From rafael2pop@yahoo.com.ar Mon May 23 08:01:07 2011
Subject:Re: Keyboard that does it all!

Just details: most of Ruffatti consoles are installed mainly at the so called "historic denominations" this is Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Reformed, Methodist, Lutheran and probably a few Baptist.

Can be said that remaining churches are embracing year over year the so called Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) where any traditional/pipe organ will be seen like a rare coin.

Source: www.ruffatti.com 
menu tab: Installations (all around the globe)

IMO: it's the segment seems to be the target unless in newsletter edited by Rland.com

Best,

Rafael

Re: Keyboard that does it all!
Posted by: "Christian Schonberger" c_schonberger@yahoo.com   c_schonberger
Sun May 22, 2011 2:55 pm (PDT)

Just googled it and found it. The New York City Wall Street Trinity church had the old pipe organ destroyed from debris on the September 11, 2001 events.
The current organ is a free standing Marshall & Ogletree console built by Frattelli Ruffatti.. The sounds do not come from real organ pipes, but from a digital emulation with huge speakers behind the (old) non-working  facade pipes.
Young organist Cameron Carpeter collaborated in the organ replacement project.
Well I don't have anything against digital pipe organs - as long as the technology is really ace. I think it wasn´t possible until a few years ago - but now it is. Seems to be top notch quality here :-)

http://www.trinityw allstreet. org/files/ pages/music/ TrinityOrganSpec .pdf

(this pdf doesn't specify the digital emulation, autonation of stops through thumb pistons, three theatre organ-like swell(expression) pedals, and speakers.

Christian

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