I want to buy a church

Moondog55 · 29th March 2009, 01:16 AM

OK this is a serious post but with my tongue firmly in my cheek.

My wife and I have just moved and we are looking to buy a house, while looking we came across a church building for sale, needs a lot of work and while we could afford the asking price we could not afford (just at the moment ) the renovations needed to make it a habitable home.

Anybody want to start a group buy for a DIY Audio club house in Geelong Victoria Australia??

Building and land about $AUD190,000; renovations to new eco standards about the same.

But think of the music possibilities in a hall 12 by 35 metres with a cathedral ceiling of 8 metres.

We could build really big sub-woofers.

100 members at $4500 each??

raypalmer · 29th March 2009, 01:27 AM

By gum he's on to something!

mightydub · 29th March 2009, 01:36 AM

You'd have to put the turntable on the altar.

(I'll probably burn for that.)

TheSeekerr · 29th March 2009, 02:27 AM

Heh. I'll give you a tenner - 'fraid a students worldly possessions don't come to $4500.

jackinnj · 29th March 2009, 04:38 AM

Diocese of Cleveland OH is closing close to 50 Catholic Churches -- you can get St. Procop's on the West Side for next to nothing as long as you take its 1911 Holtkamp Organ. Pictures on the Organ Historical Society website.

raypalmer · 29th March 2009, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jackinnj
Diocese of Cleveland OH is closing close to 50 Catholic Churches -- you can get St. Procop's on the West Side for next to nothing as long as you take its 1911 Holtkamp Organ. Pictures on the Organ Historical Society website.

Man that would be such a sweet clubhouse... Rock and roll hall of fame is there and everything!

woody · 29th March 2009, 04:52 AM

I live in a small town in Georgia U.S.A . As everone knows in the
U.S.A there is a rigerious seperation of church and state. Our town hall is in an old church, our local school rents out part of the school building for church services sundays and a different church is used for our voteing pole on election days.

Moondog55 · 29th March 2009, 04:58 AM

Hey Seeker hows it going? please send the tenner in a plain brown paper envelope, we promise to put it to good use < "Ha Ha" >

Older Catholic Churches did seem to have reasonable acoustics, perhaps our US brethren should start collecting to buy the building and restore the organ.
Then gradually pay for it by running audio swap meets on a monthly basis

rcavictim · 29th March 2009, 12:47 PM

IMO, purchasing a decommisioned church sounds like a more practical way to 'find religion'.

As a bonus one could hook up that big dipole antenna on the steeple to a shortwave radio.

Moondog55 · 30th March 2009, 01:43 AM

Here in OZ I'd rent that particular vertical space to a mobile phone company

29th March 2009, 01:16 AM	#1
Moondog55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norlane; Geelong: Victoria: Australia	I want to buy a church OK this is a serious post but with my tongue firmly in my cheek. My wife and I have just moved and we are looking to buy a house, while looking we came across a church building for sale, needs a lot of work and while we could afford the asking price we could not afford (just at the moment ) the renovations needed to make it a habitable home. Anybody want to start a group buy for a DIY Audio club house in Geelong Victoria Australia?? Building and land about $AUD190,000; renovations to new eco standards about the same. But think of the music possibilities in a hall 12 by 35 metres with a cathedral ceiling of 8 metres. We could build really big sub-woofers. 100 members at $4500 each?? __________________ QUOTE" The more I know, the more I know, I know (insert maniacal laugh >here<) NOTHING"

29th March 2009, 01:27 AM	#2
raypalmer diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Burlington	By gum he's on to something! __________________ Wherever you go there you are.

29th March 2009, 04:58 AM	#8
Moondog55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norlane; Geelong: Victoria: Australia	Hey Seeker hows it going? please send the tenner in a plain brown paper envelope, we promise to put it to good use < "Ha Ha" > Older Catholic Churches did seem to have reasonable acoustics, perhaps our US brethren should start collecting to buy the building and restore the organ. Then gradually pay for it by running audio swap meets on a monthly basis __________________ QUOTE" The more I know, the more I know, I know (insert maniacal laugh >here<) NOTHING"

29th March 2009, 12:47 PM	#9
rcavictim diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cool end of a soldering iron NW of Toronto	IMO, purchasing a decommisioned church sounds like a more practical way to 'find religion'. As a bonus one could hook up that big dipole antenna on the steeple to a shortwave radio. __________________ I.Q.Test. Have you ever purchased a recreational snowmobile?

30th March 2009, 01:43 AM	#10
Moondog55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norlane; Geelong: Victoria: Australia	Here in OZ I'd rent that particular vertical space to a mobile phone company __________________ QUOTE" The more I know, the more I know, I know (insert maniacal laugh >here<) NOTHING"


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29th March 2009, 01:36 AM	#3
mightydub diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Where the sky loves the sea	You'd have to put the turntable on the altar. (I'll probably burn for that.)

29th March 2009, 02:27 AM	#4
TheSeekerr diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Heh. I'll give you a tenner - 'fraid a students worldly possessions don't come to $4500.

29th March 2009, 04:38 AM	#5
jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	Diocese of Cleveland OH is closing close to 50 Catholic Churches -- you can get St. Procop's on the West Side for next to nothing as long as you take its 1911 Holtkamp Organ. Pictures on the Organ Historical Society website.

29th March 2009, 04:52 AM	#7
woody diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tyrone Ga. U.S.A.	I live in a small town in Georgia U.S.A . As everone knows in the U.S.A there is a rigerious seperation of church and state. Our town hall is in an old church, our local school rents out part of the school building for church services sundays and a different church is used for our voteing pole on election days.

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