[rodgersorgan] My new practice organ
- From: "James Hughston" <jimhughston@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 11:27:49 -0400
I just bought a "midi pedalboard" directly from Laukhuff organ
builders in Germany.
http://www.laukhuff.de/english/midipedal_e.html
Mine is a 32-note pedalboard (non-foldable) made to AGO
specifications.
Also bought the stand, bench, and music rack from them.
The bench (designed for their foldable, flat, non-radiating
pedalboard) will not move forward enough for me and cannot be
adjusted
high enough. I am purchasing an organ bench from a local organ
builder (also Rodgers dealer) to be delivered next week.
I have and Ensoniq VSD-FX synthesizer and a 61 note midi controller
keyboard that I use with the pedalboard to complete my practice
organ.
I plug the synthesizer into my stereo system, which is robust enough
to handle it, and sounds so much better than using my Peavey
speakers.
The two keyboards are a little further apart than the manuals on a
regular two-manual organ, but I don't find that to be a problem. The
shelf for the second or upper keyboard on the stand is shorter from
front to back than the shelf for the lower keyboard; so another
synthesizer/keyboard will not fit on the upper shelf. The midi
controller keyboard that I have is only 9 inches from front to back
and fits very nicely.
I use a MIDI merge unit with my system so that I can use sounds from
my synthesizer for the pedalboard, midi controller as well for the
synthesizer itself. I can use different sounds--one for each manual
and pedalboard--or make them all the same.
James Hughston
jehughston@xxxxxxxxxxx
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