[analogorgans] Re: Need help with Rodgers 145.

["Kevin Sterling" <kasterling@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Charlie,

Thanks very much.  I was unsure how to tie down the circuit board racks.  You 
have made that pretty clear.  As for the cables, I am sure I can find where 
they plug into the console at one end and the amps at the other.  However, 
there is a large distance between console and speakers, and much of the cable 
is probably strung through walls and is not accessible to me.  I see no choice 
but to try and salvage as much of it as possible, then cut it off where it 
becomes inaccessible.  I hope I will be able to salvage enough to make 
connections on the re-install, where the console and speakers will be much 
closer.  With the technical manual I can perhaps figure out which channel at 
the console was connected to which speaker (there are 4 speakers).  I will have 
to educate myself as to how all these things go together.

Since we will be going down many concrete steps, I think I will need well more 
than 2 strong men.  The organ dolly would probably be helpful in adding 
handholds.  I will look for one.  

Thanks again.

Kevin Sterling
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Charles Strack 
  To: analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:47 AM
  Subject: [analogorgans] Re: Need help with Rodgers 145.


  Do NOT cut any cables. All Rodgers organs have connectors for plugging in the 
amplifiers. Amps are usually mounted in the speaker cabinets, so if you just 
open the back of the console you can unplug the cable going to the speaker 
cabinet.

  As neatly as possible, hank the cables and place them inside the speaker 
cabinet. Hanking means looping the cable into a circle, then compressing that 
circle by wrapping some of the cable around the sides to make a neat, tidy 
bundle.

  The hand openings in the back can be used to help lift the organ if the back 
is on tightly.

  Before moving the console, open the back and make sure the circuit board 
racks are tied down. This is usually done with a screw through the bottom of 
each rack at the end opposite the hinge, and with a screw through a bracket at 
the top of the rack (same end as the other screw) into the rack. Sometimes 
there is a cross brace aluminum plate between racks at the side or on the top.

  Two reasonably strong men can usually move these consoles. Tilt up the 
console at one end, slide a dolly under the console, and lower the console onto 
the dolly.

  Or, get a pair of Roll-R-Kari organ dollys. Personally, I think a good 
quality furniture dolly is just as easy as the organ dollies.

  Charlie



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