Blackstone Residence Pipe Organ

It is very difficult to describe "sound." Each person hears it differently, and what might sound "good" to one could be "just awful" to another.

Aeolian-Skinner sounds are unique. It is a combination of scaling—the diameters of pipes—mouth widths, lip formation, and voicing. Buildings, location, wind pressures available, finances and, yes, even religion play a role in deciding what an instrument should sound like in a particular building. Some companies rely on strict designs—no matter what—resulting in instruments that sound either overbearing, strident and harsh or thin, squeaky and unmusical. These organ builders claim to have figured the "Eureka" in sound, but it is not always the case.

At the Blackstone's you will hear the sound of a true Aeolian-Skinner. It is melodious, genteel, suave, brazen, yet it can be called a "gentle giant."