[rodgersorgan] Re: Consoles

There never was a console that fit me.  I used to be 6'1", have shrunk in my
old age to about 5'9" but my legs are just as long as ever, so I always have
to raise the bench 2-3" to avoid playing side-saddle.  My knees often hit
the lower keyboard, even hit pistons if I'm not careful.  I don't mind low
music racks since I'm so short-waisted, if I can put couplers or stops on
pistons  (or as I've seen on some organs, the couplers are mixed in with the
other stop knobs).  I envy Rodgers' famous Black Beauty and similar consoles
where the entire keydesk and top half of the console can be raised or
lowered, ditto music rack.  We have adjustable benches, sometimes adjustable
racks, why not adjustable keydesks?

I'm nearsighted, too (why DID my good wife marry me?)...so I peered over the
top of my glasses unless the rack was too high for that, got bifocals and
"Varilux," finally had a pair made just for playing organ, and they work
fine IF I can position my head/line of sight just exactly right so
everything's in focus...which is more trouble than it's worth, so I don't
use the blinkin' things.

Noel Heinze, Asheville, NC
St. Giles Chapel, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community
Rodgers 835B and PR300S


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