Makinnews No. 20 The official publication of Makin Organs and Johannus IN THIS ISSUE Page 2 A new Makin organ for St Andrew by the Wardrobe Page 3 Johannus launch What a night! the Symphonica & Ecclesia organs Makin Managing Director, Dr Keith Harrington, was Page 4 Makin web site delighted to utter this over-used phrase on two Page 5 40th Anniversary occasions in June 2010. Firstly at the sixth annual Battle of the Organs at Leeds Parish Church, when Page 6 Testimonials the home organists team of Dr Simon Lindley and David Houlder with Professor Ian Tracey and Daniel Page 8 Aspects of console Bishop from Liverpool Cathedral did battle on three design Makin instruments and the resident pipe organ. A packed audience marvelled at the virtuosity of the Page 9 MultiSamples and players and the majesty of all four organs which rebuilds were used to play a very wide variety of music to Page 10 Basic hymn suit all tastes. For the first time in the annual battle, a large viewing screen was provided by Keith playing Hearnshaw which gave the added dimension of Page 11 Sound bites being able to see the Parish Church organ being played. Page 12 Recent installations Perhaps the highlight of the audience thrilled for nearly three evening was provided by the hours. Edward Marsh arrangement of However, the moment of the the famous James Bond theme night was undoubtedly provided tune for four organs, with the by Dr Noel Rawsthorne, Ian’s title role being played by ‘Lindley, illustrious predecessor at Simon Lindley agent 0113’ ... it Liverpool who retired in 1980. STOP PRESS simply brought the house down. Now aged 80, Noel played the Secondly, in what to many was cathedral Hutson mobile console New Westmorland thought to be the event of the publically for the first time in 10 year, Makin provided three years, with a scintillating Custom brochure organs for the ‘Organists improvisation to the delight of all. out now! Entertain’ at Liverpool Cathedral. In conversation with Keith Joining the resident team of Harrington afterwards, Noel said The latest Makin 36 page Professor Ian Tracey, Daniel that he was thrilled to be Bishop and Martin Noble were involved. He was astounded at brochure is now available Ian Wells and special guest star, the quality of the Makin Organs and gives details about all Nigel Ogden, of the long running and recalled details of an earlier our products and services. BBC radio 2 programme‘ The ‘Battle of the Organs’ with Three Makin consoles in place ahead of the ‘Battle of the Organs’ at Leeds Parish Organist Entertains’. Between another vendor some 20 years Church You will find specifications them, they provided a ago and suggested that the key of our standard organs and programme which kept the vast difference was that Makin used ‘Sampling’ technology rather than suggested specifications for the outdated and inferior the custom series. If you ‘modelling’ technologies still being used by some, and indeed haven’t received a personal apparently being introduced by copy and would like one, others as something new! please do contact Makin Next year’s event is already in directly by e-mail or phone. hand and is expected to take place on Saturday 18th June. The three organs taken by Makin used speaker locations high around the Cathedral, above the Welsford porch and on the Dulverton Bridge, to provide a simply stunning effect with the audience being surrounded by instruments. The Tutti was simply stunning, but perhaps the best effects were from the colour Martyn Noble, Dan Bishop, Ian Tracey, Nigel Ogden, Noel Rawsthorne, Ian Wells and Joe Riley in front of the Hutson console after the ‘Organists Entertain’ at Liverpool from so many quiet and beautiful Cathedral stops. An evening to remember Makin Organs Limited, Sovereign House, 30 Manchester Road, Shaw, OL2 7DE Telephone: 01706 888100 www.makinorgans.co.uk 2 MAKINNEWS Welcome to the new A new Makin organ look Makin for St Andrew by News! Recently we set some time aside to redesign Makin News to fit in the Wardrobe with the fresh style of the new adverts, literature and, of course, What an unusual name I hear the website. I hope you like what Pedal you see and that it is still as you say. One of our recent Open Diapason 16’ Great readable as ever. Looking at my installations, which is receiving Bourdon 16’ collection of back copies, the its final intonation work within Principal 8’ Bourdon 16’ content has always been Fifteenth 4’ Open Diapason 8’ the building as I write, is in the Trombone 16’ excellent, but the format has Stopped Diapason 8’ delightfully named St Andrew Swell to Pedal Principal 4’ certainly become a little tired. by the Wardrobe church in the Great to Pedal