[rodgersorgan] Re: a real zimberstern

for those interested in playing the organ I mentioned, the one with the 
zimberstern.......

I was visiting the Callaway Gardens, in Pine Mountain, Georgia a few years ago, 
and close to the gardens in the First United Methodist Church, and it houses a 
3-manual Rodgers 940. The zimberstern sits atop the console, with a wire 
running from it to the back of the console. The church is small enough that the 
congregation can hear it when it's activated. Like I said, It has a wooden base 
that's about 4 inches thick, is about 18" square, has 6 bells of different 
sizes hanging from 6 hooks, arranged in a circle, while a spinning wand strikes 
them, striking 2 at a time (on opposite sides), spinning very slowly. The 
entire unit stands about a foot or so high.

Very beautiful.

Carlo Pietroniro
St. Patrick's Basilica
Montreal, Quebec
3m Casavant Opus 60, 1895
Rodgers 960 at home

A MIDI Musical Christmas 2002
An Angelic Christmas 2001
Music for the PR-300 and Organ Solo at Frog Music Press

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