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The technology of the theatre organ
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The association, founded in 1970, has, in addition to its members, a number of technical teams with volunteers who, in their free time, dedicate themselves heart and soul to keeping these beautiful instruments in optimum condition. The NOF currently owns four organs, including the famous former studio organ of the VARA. In addition, the NOF has maintained the organs of the Royal Theatre Pathé-Tuschinski in Amsterdam and the Theater aan de Schie in Schiedam for decades. Events such as concerts, open days, organist days, etc. are regularly organised on these organs.
The organs still existing in the Netherlands are:
- the Compton theatre organ in Haarlem
- the Standaart theatre organ in Boskoop
- the Standaart-Wurlitzer theatre organ in Dordrecht
- the Standaart theatre organ in Schiedam
- the Wurlitzer-Strunk theatre organ in Amsterdam
- the Strunk theatre organ in Steenwijk
- the Compton theatre organ in Hilversum
De delen
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 1
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 10
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 11
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 12
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 2
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 3
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 4
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 5
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 6
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 7
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 8
- Technique Theatreorgan pt 9
Technique behind the Theatre Organ part 2 Simplified description of the electro-pneumatic control/activation of the pipes (and other devices) in a theatre organ. It should be remembered that these type of organs were mostly built early in the previous century at a time when electricity had just started to come into use (e.g. the telephone, trams and electric lighting). If people agreed to be connected up, a few lamps could even be supplied for free! Small motors and household electrical appliances had yet to be invented. Organs had been around for a very long time, mainly for the ecclesiastical accompaniment of singing, insofar as that task was not reserved for a cantor. Supplying the old organs with air using bellows and organ blowers was seen as a profession. The pipes were controlled mechanically from the keyboard using a wooden pull, push, or tilt movement to the air supply valves of the organ pipes.
Technique behind the Theatre Organ part 3Overview in a theatre or cinema. Below you can see the setup in a theatre as it was (and as it still occurs today). The console was originally set up so that the organist could see the screen. In many cinemas the console was not on the stage but beneath it on a lift. In the Asta theatre, the organ would rise up slowly in a twisting motion! The illustration shows the organ positioned above the stalls. There are also many cinemas where the actual organ is set up below (as in Amsterdam’s Tuschinski theatre) or on either side of the stage floor. It is this technique that plays a hugely important, indispensable and sometimes literal link between what the organist plays and what the audience hears.
Technique behind the Theatre Organ part 4 The complete organ design: Console (s)Keys (t)Register stop key (r)Preset stop (p)Memory (g)Comb contact (b) These all relate to making contact and switching.Only then can music be heard…
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Professionele technische teams
Theaterorgels hebben altijd onderhoud nodig. Onze technische teamleden reviseren, onderhouden, intoneren en stemmen de orgels.
De Nederlandse theaterorgels
De NOF onderhoud diverse Nederlandse theaterorgels zoals Standaart, maar ook Compton, Wurlitzer en Strunk zijn onder het beheer van de NOF.
Deskundig bestuur
De bestuursleden zijn van alle markten thuis. Zowel op juridisch, administratief als technisch gebied heeft de NOF deskundige bestuursleden.
Evenementen
De NOF organiseert diverse evenementen zoals concerten, familiefeesten of open dagen waar u ook zlef uitgenodigd wordt om het orgel te bespelen.
Ons Doel
De Nederlandse Orgel Federatie (NOF) is een landelijke vereniging die tot doel heeft om de nog resterende theater-, bioscoop- en studio-orgels in Nederland te behouden.
De NOFbeschermer van theaterorgels
Theaterorgels beschikken over een techniek die zichtbaar, indrukwekkend, leerzaam en stimuleert tot grote creativiteit voor ons en onze kinderen. Dit houdt ons nieuwsgierig.
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