Church Mice

The organ keys finally arrived on Monday. My usual practice day on the pipe organ is Monday, so I sent my mentor a quick email at lunch time and told him Hubby and I were on our way over to get it powered up and see if everything was in working order and to join us if he could. He wasn't far behind us and I was so glad. After Hubby got it all wired in and he and my mentor worked some bugs out of the pedal placement, we turned it on and played it for the first time. I should have taken a camera. I played a few notes and then my mentor played some so I could go out into the room and hear what it sounds like. It was so wonderful that he has been a part of this all along. When I sent him the pictures of it in place for the first time, this is what he had to say: 

Thanks for the note and pictures.  Wow.  It all is very beautiful.  You know, as soon as I saw the photo of the console in place I thought, "This is my dream for First Baptist, too"...and has been for years and years.  I didn't know that that was the case...meaning: my thoughts have been more with you and you learning the organ and the literature for your actual ministry of music.  This means that all gets shared and I'm glad I am so happy for my Baptist friends in their blessing.

The men left and I practiced from 2 until 4:30, it was quite a workout! I told Hubby about a few problems I was concerned about and he was afraid we might have a bad board, so in order for him to sleep that night, we went back over at 8:00 after Awana and decided to return everything to factory settings; we worked until 10:30. I kept my mentor in the loop and let him know what we had done and this is what he had to say: 

Good for you folks!  That's just what I had to do - learn it by doing - as far as "How To".  Your husband is the perfect person to be in-the-know about the Rodgers.

Tuesday was my busy teaching day with six students, that night we went back for about an hour and Hubby did some things with the speakers while I practiced. I was back there again today from 1:00-3:30, in between students. I really need my mentor to help me set up my presets, I'm really overwhelmed in that area since I have very little experience with that aspect. Since I've been "borrowing" others' organs all these years, I, for the most part, have had to leave the settings alone since they were not mine to change. He will meet us there again tomorrow night at 8 to help with that and other sound adjustments. I must remember my camera!

It is quite a project as I knew it would be. I know Hubby is getting excited to hear it played in church and was thinking it could even be this week, but I have to have everything set up as close to final installation as possible because I don't want to run the risk of giving any bad impressions. The first time people hear it, it has to sound as good as it possibly can. I understand, his anxiety, but I'm trying to get him to be patient. 

I feel like we've been church mice this week since we have been over there so much. It will be my second home for a while...guaranteed! I can have heat on Mondays and Wednesdays, if I practice other days I may have to make do with a space heater because the church cannot afford to heat that large room so often. This week is going by so fast and I'm beyond tired.

Hubby decided to be "cute" on Facebook today and this is what he posted:

It is difficult to keep track of all my wife's boyfriends . . .
Pierre Cassavant - French guy with "big pipes" she meets at St. Joseph's just about every monday
Martin Felgemacher - A German of lower "rank" she sees at St. Paul's once in a blue moon
Paul Barchoff - Another German whose "ivories" she tickles at St. Anne's a few times on thursday during the summer
Now Sebastian Rodgers - of English descent, was born in Oregon, she sees him at First Baptist (every Sunday)

I did take the time this morning to catch up with you all by reading your blogs. I did not take the time to comment...I'm sorry. Life will get back to normal at some point.