A significant organ

[Old Crank]

On a train ride from Vienna we talked to the head priest of a big church in Munich. I asked if they had organ concerts.
His reply was that they didn't have a significant organ....
This is St. Margaret's which has concerts both by visiting organists and the Church organist Christian Bischof, pictured.
Since 2017 when these were taken they have completely rebuilt the organ and added to it.

View from on high




Bischof explaining operation of keyboards and stops




How they work..

[marble falls]

1. "And now for the next 15 minutes it's adult only skate." There was a big wurlitzer at the skating...

... rink.

[Old Crank]

6. I never got to hear a big organ

before coming here. This was my second. I bumped into it while seeing what they might have and the organist was practicing. The sound in thes buildings is amazing.

[marble falls]

7. They're tuned to the building so the church is part of the organ.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. A MASSIVE organ I must say....

I'm keeping it clean.

[Old Crank]

8. My wife and I have been going around

comparing organs for a few years now.

It is hard not to giggle about it. There are 5 in Munich that we have heard. They bhave concert series and organists play around.

[fierywoman]

3. I love seeing what you choose to photograph. Please keep posting them!

[Old Crank]

9. Thanks

I'm interested in how these things work. Most are all electric solenoid driven and the pumps for the air are mechanical now.
We got lucky when we took my wife's brother to the place and just happened theorganist had a tour for the listeners.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. These are such gorgeous photos, my dear Old Crank!

Puts us right in the scene. I love ornate, old churches.
Thank you for sharing!

[2naSalit]

5. That's quite the instrument!

I have had the honor of performing with a couple pipe organs here, in the northwest. There aren't many. I don't play them, I was performing also while someone was playing one.

[Old Crank]

10. I don't play either

can't keep the timing. Am tone deaf to a large degree.
One reason I like these is that it is immersive and over rides my cochlear implants limitations.

[2naSalit]

11. You definitely...

Feel the music played on one of those!