Actually with Theatre Pipe organs (as opposed to trackers) the key press to pipe speaking is almost instantaneous except with some bass pipes which are naturally a bit slow - it takes some time for sound to travel the length of a 16’ or (worse) 32’ pipe, or if a particular magnet is a bit reluctant to operate.
The real problem is where the pipe chambers are situated a long way from the console. The worst one I played was in the Sutton Plaza (UK) which had a delay of over 2 seconds. The only way to deal with it is to close your mind to the sound and rely on your inner clock to get your timing right when playing rhythmical pieces. A bit like listening to a QSO that’s buried in the noise. The human mind (when trained) can be quite adept at selective listening. Many Theatre Organs also have a piano attached and that can be just as disconcerting if the piano’s a long way from the organ console. 73, Alan - G4GNX South Coast UK Elecraft K4D / KPA500 / KAT500 / IC-9700 > On 14 Dec 2023, at 11:22, David Wilcox <djwilco...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I think you have forgotten the fact that there is a pause between when the > pipe organist presses a key and the sound actually happens. Add that to all > the things mentioned previously. I tried it once while talking to a pipe > organ student at my college… very discomfiting. At least to a piano student. > > Dave K8WPE > > David J. Wilcox’s iPad > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
