Ardcarp mentioned this -
‘The organ was referred to throughout as The Stoller Organ, as if 'Stoller' weere the organ builder. In fact Stoller was the charitable trust which paid for it, so fair enough to give them a mention. But the organ was built by the firm of Tickell & Co whose founder Kenneth Tickell sadly died recently. I think the Tickell name should have been given the priority.’
This is an interesting point. I can’t think of any other instrument titled after its sponsor. In fairness to Sir Norman Stoller he does seem to be a very decent all-round egg and has been I very generous in his philanthropy over the years, particularly for musical causes (En Shao was one which readers might recall).
Nevertheless, it’s a new step to give precedence over the builder (not that I personally think it’s a big deal anyway). One might argue, and I expect some will (!), that the new Tickell isn’t 100% Tickell if it has kept the Harrison artillery reeds but that’s merely splitting hairs (Norman Cocker would have been pleased they were kept). It certainly looks a superb piece of very impressive craftsmanship and Manchester should be rightly proud of it. Those huge old grey wardrobes each side of the chancel were real eyesores.
I look forward to the Lord Sugar organ soon to be installed off Peckham ‘igh Street, complete with a ZX Spectrum console:)
‘The organ was referred to throughout as The Stoller Organ, as if 'Stoller' weere the organ builder. In fact Stoller was the charitable trust which paid for it, so fair enough to give them a mention. But the organ was built by the firm of Tickell & Co whose founder Kenneth Tickell sadly died recently. I think the Tickell name should have been given the priority.’
This is an interesting point. I can’t think of any other instrument titled after its sponsor. In fairness to Sir Norman Stoller he does seem to be a very decent all-round egg and has been I very generous in his philanthropy over the years, particularly for musical causes (En Shao was one which readers might recall).
Nevertheless, it’s a new step to give precedence over the builder (not that I personally think it’s a big deal anyway). One might argue, and I expect some will (!), that the new Tickell isn’t 100% Tickell if it has kept the Harrison artillery reeds but that’s merely splitting hairs (Norman Cocker would have been pleased they were kept). It certainly looks a superb piece of very impressive craftsmanship and Manchester should be rightly proud of it. Those huge old grey wardrobes each side of the chancel were real eyesores.
I look forward to the Lord Sugar organ soon to be installed off Peckham ‘igh Street, complete with a ZX Spectrum console:)
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