[rodgersorgan] Re: Two Questions


Sounds like it might be a 770.
It also sounds like the pedals have been turned down.
The 770 I used to play had 3 M-10 cabinets and 1 P-1 pedal cabinet.  It
had a wonderful tibia and vox after I had it revoiced.  

tom

Mark wrote:
> 
> Hi all.  I'm starting to play again (after taking a
> few months off when I moved in February - first time
> in 35 years I've taken any time off) at a Catholic
> Church here in town that has a Rodgers organ.
> Unfortunately, I can't tell what the model is.  I know
> it's analogue, but I don't know the model number.
> There is nothing on the console to indicate the model
> and the owners manual seems to have disappeared.    It
> is a two manual, with about 20 preset pistons and I
> believe that there are 8 or 9 toe pistons.  It was
> designed to add a few ranks of pipe on a Positiv, but
> that wasn't done.
> 
> We have two issues with the organ right now and I
> really would like to figure out a couple of things.
> The organ was installed new in 1987 when the current
> church was built.  However, with two 16 foot stops on
> the pedal and a 32 foot stop, there is less bass in
> the pedal than I had on the 705 model I played at my
> last church (which was also built in '87).
> 
> Also, for these three stops mentioned, we currently
> cannot use them if playing the F down to C at the
> bottom of the pedal range because there is a speaker
> somewhere up above that is rattling - like it's  a
> broken speaker.    The pastor said they were looking
> at a new sound system and one of the organists said
> the organ is piped through the sound system.  AGHHH!!!
>  I've always heard that you didn't want to use the
> same speakers for organs and electronic pianos that
> you use for voice reproduction.    If this is true,
> could this be one of the reasons that there is no bass
> on the pedals to speak of?  When I was playing the
> closing hymn this a.m., I was extremely disappointed
> that I couldn't hear the pedals even though I was
> playing them (with 8' stops and higher).
> 
> Here's hoping some of you more knowledgable types on
> the list can help me.  Thanks.
> 
> Mark Wunder
> St. Matthew's Church
> Topeka, KS
> 
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