[rodgersorgan] Re: Quality of Consoles

As a technician with about 500 Rodgers installations in the files, I have to 
jump in here and register my surprise at what happened to Charlie's 770.  What 
a tragedy!  This must be a very rare occurrence because I've never seen that 
sort of problem.  Of course, I've run into some odd console problems -- but 
most of them were caused by external forces.  For instance, a used 990 that was 
"slightly" dropped by a moving company.  The movers then hired a local 
carpenter to repair the damage (right side of console parted company with the 
floor of the console).  The organ could never be repositioned nor properly 
leveled afterward, and the roll top had crazy spells.

In another case two people were pushing a 750B across a concrete floor -- 
pushing from the back with the pedals removed (brilliant, huh?).  The organ 
tipped over with a crash, breaking the stoprail loose and compromising keyboard 
alignment.

A person might find fault with the low-end two-piece digital consoles (440, 
445, 505, etc) from the early 1990's, but all the "real" consoles are solid and 
reliable.  Solid enough, in fact, that moving them out for maintenance is 
starting to strain the old man's muscles!

B.E.

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> 
> From: "Charlie Strack" <charlie_strack@xxxxxxx>
> Date: 2003/09/18 Thu PM 05:17:38 CDT
> To: <rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [rodgersorgan] Quality of Consoles
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have some direct experience with console build quality.
> 
> I bought a new Rodgers 770 in the mid 1980's. Certainly it is not =
> indicative of current construction, I'm sure.
> 
> One of the side panels (plywood) began to split apart (delaminate) after a =
> few months. This is not a very bad thing. I sold the instrument long =
> before it became a problem, but (Noel asked for an example!) if it =
> continued to  delaminate (which seems unlikely) then truly the organ would =
> have become unplayable because of structural damage.
> 
> How does Rodgers build consoles these days? I certainly don't know, but =
> would like to. Anybody care to provide a description?
> 
> I've owned both Rodgers and Allens, and I currently have 3 analog Rodgers =
> models. As far as analog organs go (and there aren't too many of us who =
> have interest in analog organs these days) I always liked the sound of =
> Rodgers better than any others. Their flute and diapasons are exceptional.=
> =20
> 
> But I would readily transplant put my Rodgers circuits in an Allen console =
> if I could find one. I've take apart some Allens, and believe me their =
> level of construction quality is hard to beat.
> 
> Best regards,
> Charlie who know the ear hears in analogue.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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