in Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow which is played every day at 1pm and 3 pm on a Sunday for those who are visiting the museum. Well worth checking out when visiting Glasgow 🙂
Micheal is always full surprises, he plays an organ as well as piano. An artist as well.😊
That was a fun adventure, thanks for bringing us along. I had wondered where Phil was lol. Mystery solved. Its always great to see Michael as well. 🧡
Billy did say that he & Phil were going to England for a week
How terribly sad to think old organs are being thrown in the tip. Well done to that charity for saving them. Excellent video! ❤🐨
Always a pleasure to watch you Billy and the Petherick family- an inspiration to one and all.
That was so interesting! I'm going to London next month I will check out the organ at London Bridge station. Always great to see Michael and Phil. Thanks. 😊👍🇨🇦
Michael plays so well! I love to hear him play. The chapel definitely needs an organ. Welcome back!
Wow that organ is beautiful and Micheal played it beautifully. Hopefully you will be able to rehome one there in France being Mark travels all over. Who knows you maybe get a call from them soon. What a great organization to save as many of those beautiful organs.
Nice one Love organ 👍🤗
Love Sue ❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
It was lovely to see you back and Phil. We'll done Michael Great to see you playing the organ. It's a shame to hear about being thrown away. ❤
I can see you guys helping out that charity to get an organ for the Convent. Get a really big one so the whole town can hear it! LOL
Glad you had a fun time in England.
Thanks for sharing your adventure. 😀
This is wonderful that they save and place these beautiful organs. I enjoyed.
Michael was awesome, need one saved Organ for the Chapel, donated.
That was very interesting, I never thought there were that many Pipe Organs discarded every week. I hope you will have many people help this good cause now. Good to see yourself, Michael and Phil had a great time. Thank you 💕🇦🇺
That was amazing! Thanks for sharing the information about the organ rescue group. I hope they can find one for you
The chapel at the château could use an organ too!
I didn’t expect it to be so big.. that’s what she said! 😅
One of my friends has played the organ at various churches in Corpus Christi, Texas for over 60 years. She still plays at age 85.
Lovely video today ❤
Missed you all !
Phil is one in a million. Great friend. ❤
This is a great cause to support. Micheal did great. ❤
Wonderful work. So sad that chapels, organs, and churches are closing.
Well done Michael 👏👏👏
Yay, thanks for the update. Cheers.
Amazing, take a look at ‘look mum no computer’ & see the organ project he has been working on, I believe he has an organ museum? I could be wrong 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
ive been watching him! he’s done a awesome job
Good to see you again 😊
I’m so glad to see this charity. Donating today!
A very worthwhile endeavour. Sad that so many churches are closing and equally sad that the organs are being abandoned instead of being re-housed. Hopefully that will change before it is too late. Thank you for the video!
What a lovely charity and Michael you are amazing with the organ. Hope Billy can get one for the chapel. Your whole family are very talented Billy.
Thank you for the playing of the organ, Michael is very good and also on piano, Billy you are so kind to everyone.
It would be incredible if your chapel could become home to one of those ‘to be trashed’ organs🥰👏🏻🙏🏻. How lovely would it be to have Michael pop in and play on it whilst everyone is working away🤗
Hi Billy- Missed you !
I just assumed that the trip to England was a family trip. This guys trip was very interesting.
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I spent my apprenticeship at N P Manders Pipe Organ Builders based in Bethnal Green then moved Northward to Harrison and Harrison Pipe Organ Builders Durham City back in the 80’s.
Our old church organ was dismantled & taken, piece by piece, to a church in Dijon! It was reinstalled & we went to listen to it being played .. it was an epic trip & so memorable 😊
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Thank you for supporting the charity.
Oh wow well played Michael. I used to work near London Bridge station many years ago. Would have loved listening to the organ whilst walking through
Such an interesting idea! I love it. Anything that saves music is worth the effort no question ✌️💕🤘(peace, love & rock n roll)
There’s something so calming and comforting about hearing an organ.
Hurray, welcome back Billy, Michael, Phil, you were missed!!! It would be so nice if you could get one of those organs for the chapel, maybe one day. Michael you played well! I would love to hear you play a piece right through one day, I think we all would.
