Today marks 6 months without drinking a drop of alcohol or coffee, no cursing or speaking of inappropriate things...6 months without eating spice, ice cream or anything sweet. The changes in my body and attitude have been fantastic. I feel great. I lost weight and my way of thinking is very positive...

No thank you. I'll stick with my Lowrey. .. Fred

Thank you for the videos Brian. I found them totally fascinating. Made me late for my mid morning coffee. .. Fred

Another top performance and so apt for this time of the year. Keep them coming please. .. Fred

Well ………………………… it is a 'No Thanks' to the MODX and a 'Yes Please Santa' to the CVP. .. Fred

Well ………………….. what a wonderful way to start Christmas. Stephen Foulkes certainly knows his way round that Compton. A really great afternoons entertainment. .. Fred

Along with two friends I am off to ' Pipes in the Peaks ' for the first of their Christmas concerts of 2018. Stephen Foulkes will be playing the Ex Regal/ABC Derby Compton Cinema Organ. Having attended several of these concerts before I know we will all have a great time. .. Fred ( sherry and mince ...

Talent times two. How refreshing to hear this lovely Aria sung and played so well. .. Fred

Thanks John. Nice to know you enjoyed the video. .. Fred

I like it. .. Fred

Thank you Jon D. .. Fred

John T, Hugh and Brian. Thank you for taking time to listen to my recording and your kind and encouraging remarks. .. Fred

With an introduction from the Yamaha Reface YC. .. Fred

I will wait and see what happens. .. Fred

Thanks Hugh. I thought this tribute was full of genuine feeling and should be more widely known. .. Fred

On Wednesday three of us went over to Sutton in Ashfield Electronic Organ Societies November concert given by Ryan Edwards. What a performer! The sounds he extracted from his Yamaha EL900 were almost unbelievable. Virtually no traditional organ playing, mainly orchestral. Most memorable for me were ...

That news is really sad. I saw her in concert a couple of months ago. We will miss her artistry and humour. .. Fred

My Roland Bk-7m worked well with various organs over the years but on my Orla Modena only the styles worked. None of the voices. .. Fred

Thank you Fred. I have found and tried all 15 MIDI channels on both keyboards on the Rialto but none of them have provided an answer. I think the next thing is to use an alternative cable and if that does not work then a telephone call to Allensmusic. Thanks again for taking an interest. .. Fred

David. I have no information about the MIDI channel on the Lowrey. The manual does not even mention MIDI. I am therefore presumably using the same channel the Roland Bk-7 operated on perfectly. .. Fred

Thanks again Brian. I watched most of these videos before buying the Reface. None of them really help. .. Fred

Sadly YouTube has not yet helped. .. Fred

Well …………………. I have connected the Reface to the Lowrey via Midi out on the Reface to Midi in on the Lowrey. Using the same cable my Bk-7m has been working on successfully and nothing happens. I should be able to play the Reface voices using keys on the Lowrey. Nothing works. Signed .. Baffled of No...

Thanks Brian. I have seen this manual but there is very little information on there for the YC. When I bought the Lowrey Rialto I realised there were no drawbars and have been wondering about buying something like the Ferrofish but then I saw the Reface s/hand on Gumtree for £180. I have not yet tri...

Does anyone have an English version of the manual? I only have foreign versions and am struggling a bit. The online one does not seem to cover enough of the functions. .. Fred

It is a bit too early for Carols in my opinion and perhaps this challenge should have started on December the 1st. That doesn't detract from your excellent playing and the really inspiring arrangements of this music. Looking at the photograph made me realise what a really good video this performance...

Picked the last of the runner beans yesterday. I can't remember harvesting them in the last week of October in earlier years. .. Fred

Very clever. .. Fred

Nice! .. Fred

Gerry. I can't recall hearing this song before but your version swung along nicely. Well done. .. Fred

Lots of help and advice freely given by fellow Forumites. In the six years or so that I have been a member I have found numerous interesting and informative posts relating to our hobby of music. .. Fred

I treasure my Rialto purchased new earlier this year. .. Fred

Info is being passed round that Lowrey will cease production during the next few months. Sad news indeed. .. Fred

I have been around organs and keyboards for about 45 years and can only play one tune from my memory. ( I'm in the mood for love.) This composition only includes sixteen of the thirtytwo bars that need to be remembered. Can any Forumite think of any other compositions that only utilise sixteen bars ...

I treasure my Rialto purchased new earlier this year. .. Fred