The first organ in Hungary using a dual usage slider was unveiled in P\u00e9cs-Kertv\u00e1ros Reformed Church on 29 April 2014. This unique technology allows for exploiting the full potential of an organ while greatly reducing its production costs. Large modern organs usually have three or four keyboards called manuals as well as more pipe divisions producing different tones called registers. Traditionally, one pipe division is assigned to one manual only. The technological innovation of the organ in the Reformed Church in P\u00e9cs-Kertv\u00e1ros allows for the arbitrary sounding of pipe divisions using any of the manuals. This is the first organ in Hungary to use this unique technology. Despite being a small organ, usually capable of producing fewer registers, its precise structure allows for producing almost as many registers as a large organ. The organ, the result of the Valuable P\u00e9cs Project, is a cost-effective and space-saving solution providing artists with more creativity and artistic freedom than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another unique feature of the organ is its exotic sound. D\u00e1vid Homolya, international organ expert and pipe organ artist, designed the organ\u2019s unique tone. He performed intonation and tuning on the organ following Renaissance and Baroque patterns. Although the instrument was made with a modern design, it sounds like a centuries-old organ. The traditional and modern features of the organ harmonize with the modern interior and the traditional coffered ceiling of the church evoking 18th century art. The tone of the organ is especially suitable for playing the music of Bach; however, the tone and the registers of the organ make it suitable for playing modern music, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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