Hawaiian shirts, cargo (or, Bermuda, take your pick) shorts, and flip-flops...............
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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In 1969 we got the word that there was going to be a live recording session at the Fillmore West the upcoming Sunday. Ran out got tickets and bundled all up to go. I had never heard of the performer but hey, what the heck it is the Fillmore. The gentleman's name who was making the recording was Virgil Fox. He had a 127 piped organ on stage with a sound system that made the wall of sound look like a Peavey 15. At the start he warned the audience they might want to move back. Of course they didn't. This guy was pretty flamboyant and much to do opened with Tocata in D Minor by JS Bach. We all new it as the Theme From Phantom Of The Opera. I became a instant Virgil Fox fan. I found out later he was called The Liberace Of The Pipe Organ. Phenomenal Show. Unfortunately Mr. Fox passed away in 1980, but I had the good fortune to see him 3 more times. The last time he teamed up with Iztakh Perlman and Wanda Landowska. No matter the type of music it proves that it still can be entertainment.
Edit: I still have my Vinyl copy of that performance called interestingly enough Virgil Fox- Live At The Fillmore.
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There is a breed of GOF who watches weather on the television.
The other pipe organist of fame in the period was E. Power Biggs. What the orchestra people then called him was E. Blower Piggs.
The other pipe organist of fame in the period was E. Power Biggs. What the orchestra people then called him was E. Blower Piggs.
I remember that Joke. In fact when I heard it at music class I ran home and told it to my parents. I was immediately grounded for a week. In the house I was raised in if the last name was not Hayden, Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, etc etc etc it was not allowed to be heard.
I also remember when CBS used Fanfare For Man and the earth rising for the nightly news. I was vindicated.
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Most memorable pipe organ presentation EVER
And his last acting gig was Thriller.
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You should. I just mowed my lawn. Now get off it.
The most memorable for me was seeing organ pipes emerge from the stage when I saw Boston at William & Mary, right before they broke into "Smokin".
It's here. Quick evaluation: It's very nice. Nice neck, with an interesting joint; the headstock is grafted on, which is probably cheaper to produce and may make it a bit more stable, I don't know. Neck is easy and fast, and I'm sure I can get what I need from it, tonally speaking, without dropping anything else in. Would be interesting to mod it and see what that produces but I don't feel like spending another $300.
Only issue is a buzz on the A string, which is not that audible plugged in. It plays nicely otherwise, right out of the box, so I'll probably spend the $80 to have my guy go over it, or maybe I'll just tweak the truss rod myself a little to see if that is enough. I have traditionally had poor success doing my own setups; I know everyone says it's easy, but I like to at least let a pro have a crack at them initially and then tweak as needed from there.
The scale definitely improves my speed on the fast stuff, so probably worth the money, and then some.
Also, that's not a floating pickguard. It just looks like one, but it's flush to the body.
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I have a direct to disc recording of Mr. Fox, IIRC recorded at a Cleveland cathedral, that is breathtaking when played on an "appropriate" audio system.
He starts with "Toccata and Fugue" and it's a whirlwind after that.
When the kids were little and we decked the house out for Halloween, we'd put that selection on repeat and blast it out all night to set the theme for the neighborhood. They all said they loved it!
The bass looks cool in your space. Right at home.
Maybe the buzz is the pickguard resonating against the body surface.
Maybe the buzz is the pickguard resonating against the body surface.
Haha, I should have remembered from playing the one my friend had, but it was quite a while ago and I'm old.The bass looks cool in your space. Right at home.
Maybe the buzz is the pickguard resonating against the body surface.
That's my little corner of our shared studio, where I do my personal practice. Everyone keeps dumping their stuff there. I used to have all that stuff in the front room but that all had to be moved when our housemate moved in. His electronic drum kit is to the right of that area, to the right of his drums is my rehearsal setup with my Mesa head and 2x10 cab, and to the right of all that is my husband's drum kit. It's cozy in there.
Wait......what?
Y'all mean white seersucker suits, don'tcha?
Why, no self respectin' suthenor from my native Georgia would be caught daid in shorts!
An' whut are flip flops?
That's whut a fish does jest afore ya gut 'em!
I like this finish much more than the green. I'm just not a green guy.
You might check how well the A string is seated in the nut.
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Just thinking how good it looks in walnut but in the same thinking breath thinking of Turin green and D'Addario tapes.
Great minds.
My D'addario tapes showed up in the mailbox just today, only they are super-long...
Thass purdy!
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