David G. Schutt  (schutt@netcom.com)
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Personal:
 
Born:       1935, Lindsay, California
Education:  B.S. Elect. Engr. 1957, Univ of Calif., Berkeley, CA
Occupation: Retired, Pacific Bell Telephone engineering department.
Member:     Audio Engr. Society., American Theatre Organ Society. (Santa
            Barbara and Sequoia Chapters), MAX Users Group
Computers:  Macintosh IIci, IIsi, Dynabook 286
Organs:     Hammond X66, 3-manual, 10-rank Robert Morton from
            New Santa Cruz Theater, Santa Cruz, CA
Piano:      Steinway, Model B, 1891
 
Musical Interests:
 
Narrow :-) Largely confined to equally-tempered keyboard instruments
(so far at least). I first got interested in pipe organs when one was
being installed in the church. Later, the organ maintenance people
there showed me the wonders of unification and theater organs. I've
never been the same. Although my primary interest is theater/popular
organ music, I love to hear transcriptions and compositions of the
Richard Purvis school. I went to hear Virgil Fox as often as I could.
In the theater organ world, my favorite organists are Larry Vannucci
and George Wright. As a result of living with a jazz organist for
about 5 years, I have developed quite a fondness for the music of Duke
Ellington, Count Basie and Errol Garner.
 
I wish I could say that I had the smallest fraction of the talent that
any of the aforementioned musicians possess(ed). However when urged, I
can usually play "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" or "I'll Take an Option
on You" without making too many mistakes. Beyond that, it's very
questionable.
 
Computer Interests:
 
I got involved with this during my Army days at White Sands Missile
Range in New Mexico (1958-1960). The Telephone Company furthered this
interest with data communications assignments in California and New
York. Since retirement, I have taken on some small computer projects.
Lately, I have been building a Macintosh computer-controlled relay for
the organ in my home. It's playing now, but I am just getting started
on a phase that will add the combination pistons into the overall
system (if I'm lucky). Perhaps when this is all finished, I can add a
song or two to my repertoire.