Re: organ - off topic

[Lukas-Fabian Moser]

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