Ricochet Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I've got that grand old hymn of Martin Luther's, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, on my mind. Been messing around with it on the tricone reso a bit, playing around with it on Christine the Hammond H-182, and after struggling a while trying to make up my own harmonization, pulled out the hymnal and started working with that. It's been too long since I've sight read and played with both hands on the keyboard (38 years) to be immediately facile with it; it'll take me a while. But setting up those big church organ voices on the Hammond with "Celeste" and reverb and playing those chords just sends shivers of glee through me! This is going to be a bit of a steep learning curve, but I'm going to get this one down. Then I'll see if I can put some basic pedal work with it. BTW, I oiled Christine's machinery for the new year, and slopped a bit around in the process. It's an oily mess inside. But the tone generator's running quietly, took a LONG time to spin to a stop when I turned it off just now, and best of all, the oil has finally settled the mildew so it doesn't throw me into a coughing fit, and the room fills with that wonderful oil smell when Christine gets turned on and warms up. "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Rhythm Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 J. S. Bach used the melody in several cantatas, so he reharmonized the Chorales. If you found those it might interest you. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Originally posted by Ricochet: ... and the room fills with that wonderful oil smell when Christine gets turned on and warms up. Here's wishing you better luck than Stephen King with Christine. http://www.bettsbooks.com/christine.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thanks, Tusker! That's where the name came from; it's a long story. "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Ah, the intoxicating perfume of Eau de Tonewheel. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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