"the church built around many organs" - I like your priorities! I got
in trouble once for similarly suggesting that the purpose of a cathedral
was to support the bell tower (we were in the ringing chamber at the
time). :-o
On 01/10/2020 10:02, Lukas-Fabian Moser wrote:
Hi Gianmaria,
Am 01.10.20 um 10:32 schrieb Gianmaria Lari:
Sorry if I ask this question here. I do it as usual because I have a
lot of consideration for the people who write on this group and I'm
sure someone can help me.
I'm curious to know if a pipe organ (mechanical) can have a sustain
pedal and a sostenuto pedal like a piano. I had a look online but I
have not been able to find it.
Not that I know of.
Or, to be more precise:
* The _soft_ pedal (left, una corda) does indeed have a rough
equivalent on many organs, namely the "Schweller":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swell_box
* The _sostenuto_ pedal (middle) can, as far as I know, only be faked
using mechanical devices holding down some keys. And of course, keys
may be stuck also without the player intending it.
* The _damper_ pedal (right, sustain) is built-in to most organs by
virtue of the acoustics of the church build around many organs,
drowning the music in a sea of lingering pitches ;-)
Lukas
--
J Martin Rushton MBCS
