[rodgersorgan] Re: Basic Rodgers Questions Forum Today

  • From: "Noel Heinze" <noel.heinze@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 09:44:04 -0500



For Arlene re coupling solo stops...let me be sure I understand...the solo
division on your organ is "floating" in that it does not have its own
manual...you have to "couple" it to one or more of the other manuals to use
any solo stops, right?  By divisional couplers you mean sw to sw 16' or 4',
etc., right?  Now then, some organs with floating divisions like your solo
will couple only at 8', i.e., they won't let you put them on the Great or
anyplace else at 16' or 4', nor are they effected (affected?) by any other
couplers, divisional or otherwise.  For example, I can put the solo Vox
Nausea on the Choir, but the Ch to Ch 4' does nothing, it's at 8' only, and
when I use Choir to Great the solo stays on the Choir, it does not go with
everything else to the Great.  Are we in sync here?  Maybe we need to know
what you mean by "add or delete a solo stop with a divisional coupler."
Just occurred to me...maybe you mean divisional piston (combination) instead
of coupler?  If so, and you're trying to get your Swell pistons to change
the solo stops that have been coupled to the Swell, no way, just as Great
divisional pistons do not effect Swell or Choir stops, coupled or not.  Some
organs have what are called "on-or-off's" usually effecting pedal stops
only, that allow you to change pedal stops via other divisional pistons when
it's "on."  Can be very handy indeed, sort of like a partial General piston,
since it couples pistons.  I don't know of any current/recent organs that
have intermanual on-or-off's.  Thanks!

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


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