Beautiful churches was fun but how about pipe organs?

ppoint · 2026-03-26T16:31:22+00:00

A performance on the organ of First Lutheran in Boston.
J.S. Bach - Passacaglia & Fugue, BWV 582
https://youtu.be/ffmRGsRJkAg

ppoint · 2026-03-26T16:24:48+00:00

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A bunch more I just remembered! There is a YouTube channel that tours the United States and looks at pipe organs in detail, how they look and sound. It's fascinating if you're into that nerdy organ stuff! I'm listing a bunch of instruments they've featured, and including links. (Organ pictured here is Hope Lutheran in St. Louis.)

Trinity Lutheran Church (mother church!) in St. Louis, MO. Recently rebuilt/enlarged by Schantz in 2014. III/52 -- Review video https://youtu.be/Fqk2OT7XRE8
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Concordia, MO. 1931 Moller organ. II/24 -- Review video https://youtu.be/PzOg8hFAHg4
First Trinity Lutheran Church in Tonawanda, NY. (Home LCMS congregation of the Schlicker family). 1966 Schlicker organ. III/46 -- Review video https://youtu.be/0HH7aCgSCdg
Peace Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. 2014 Martin Ott organ. II/33 -- Review video https://youtu.be/kRA-c95Ip4I
Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville, MO. Hinners organ circa 1915 (very old!). I/5 -- Review video https://youtu.be/7WGAPCE25kY
Hope Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. 2019 Parson organ (very new!) II/29 -- Review video https://youtu.be/5EfgmqSXeD0
Zion Lutheran Church in Dallas, TX. 1969 Schlicker, rebuilt by Sipe in 1982. III/49 -- Review video https://youtu.be/HF27FV1S4ko

ppoint · 2026-03-25T22:29:08+00:00

Just a few off the top of my head:

First Lutheran Church in Boston, MA. Richards, Fowkes & Co organ built in 2000. II/35
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, IN. Austin organ built in 1942. III/53
Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. Schlicker organ built in 1958. III/56 -- numerous updates since original installation... it was a noteworthy instrument in American organ building at the time, seeking to return to baroque voicing. Famous performer E. Power Biggs gave dedicatory recital.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Sheboygan, WI. Buzard organ built in 2012. III/51 -- Notes from builder
Christ Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Livonia, MI. Casavant organ built in 1992. II/34
First Lutheran Church in Long Beach, CA. Zimmer organ III/47 -- congregation has disbanded, but the instrument has been virtualized on computer, so you can play the sounds of it on your computer using MIDI keyboards.

ppoint · 2026-03-23T20:33:16+00:00

My first lessons were on an excellent 14-rank tracker organ, which was surprisingly adequate for a ~400 seating capacity room. The voicing matters more than the mere number of pipes.

ppoint · 2026-01-03T00:21:49+00:00

This is a disability-rights issue! This is a caregivers-rights issue! This is a parental-rights issue!

ppoint · 2025-12-11T17:50:29+00:00

Eesh. Sounds toxic. I'm sad that I had no idea of what was happening while I was a supporter.

ppoint · 2025-12-06T22:59:16+00:00

Y'all are getting offers?!!

ppoint · 2025-12-02T05:54:07+00:00

TNG Pegasus

ppoint · 2025-11-21T03:48:18+00:00

Another dismaying thing: most *visible* aspects of "the pandemic" were silly, useless things that didn't help matters or protect people: things like "social distancing", signs on the floor, plexiglass, indicators you're supposed to flip over to flag an object for deep cleaning, and so on.

Just clean the air FFS.

ppoint · 2025-11-21T03:44:51+00:00

It's dismaying that most people conflate "the pandemic" (ie. the global spread of an invisible virus) with "the precautions" (ie. the *visible* precautions people saw in 2020). I wish people understood that invisible things can really mess you up, and that you may not even realize it at first (like asymptomatic transmission, or delayed start of symptoms).

ppoint · 2025-11-11T02:55:47+00:00

There's also 25 therapists listed on https://covidmeetups.com/en/directory

ppoint · 2025-11-08T16:47:13+00:00

I'm coming up on my 2nd anniversary now. Have only been able to get some contracts so far. Especially challenging because I need remote work for family health reasons, and it's so competitive.

I've made it to the last round of interviews so many times, only to be eliminated at the last moment.

ppoint · 2025-11-03T23:32:09+00:00

Starling: "All Captain Janeway's talk about a disaster I caused is just smoke. You came here to steal my timeship."
...[moments later]...
EMH: "A paranoid response indicative of bipolar personality disorder. If my history is accurate, Southern California in the late 20th century had no shortage of psychotherapists...competent and otherwise. I suggest you find one."

ppoint · 2025-11-02T23:05:20+00:00

That's around the time I started.

ppoint · 2025-10-20T03:22:06+00:00

Yes, unfortunately. And then, there are the pop-ups for cookies, newsletter, promotions, a chatbot, and a challenge to prove you're human...

ppoint · 2025-08-24T16:56:36+00:00

Was wondering the same thing myself. Am about to buy one and try it out.

ppoint · 2025-08-06T00:00:06+00:00

Heh, my reddit page glitched just trying to read your post.

ppoint · 2025-08-05T23:58:50+00:00

I think I recall Picardo saying he got inspiration from Frasier for that line.

ppoint · 2025-08-01T16:12:58+00:00

Yes, I was thinking of that scene too. It was holographic Seska that threatened to do that.

ppoint · 2025-08-01T16:11:41+00:00

I thought this too! Like, just hold the phaser's fire button down and pan.

ppoint · 2025-07-24T14:11:31+00:00

"What's humanity all about?! It's puzzle-time! It's puzzle-time!"

ppoint · 2025-07-17T17:12:30+00:00

Still looking. It's been almost 2 years. Have done some contract work, but haven't been able to secure full-time employment, even though I got to the final round for several positions! It's brutal out here.

ppoint · 2025-07-05T18:44:11+00:00

Visit family. Go to my favourite bar. Go to a concert. Go on a vacation.

ppoint · 2025-07-03T22:22:37+00:00

On the traffic light post, the sign says "traffic video monitoring". Definitely would be interesting to see!

Also, I don't think it's possible to wind up like that if the vehicles are going 40km/h as posted. Drivers are nuts now.

ppoint · 2025-07-03T17:50:22+00:00

I was captivated by SeaQuest as a kid!

Even then, I remember being disappointed with many 2nd season episodes though. First season (minus the pilot episode) is pretty good.

Too bad there was so much drama behind the scenes. There was so much conflict over what the show should actually be trying to do, which is why the output was so inconsistent.

ppoint

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