As I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday I suddenly gasped when I saw this: Chances are, few people outside the organ world probably heard his name. Here is an outdated bio of his work, which unfortunately does not reveal his travels all over the world, as an organ technician and consultant. Richard Houghten attended the… Read More Rest in peace
Forty years ago, the Lutheran Church of Honolulu sought to revitalize its music program, beginning with the purchase of a mechanical action organ — a tracker organ — altogether unique and unprecedented in Hawaii, in a classic design made by one of the leading master organbuilders, Rudolf von Beckerath of Hamburg, Germany. It turned out to… Read More What is a tracker organ?
Some people are lucky enough to be grandparents and can share baby photos.(Congratulations, Frank and Sue Haas on your second grandson!) I haven’t yet joined “The Grandparents Club” but I can share photos of a baby organ, soon to be on its way to Hawaii!