Wald Flute 4’ Actually it is difficult to believe city of London. The original Choir to Pedal Twelfth 2 2/3’ that it is five years since our 35th Great & Pedal Combs Coupled Fifteenth 2’ anniversary and indeed six years church was burnt down in the Sesquialtera (17.19.22) III since I joined the company. I often Great Fire and then rebuilt as Trumpet 8’ get asked about David Clegg, my Wren’s last great city church. Swell to Great Choir (enclosed) Choir to Great predecessor as Managing Bombed out in the Blitz, today's Stopped Diapason 8’ Director, his wife Mavis and son church of St Andrew is a Principal 4’ Swell (enclosed) James, and I am pleased to report complete reconstruction Open Diapason 8’ that they are still thoroughly Suabe Flute 4’ Lieblich Gedact 8’ enjoying themselves in Australia, nestling within Wren's walls. Fifteenth 2’ Salicional 8’ with David spending every free The details, including the 17th Glockenspiel (12.17) II Voix Céleste 8’ moment on the golf course. David century emblems on the ceiling, Mixture (19.22) II Gemshorn 4’ celebrated his 70th birthday in have been reproduced with Cremona 8’ Flageolet 2’ June 2010. Tremulant Mixture (15.19.22) III particular care, so that it is Swell to Choir Contra Hautboy 16’ Makin’s 40th anniversary is not difficult to tell that the church Cornopean 8’ only a time to look back but forwards as well. There is no was out of use until 1961. doubt that throughout the country times are hard, and, if our The church has a historic John Snetzler diocesan organ adviser John Norman, Makin instruments. one manual pipe organ dating from 1769, centered around deciding upon the For any digital instrument, the politicians are to believed, they which was originally built for Lord appropriate size of instrument for the will be getting harder as the relationship between the number of Hatherton of Teddesley Hall. It arrived at church’s needs, including its use as a speaking stops and the number of nation attempts to get out of the St Andrew in 1961, details of which can be concert venue, and a requirement by all amplifiers/speakers is critical to its super massive financial black hole found on the National Pipe Organ Register parties for the highest quality of sound. success, with a quality instrument having we find ourselves in. What can (see www.npor.org.uk). Although utterly There is always the temptation to produce typically 6 stops per amplifier. With St you expect from Makin Organs? delightful, this charming house organ has a bigger instrument than in absolutely Andrew, the instrument has a total of 13 Our plan is simple, we will never been able to provide sufficient tone necessary; as the adage says ‘Organists amplifiers giving 2.3 stops per amplifier, continue to deliver the best digital for the church and, after a great deal of are like cart horses, they always want with a total of 37 independent speakers organs, at a price which is planning, the search was on for a suitable another stop’. In the end, a specification within 13 cabinets. As I am sure you will affordable, and back this up with company to install a modern digital was decided upon with a total of just realise with such a good ratio of stops to instrument to meet the church’s needs thirty speaking stops spread over three world-class customer service. amplifiers, the sound is simply now and for many years to come. manuals, in a sumptuous motorised breathtaking. To quote my friend Sir Patrick Discussions, with Makin, the church’s drawstop console with top of the range Moore, “At my age I do what Mark organ adviser Ian Curror and the playing aids that are standard on all Twain did. I get my daily paper, look at the obituaries page and if I'm not there I carry on as usual.” I think this sums up the future of Makin nicely ... business as usual. Organ recital by Ian Sincerely, Tracey at Kinnoull, Perth By Robert Lightband Dr Keith A Harrington I have never done a ‘crit’ of a The Kinnoull organ has many beautiful the music he played, stood out. The Managing Director soft sounds and solo stops. But the tuttis, Toccata, quite difficult to play on a three recital on a digital organ for reasons I have explained, are really manual organ, was really exciting. Elgar’s before, so I am rather looking grand. There is an enormous advantage Larghetto had haunting Diapason sounds. forward to doing so. of having a Great Posaune, plus a really Mendelsson’s Scherzo, arranged by Ian, exciting Grand Trumpet on the Solo. This was played with such dexterity it sounded May I begin with the organ? It is a stop has the power of a Tuba, but a much the easiest piece in the world and was medium size Makin divided over three more exciting sound.