[analogorgans] Need help with Rodgers 147!

Dear Friends,

Noel Jones suggested I email the group with my needs.

I am acquiring a Rodgers Model 147.  I will be moving it in a few days.  I am 
not familiar with Rodgers organs, so I need guidance as to how to move it 
carefully and what to watch out for.  I know it weighs in excess of 600 lbs. 
without the pedalboard, so I will have enough men on hand.  

How do I remove the pedalboard?  That is my first question.  

I plan to lift one end of the console at a time and put a 4-wheel furniture 
dolly underneath each end, then to wheel it to a door.  From there it must be 
carried down some steps to a parking lot and waiting truck.  Is there anything 
to watch out for or be careful with like places not to lift from, etc.?  Should 
I just lock the roll top down during the move?  Can the console be lifted by 
the desk on either side of the manuals or only from the very bottom at the 
floor?  I would hate to damage it by making a mistake for lack of knowing what 
I'm doing.

Next come questions about the speakers.  Obviously, I have to disconnect them.  
Where do they plug into the console?  If I take the console back off, will this 
be obvious?  At the speaker end, which is quite remote from the console, there 
are 4 cabinets.  I could not tell how the cables plug into the speaker amps.  I 
am concerned about not knowing how to reattach all these cables correctly once 
they are disconnected.  There are wires in walls that will not be accessible to 
remove.  Among the speaker cabinets is one labeled W6 and another large one 
labeled P4.  Then there is one about 36x44x13 with rows of what appear to be 
6x9 speakers only.  Finally, there is what looks like a small Leslie with a 
rotator inside.  The P4 will not be used initially.  Is there a way to set the 
organ to use just the other 3?

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated and serve in helping me care for 
this very lovely instrument to sing the praises.

Kevin Sterling
kasterling@xxxxxxxxxxx

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