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It was in December 2022 when we were first contacted by Robbie Starling, organist at Hanham Baptist Church in Bristol. Their 2-manual Bradford computing organ had given around 30 years of faithful service. However, time had taken its toll and the instrument had reached a point where repair was no longer economically viable. A new…
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The final delivery from Italy in 2023 included the final instruments making up the Ensign Organ Range which replaces the Chorum models based on sampled sound. A few days later we had our trusted photographer lined up to take the images needed for the web site and hard copy literature. The new models are designed…
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We always love it when we get asked to provide an instrument for younger students who are just starting out on their musical journey. It’s great to see children taking up the organ and we love to do what we can to help and encourage. It was in July when we received an email from…
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I have had it in mind for quite a long time to make a video to help potential customers understand the extraordinary ‘audio routing’ flexibility built into all Viscount ‘Physis’ based instruments. We have touched on this capability in videos covering a broader range of topics, but this facility is so helpful in building the…
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Before writing this blog I thought I would establish accurately the smallest size of hole a mouse can squeeze through and Youtube provided the answer at 15.5mm. If you are interested watch this quite scientific experiment demonstrating this. I am sure I had heard a mouse could get through a hole as small as a…
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The following is a comparison between Wyvern Pavane 224 organ compared to the Viscount Chorum 40-S organ. It is understandable that the most popular organ chosen for home practice is often in a small console as space can be tight. Price is also an issue so our instruments at the less expensive end of the…
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I am indebted to our customer Graham Twist for bringing to my attention the material for this short blog. Graham, a retired teacher is now a quite prolific composer of organ music which he regularly presents on Facebook and Youtube, often with a free score. These are played on his Chorum 40-S, supplemented at times…
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We recently had the pleasure of meeting Reverend John Collins who was brought to Bicester by his daughter to choose his first home practice instrument. During our meeting I learnt that John had done his undergraduate training at Kings College Cambridge where he was student during World War II. He had played the organ there…
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The need for home practice organs has never been greater. We have seen a marked increase in enquiries and sales of our Chorum range of home organs, and in particular the Chorum 40-S. However, there might be those organists who want more from their practice organ whilst maintaining the same small footprint as the Chorum…
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The last six months have seen a marked increase in the level of interest in home practice organs, both new organs and pre-loved used organs. In the main, this has been fuelled by churches being closed due to Covid, which has meant that without a practice organ, many organists will not have been able to…
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In an earlier blog on the Grand organ of Westminster Cathedral David Mason reminded us that “the organist is so very often in the worst possible place to enjoy the sound he [or she] is creating”. This is commonly because the console is en fenetre, as at my home church in Abbots Langley and in…
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Are you researching a new organ for your church (whether pipe or digital) at the moment? I’m sure you will agree that it is a privilege which can be as daunting as it is exciting and interesting. Is your current instrument a pipe organ or a digital church organ? Your task will be less of…
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I am sure that we are all reeling from the shock of the imposed lockdown and spending considerable time now wondering what will follow on. What will the new norm be? When will we feel happy going to the pub again and when will our churches reopen. Most of us have too much time to…
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We now have over 30 instruments in our range of organs. Adding a new smaller 3 manual organ to our range might have been the last thing you thought we needed. In recent years there have been increasing pressures for organ advisers to restrict the number of stops a digital organ provides, to a number…
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We invited Holly Broadbent, one of our Australian based customers, to share her journey to choosing a Viscount Organ for practising at home. She is a student, studying Organ and undertaking an honours degree at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and she thought by sharing her story – it may help other home…
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Buying a digital organ is similar in scope to purchasing a new car. Model and specifications vary, and the final choice is often guided by personal preference. A digital organ, whether purchased for use at home, in a church or a concert hall, is an investment that should give you many years – even decades!…
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Here at Viscount, a vitally important part of our job is to make sure we know each and every product inside and out, not just from an operational perspective, but also technical. Every now and then we will get a call or email from a customer informing us that their instrument has a problem which…
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We are living in an age where technology seems to be moving at a remarkable pace. I wonder if our Victorian forbears felt the same? I doubt it. Never before has technology so much entered our daily lives. Smart phones, video links and apps that allow us to turn off the home lights from far…
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This year we decided for the first time to attend the annual MTA conference. For us held conveniently near by at Bromsgrove School. The school campus is impressive, extending to near 100 acres with numerous buildings and sports facilities spread all over the large site. The Music Teachers’ Conference Trade Fair About 100 delegates from…
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Introducing our new 3D showcase of the Viscount showroom in Bicester. This is more than a 3D model. It’s all-in-one visualisation of our showroom, right in your web browser or virtual reality headset. Explore the 3D space below which includes information about our organs, videos and links to relevant pages on our website for more…
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For many churches finding an organist is a great challenge and having a regular organist to rely on each Sunday can be very difficult. Many churches rely on the generosity of several musicians who alternate to ensure the congregation have organ accompaniment each Sunday. Basic questions around the Choir Master Hymn Player One of the…
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It is almost 8 years now since we introduced the instruments based on Viscount’s unique software-based sound engine platform ‘Physis’. We launched the instruments with version 1.04 of the software and we have had 11 revisions with version 1.14.19 being the current edition as of December 2022 . Upgraded your Envoy, Regent or Sonus instrument…
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On a lovely April spring day, we had exclusive use of St Kenelm’s Church Enstone to film a much more detailed presentation of our popular Envoy 35-F church and home practice instrument. The particular model we used having been ‘upgraded’ to provide sub and super swell octave couplers. Francis Rumsey in charge As ever the…
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We thought that it would be helpful to provide a detailed run through of one of our more popular instruments, the Viscount Envoy 35-F, on a voice by voice basis. On the video produced you will hear almost all stops individually demonstrated and also their use in the choruses to which they belong. This will…
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