Organ shoes

Organ shoes: Organ shoes are shoes worn by organists, designed to facilitate playing of an organ. Also, since organ shoes are worn only at the organ, the use of special footwear avoids picking up grit or grime that could scar or stain the pedals.

Description

Organ shoes are typically as narrow as comfortably possible, so as to prevent accidental hitting of more than one pedal at a time. They typically have leather soles and heels, which allow the organist to slide his/her feet easily both along and across the pedals. The sole should be thin enough to feel the pedals reasonably easily. Organ shoes typically have a slightly higher heel - this allows two non-adjacent notes to be played at once by one foot and eases playing with the heel.

Organist Shoe Retailers: Organmaster: http://store.organmastershoes.com/ Tic-Tac-Toes: http://www.tictactoes.com/dance/organist_choose.htm

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