Organ Shoes Sold

[musicusmalus]

Organmaster Organ Shoes, Black Mary Jane (leather), size 8.5 (narrow)
Very high quality organist shoes. I purchased them when I first started taking lessons but never wore them. I found I was much happier playing the foot pedals in sock feet.

See them on eBay.UPDATE: I sold the organ shoes to an organist in California. Congrats to her and I know

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[musicusmalus]

???
I guess I'll assume you don't play pipe organ. If you do, I'm puzzled that you don't know about organ shoes.

Pipe organs (or digital organs that mimic pipe organs) will have an extra row of keys positioned at the bottom of the instrument, made up of bass notes, and played by the feet (called the pedalboard). Organists like me, who don't play anything fancy like Bach, only need sock feet to hit the main bass notes for simple church hymns. The more accomplished organists would really dig a pair of organ shoes because it allows them to have more control over complicated parts played on the pedalboard.

Directly from the Organmaster website:
Our suede leather soles and heels have just the right amount of slide and grip -- and play silently on the pedals. The heel is 1¼ inches high for legato playing of thirds. A steel shank provides leverage for operating the swell pedals. Our shoes are styled to provide a trim fit for less bulk on the foot, with a wide-based heel that won't slip between the pedals.

Hope this helps.

[musicusmalus]

Here's a video on YouTube that may help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5VFhcoXbOc

[juliet_narcis]

it's easier to play with a right heel :)

[juliet_narcis]

nice organ shoes! they make only one type of them in my country! :S