The Old Mailbag!

Today I thought I'd dip into the Flying W Mailbag and see what the readers have to say.

In response to my July 23rd comment about some homebrewers labeling their beer with a Sharpie marker, DT from Duncan, Oklahoma writes:

And what's wrong with a sharpie? What can I say? I'm lazy.

Yes, indeed, Mr. T. Yes indeed.

An explanation of the path that the King of Instruments might lead you upon comes from MW in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She writes:

What is a poor person who falls in love with the fascinating characteristics of the combination of the "legato" touch, the many facets and tonal possibilites of the instrument, and the possibility of playing with the feet to do to earn a bit now and then but to tie up their Sabbath days holding forth? There aren't many places like the spot in San Diego on the beach. It's regular work you know.

Later she adds this re: the perils a Church Organist regularly faces:

There are so many things to think about when you are playing. Both hands and both feet of course, what stops to set to begin with, how to increase/decrease the volume with the louver pedals while playing a pedal line intact, when to add or subtract a piston, which hand, what beat and where is the stop exactly (so that your hand or toe can dart to it and back), when to push a piston with same considerations, adjust the balance, keep the tempo going, think about the music, turn the page, try not to pay attention to the elders who keep climbing into the lectern area via the steps on your right, keep an eye out to see what is going on in the congregation, filter out the conversations that are taking place nearby and there are no doubt more that don't come to mind presently.

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