hey tom;any pictures of you organ?i'd like to see it. milt miller.what speakers do you use? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas W. Nelson" <twn@xxxxxxx> To: <analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:26 PM Subject: [analogorgans] Re: The Quiet List > Jean Moquin wrote: > > >Hello Tom, > > > > What exactly are you doing with the 34A?.... > > > > > To start with, the 34A is a very old model, with Klann keyslide > keyboards, Reisner coupler relays for the manuals, and primitive pedal > diode coupler circuitry. I'm gutting and refinishing the console, which > is generally in good shape other than the usual dings and finish > problems for something of this age. The nice solid wood 3-manual > console is the main reason I bought it. I got it fairly cheap since the > electronics were shot. > > I'm planning on rebuilding the original main and flute oscillator racks > (bad caps, mainly), but the original swell division will be replaced > with the main and flute racks from a Trilogy/325 (donated but not used > because it's not AGO-spec) to expand its voicing and range. I hope to > be obtaining a 35-series keyer rack shortly which will have the diode > keyers and, more importantly, the coupler current amps I need to tie > everything together. I may also be able to obtain a set of pedal > oscillators and voicing boards from a 35 to really fill out the pedal > division, but I may end up using the Trilogy mains with some 33E voicing > boards I bought recently to add a nice 16' reed and string. > > The console will keep its original Klann 'clunker' combination action > for now, though, since it works fine and I have lots of spare parts from > an almost identical unit that was in my Conn 825. The jury is still out > on whether I'm going to rebuild and add contacts to the old keyboards, > or attempt to transplant the Trilogy's newer keyboards, which will > require either new side brackets or cheek block panels. The same is > true for the pedals - I may add reed switch-type contacts to replace the > original blocks on the existing pedal board unless I can find an > appropriate pedal board and reed switch panel from a newer Rodgers. > > Since all this clearly won't fit in the original console, especially > since it has the extended keyshelf for the older keyboards, I'm planning > on installing the majority of the electronics in a separate box. That > will also make it easier to transport and fit through various doorways, > since this organ is primarily intended for use with our local symphony > and choral group. > > Quite a project I've gotten myself into, something like creating a pipe > organ from several donor instruments. > > Tom Nelson > Milford, NH > > > >