2007-07-01 14:55:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not in my church. The organ's still very much there, and accompanies the classical music that the choir sings. During non-church hours, some of the local church organists do pipe organ concerts from time to time, and I attend them when I'm able. There are some very good organists in this area.
2007-07-01 15:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you mean a pipe organ, maybe. But not a Hammond B3.
The Hammond B-3
There were many varieties of the Hammond organ, some designed for home use, some designed for church use, and some designed for live gigs and studio recording. But the most popular variety, and the one still commonly in use today (if you can find one that isn’t too beat up) is the Hammond B-3. This organ has two 61 note keyboards, (manuals), sometimes called the swell (top) and the great (bottom), a variety of built-in special effects, (including "percussion" effects, several different chorus and vibrato effects, and adjustable attack and decay effects), 9 preset keys for both manuals, (the inversely white and black keys on the bottom octave of each manual), two sets of nine stops (drawbars) for each manual, a full two octave set of foot pedals with two pedal drawbars built in to the console, a volume pedal (expression pedal) built into the base, a solid walnut body with 4 legs and base, a built-in stool, and it weighed in at over 400 pounds.
2007-07-01 21:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the Pipe Organ is anyway.
Pipe organs are really hard to haul around when a church meets in rented faciliities.
However most portable keyboards can be made to sound like an organ.
And those portable keyboards are lots easier to haul around than a piano.
Pastor Art
2007-07-01 21:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NEVER! The organ is a highly complex and extremely beautiful creation that should be worshiped. The acoustics of the large church with built-in organ is a thing of the past, but it is being preserved by organist societies.
2007-07-01 21:59:44 · answer #4 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do think that. You barely ever hear an organ playing in churches anymore, it's kind of sad, organs play beautiful music.
2007-07-01 21:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. As contemporary churches with guitars and drums are becoming more popular, churches that use the traditional method of worship are decreasing and losing members.
2007-07-01 22:00:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said organ and instrument in one sentence. uhuhuhuhu.
2007-07-01 21:59:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In most smaller churches it is.
2007-07-01 22:01:29 · answer #8 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is making a comeback
2007-07-01 22:40:58 · answer #9 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-07-01 21:57:59 · answer #10 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