[analogorgans] Re: 327, What organ do I have, Leslie on Rodgers, etc.

  • From: "milton miller" <organgrinder64@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 07:38:25 -0400

how do you actually get to this group to see all the postings?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "milton miller" <organgrinder64@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:55 AM
Subject: [analogorgans] Re: 327, What organ do I have, Leslie on Rodgers,
etc.


> hi everyone;  having played a 330 tab organ in the 70's,it also sounded
qite
> nice with the leslie on slow.gave the sound sort of a movement quality
that
> made it kind of pipish for me.i played a 750scarbourough c model for 19
> years,but it didn't use a leselie.they had a flute trem.but it didn't have
> the slow speed like the 330 did with the leslie,and i think the 330 was a
> much better sounding organ.it's still used to this day,but the leslis blew
> out on it and has been disconnected.still a good sounding organ.  milt
> miller   i was the only one that ever used the leslie on fast.usually just
> for one verse on the gospel type hymns.i don't use a leslie constantly.i
get
> tired of trems quite fast.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Strack" <voceumana@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 8:49 PM
> Subject: [analogorgans] 327, What organ do I have, Leslie on Rodgers, etc.
>
>
> > I am a glutton for punishment, and have a Heritage 990, a Cambridge 220
> (220-II), and a Marquee 327.
> >
> > I am refinishing, and will augment the 990. Work is slow, as I am
> stripping the roll top, and that is a royal pain. I think I'm just going
to
> use sandpaper between the slats, as the stripper is so slow there and it
is
> painstaking work. Plan to add some extra voices, convert the drawknobs to
> moving stop ones (from Syndyne, already purchased) and rework the trems. I
> will need to replace the combination action, as the one in the organ is
for
> lighted drawknobs.
> >
> > As to the 220-II, I'm keeping it for now, and may convert it into a
> theatre organ. I like this console. As the cooks say, mis en place:
> everything is right where it should be on this organ, ready for use.
> >
> > The 327 is in the garage, and I will probably sell it off, either in
> whole, or part it out.
> >
> > As to Leslies on the classical Rodgers analogue organs, Rodgers did this
> regularly, calling it "flute tremulant full", until they developed a BBD
> trem in the 1980's. For gospel or theatre work, it's fine, and I think a
> nicely done leslie adds a pretty good tibia trem. Not that it has any
place
> in classical work.
> >
> > I subscribed to the digest version of this list, and so far haven't
found
> the direct address for postings, but this one worked earlier, so I'll do
> that.
> >
> > Noel: how about some instructions?
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> >
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