Well done Michael well done!🥰🇬🇧
Michael is so happy! I love it! My brother would have gotten bored and walked away and left me there, not that I could ever have played an organ!
Yes, I thought for sure the climax of the video was the announcement you were getting a pipe organ for the convent.
It’s not really that simple. we will get one but we haven’t even started work in the chapel yet!
Greetings from South Africa. Michael I enjoy all your videos. You are an incredible young man doing wonderful things.
👏👏🤩 Lovely, Michael is so talented 😍
Absolutely loved listening to Michael play around on the organ. He has such a wonderful laugh.
I’m so delighted to see you visit pipe up for pipe organs. I remember putting a comment in a video when you first started talking about an organ for your chapel, I know there’s no way you picked it up from that amongst all the many hundreds of comments that you get but I’m still pleased that you managed to make contact with them. what a brilliant charity, and hopefully a little bit of revenue goes that away from the extra exposure .
What an interesting organization with a great mission
It's a wonderful thing you and Michael have done to promote Pipe Up For Pipe Organ. I hope they get the funding they need, I wonder if a Royal could be a Patron for them, Seems King Charles as a lover of Music Arts and Head of the Anglican Church might be interested if he knew of them?
I hope this means an organ will be coming to the chapel 🤞🏼
I loved the organ. It was huge to have been transported by train. ❤
I can just see Terry Miles, stopping in to play some boogie woogie ... he goes all around England finding churches with organs, and or pianos in public places...LAXVESPA-LOSANGELES
My mom always jokes that when she goes to the doctor it's also an organ recital. (pun intended)
I love pipe organs. As a teenager I pumped one during a power outage. I also learned to repair the thin wood trackers. I'm certainly not a teenager now.
Thank you Billy and Michael for exposing the critical need to save these precious instruments. However, there would be no need to do this charity work to save the Organs if the Churches were full of people giving praise to our Lord through the music which is provided by these wonderful instruments. Perhaps more evangelism is needed to achieve that goal(are you listening Church of England!!!!!).
One of my Godmothers was both an Organist and an Organ Instructor. Unfortunately we lived too far away from her for me to receive instructions. I do remember sitting at her huge organ and I couldn't reach most of it. Latter learned they lived so far away because the land was cheap and allowed them to build a custom house around the organ. I think it was one of the first two story plus living rooms I saw in a regular house. It looked like an oversized house on the outside, but inside it was like someone had chopped off part of a church, decorated it like a home and attached the rest of the house in the back. She had a huge pipe organ (I couldn't even reach the peddles nor all the teirs of keys), a "smaller" organ and an electronic organ the around the size of an upright piano for students to first practice on. She also traveled quite a bit around Southern California playing at churches. Unfortunately they passed, at least two of the organs were sold/donated and the house got torn down, they had such a huge plot of land that a small neighborhood got built on it. It's a shame all the great things built, then lost to us, that are too expensive or impractical to be ever built again regardless of the joy they brought us.
I commend these people saving manifestations of joy & beauty from being lost forever.
I've seen quite a few people playing that pipe organ in the station. It sounds amazing
Will share their website. A wonderful cause. I look forward to Rubble Mountain being tackled. Can you use any of it at the Chateau? (Could make a hard standing for Sadie's horses)
Billy, I'm sure that there are organs in need of rehoming there in France. Your chapel could become a wonderful performance and/or teaching space for organists.
Love your interest in the organ! There is not better sounding instrument for me. You play well Michael!
This is so special! We own a Vermont made bellows organ that must be peddled vigorously….lol😂 I hope folks donate to save the pipe organs.
Oh do come by and say hello to me and Michael on the Isle of Wight if you come via Portsmouth again. I can't believe it was a year ago we met you guys. It has gone so quickly! Love the idea of this project! Thanks for another great video. xx
Billy, that organ was compact and very small! Pipe organs can be HUGE!! 😀
Wow. I was the volunteer who pumped the oregon in our church in wyoming USA when I was a child. Oh the memories of having to pace yourself. Lol.