Church Organ Shoes Basics
The church organ is a unique instrument in many ways due to its design, its history, and its sound. But there is yet another reason why it is a unique instrument: It requires special shoes to place it well. Organ shoes are specially designed to help the church organ player play the pedal keyboard well, […]
The Church Organ in Silent Film
The church organ is an instrument that has been around for ages, making it one of the oldest instruments still played. The first variation of the organ occurred in Greece in the 3rd century BC as the hydraulis. The organ continued on through the ages with the Persian empire as the urghun and into the […]
History of Church Organs
The history of the church organ dates back to ancient times, originating from the water organ (hydraulis) of ancient Greece. These early instruments used water pressure to produce sound, laying the foundation for the pipe organs that later became central to Christian worship. The Introduction of the Organ to Churches In the 8th century, Christian […]