The right shoes on the pedals are OrganMaster Shoes! The pipe organ is a huge machine to operate requiring the coordination of feet, hands and mind. Having shoes designed for the purpose is half the battle in mastering the king of instruments.
The Right Shoes On The Pedals
OrganMaster Shoes began in 1976 when an organist, Carol Carlson, struggled to find shoes that would work for organ pedaling. She knew that many organists, like herself, were playing in bare feet or slippers. Normal dress shoes did not allow the organist to FEEL what note the foot was touching and were too slippery on the pedals. After years of searching, she finally decided to design the perfect organ shoes and sell them herself!
Her shoes for Toe-Heel Pedal Technique have a FULL HEEL providing solid contact with the pedals and 1 ¼ inches high to avoid injuring a leg muscle.
The shoes are very secure on the foot while playing the pedals. The women's shoe has an elasticized strap with a buckle and the men's shoe is a lace-up dress oxford.
However, it is the SUEDE LEATHER SOLES on the bottom of the shoes which make her shoes so special and which her customers rely on to tell what note the foot is touching. The shoes slide over the pedals, but don't slip off because the suede provides just the right amount of grip allowing the organist to FEEL his or her way across the pedal board. The shoes also play silently on the pedals.
The shoes were an immediate hit producing an overwhelming response by organists. Very soon the shoes were being shipped all over the world. Many organ teachers tell us they require their students to wear our shoes as well.
In April of 2006, after 30 years in business, Carol sold the company to her daughter, Brenda, who continues the family business of providing high quality shoes for the organist's special requirements.
Carol Carlson, the organist and business owner, has retired and took two years to write and publish a piano book on opera. She also plays her piano every day.
To provide the best organ shoes to organists worldwide and to promote the music of the pipe organ.
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"Since 1976 OrganMaster Shoes has been serving the organist community worldwide by providing high quality specially crafted shoes for pedalwork. An organist plays with both hands and feet. The right shoes on the pedals enable one to sense which pedal the foot is touching."
