The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-09-02
NrEY ORGAN FOR
WALDORF.
s,nlfeenl Instrument to be Put
in Hotel Ballroom.
OSCILLATION Is A rRoBIEM
.,.A SPACE Makes Necessary spe'
!, c5asiue,ion-inssnment VIII
!, ussa ~ Prominent Musical Or
,,,,,oBs other Installations.


n.i,,l.oas Other Installations
~ ,aols unique assembly room
q Y4s liy than the grand bali
Maldoti AsloIia-unlque not
Il IL magnificent proper
y ia hetaase Of the fact that al
#ta ths portion Of the hotel
Iaom II ihis slse bad never
6 5f.inlel in i0siog steel
e AN ihssc difficulties Nefe over
-. #aaft, aud the room stands az a
.ss Is ihe artistic sklu OF neoFgs
iF1ii5 an lie architect, II, J. Harden
...mbly hall IN the world i
.{fHlhd i6t the concerts and
Ast .fgiaus musical organizations.
m. IL Giaiei seciciies aud ei,ihs haNs
7T5ssi aitcr tear. When the stahi
''s..a aas hllh, however. no organs
- -. a + found ia places OF THIS ehaiae'
" -, fFagelate, no provision Was made
1.I, Ia organ There has Tor some
IN growing demand Tor the m
1900, ti,,ir III al organ TO be used ny
- .-,,.5.. salspiirs tot their concerts anu
" '.3.f 4r.an ieclials, and also Tor the
~ ,.!51un. services which may be
vi M l.o.dl, therefore, decided TO
,sgsle ils ucys,lly,
n .5Tiff had hir decision been made
- th5a further applications came w
- .,b,i societies TO hold their concerts
~, i5II depending on the presence OF
: - The commission for this work
= y. ,1i,n.tcd TO the Estey Organ
ssi5ry III Bmttlcboro, W. IN view OF
n rlii0lgy Of the problem and the I'M
',,.ss5F ii absolute success, their eApc'l'
- ~. considered TO be'oi the greatest
- IN securing the desired results.
-, - t6e entire responsibility OF the
-, - n,ts on the Estey house, Mr. Boldt
4, ,sEen lie utmost care with AL the
~. and /, cooperating with the organ
-. n every point. The chief dliil'
~ IA Ills installation Is due TO the
f.t y, .n3re. and yet il has been over
-. = ;bat The tones OF the organ are
q 4. thoroughly characteristic anu OIL
iailt magnitude. 49,.
/, bang absolutely necessary not 10
~ ,be ballroom, the organ Is being
MOI m receSscs above the stage. III Is
IN. tbr place Of two enormous mirrors
,at nave hlled the two panels IN tne
m small gilt balustrades stand ~
tTri Of the two massive groups oil iroht
h., which reach right up to the richiy
hssoel ceiling. ..o
Immediately behind the cases are Two
s,IoW recfsses. These were literary
IAN out Of the solid masonry ana are 30
|s.Inlcied that all the sound VIII be
,irown out INTO the ballroom. one OF
Ne binders problems was. to place the
I'm. they have designed for this organ
4 an organ chamber not more than one
In tbe nsual Size and height. Recent m
r,rtions only used by the Esteys enable
hem to supply bass pipes for the various
dspartments OF the organ without having
NJ height formerly needed. This is done
h the use OF their ''open bass pipes,
Tbch have entirely solved the problem Oh
i. ow or crowded organ chamber. :,
III organ has two manuals and pedals,
md the total number OF pipes Is apous
1000. The stops are all enclosed IN two
well boxes. which allow wonderful ehec's
d Light and shade. !. .a;,,ol,
behind the organ and is SO construe!ead
i to be practically sound-proof.. Wlha
i furnished BY a special electric ran
bower. which will supply air at the ccl
net wind pressure for the various di'is'
ions Of the organ. -, s. ~
The key.desk is a remarkable feature OF
tbjs organ. Ii will contain all the latest
movements Of stop control. 1t Is to be
csed IN solid mahogany and is so com
pact that it can be placed in narrow re-
sess under the organ, hidden by sliding
doors that entirely conceal it. 1t Is con.
leced to the organ by cable sullicleh.ly
1ng to enable the organist to SIT eithel
Oh the stage, or in front of it., or at any,
other pont. This will be especially use!ul
IN orchestral concerts. where the organlst
should be in full view of the conductor;
The tonal scheme of the organ was, ae-
signed to suit all the varied uses 70 wLllcr,
may be put. The utmost skill mas pee,.
shown in condensing the most lmpol.a.n'
clements found on the largest Instrument
great deal Of attention has been gNem
TO the orchestral tones, many OF Whlcn az a.,
peculiar to the Estey organ. Among tner,'
are the following Concert iiute, holiti
vol, muted string and clarinet. Inc laI'
ter stop is new invention, far surpass:
ing all other organ limitations OF the clari
net, especially in the 'body" OF tone.
Never will there be better opportunity
10 compare the finest orchestral effects o. o.
modern organ with the orchestra ltsell
for during the season not q week passes
without several performances being glve1
in the ballroom by large orchesstras: u
will be nnssible therefore. to play flute
strings and reeds on the organ ana com
pare the results with the correspondents
orchestral Instruments right on the sPot.
The pure organ tones have not peei
neglected. There are two large diap,asohs
one metal and one wood, also grand hut =,
and two smaller organ flutes. Inc sol,
dulclana is found both on the pedais dnt
manual, and an echo cornet gives ' ~,
delicate brilliancy so much admired III viz
organ
Students Of the organ will be intereste;a
TO know that this instrument, Wnhg u
contains the most representative mouel,
scales and vocing, entirely avoids all Iie IL,
y experimental ideas. Though all III
stops, except the major diapason, are en-
closed in swell-boxes, yet the grouping y
By manuals and not by tone colors. a.
this will be concert organ however tn'
PEDAL stops are all distributed in the wv wv
swell boxes. thus securing great dea
more eypressivness from them. .,u,,
Nlth the exception of two OF .nre'
!e'ltmate derivations, every stop IS sep "a
rate and complete, and thus all the spac'
IS occupied by really independent ton
cS9lON. While there are IL couplers, ye
ne full organ contains enough so-cdlltiI
mutation stops" to afford proper Pr
nancy without using the 16-foot ana =
9 o., couplers at all. 500
The aim Of the builders has been to pro
auce an organ of supreme beauty OF Voie
lns-so that it will always stand as -
monument of the voicer's art. Inc 1nslr11
nent will in no wise be freak: 1t VII ~
give no shrieky blasts and contain no q =
entrlcities of structure. 1t is being nlau
durable and solid as possible in ever
Particular.
This is not the only important contrac
scured BY the Esteys in New YORK =
entity. They have under CONSTITUENT
,,9ree new organs for the Institute
Musical Art, Of which DR.. Frank Dan
osch IS director. These contracts we, Wel
aRarded by him and were under the ore a,
Mperyison of CASTOR Dethier, the proies
~ no organ. with the cooperation :
Safthgr s Hyde, the famous, organlst
y. Bartholomew's church, who is also