[rodgersorgan] Member needs install advice
- From: noel jones <gedeckt@xxxxxxxx>
- To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 09:10:12 -0400
A list member has purchased a pre-owned Rodgers, moved it to his state
and is now ready to install. He has been unable to get local assistance
and would appreciate some advice.
Hi Noel,
Forgive my stupidity, please! For the life of me, I can’t figure out how
to post a message to the list, so here I am - bothering you.
I’m looking for help/information/advice regarding the installation of my
Rodgers 900A, an older analog instrument. This organ, purchased by me
last year, has been in professional storage since then, awaiting the
finishing of a building to put it in. Well, that time is drawing near
(finally!).
My questions are regarding the wiring and speaker configurations
recommended by list-members.
With this organ are 3 M-10Cs, 2 M-10s and a Walker B-2. This is going
into a 60x70' room, with a small area for speaker "chambers," about
2-1/2 to 3 feet high, 8 feet deep. I can either split the speakers into
two chambers or have one large chamber in the center of the front wall
(eg: two 2-1/2 x 8 x 10' wide chambers 10 feet apart, or one 2-1/2 x 8 x
20' wide chamber). These chambers will be above 8' tall rooms on one end
of the building (the 60' wall), and will speak directly into the 60 x 70
foot room. The ceiling is 12' high.
How would you arrange the speakers for best sound? How would you
suggest the interior of the chambers be finished for best sound reflection?
Also, what kind/size of wiring should I make provisions for, from the
console to the speakers? (The 6 amps are internal) Are we talking huge
cables or minute speaker wire, or something in between? Are any of the
speakers powered (like the Walker)? Do I need electrical outlets in the
chambers?
Does anyone have an idea for a quick disconnect of the speaker
wires/cables from the console? It will be on a moveable platform and
there will be times when we want to have it completely out-of-the-way,
without wires. There is electric in the concrete floor to power the console.
More questions....
This organ has antiphonal circuits and controls. So would the addition
of another amplifier and antiphonal speakers do it? And, what would YOU
recommend for antiphonal speakers and their placement (no chambers on
that end of the building!).
Dennis Goethe
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noel jones, aago
athens, tennessee, usa
423 887-7594
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