[rodgersorgan] Re: New user
- From: Arlene Jutting <ajutting@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 18:02:09 -0600
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Hi Noel: We had an AOB that was 18-20 years old and was requiring considerable
repair,
but even so the original plan was to move it into a larger sanctuary being
added to our
facility. When it became apparent for various reasons that moving the AOB was
not going
to work, a committee was formed to research organs including pipe organs. The
committee
consisted of two organists, choir director, a professor of electrical
engineering,
several choir members and a few people who, by their own description "know very
little
about music except listening." Unfortunately, because of the status of the
building
project, our research was squeezed into a tighter time frame than we preferred.
The husband (also a professor of electrical engineering) of one of the
committee
members had a graduate student who was employed by Allen Organs, so it was
recommended we
consider them. Several of us had also heard very good things about Rodgers, so
I
searched the net to find the closest dealer and also downloaded lots of
material to give
the committee. Later, I visited the dealer and heard and learned much more
about the
various Rodgers models. We also talked to various pipe organ companies, but
decided in
the fairly early on that pipe organs were out of our price range. We invited an
organ
professor from Iowa State to give us her opinion, and she said her first
preference was
always a pipe organ, but Rodgers would be her second choice.
In the meantime, the other organist and I had been visiting installations
and
playing various organs. Finally, we had representatives from both Allen and
Rodgers give
presentations to the committee, and it became apparent that Rodgers was our
best choice.
Both I and the other organist have greatly enjoyed playing it and members of the
congregation have reacted very positively to the sound(s). It has been a year
and a half,
and the discoveries of what is possible on this organ and PR300S continue.
Part of the money came from a portion of the building fund and the rest
from
memorial gifts and donations.
We have been delighted with the installation and training provided by
Dewey Kruger
Music in Northwood, Iowa and highly recommend them. We also greatly
appreciated the
recital and workshop given by Dan Miller in October. You might also be
interested to know
that another church in Ames has purchased a T957 after they heard ours.
I hope this answers your questions. If not, let me know. Arlene
Noel Heinze wrote:
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> Welcome, Arlene...out of curiosity, how did your church end up with the
> T957? Please give details of the selection process, funding, previous
> instrument, etc. Thanks!
>
> Noel Heinze, Asheville, NC
> St. Giles' Chapel, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community
> Rodgers 835 & PR300S
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