[rodgersorganusers] Re: Stop list questions for those in the know
- From: organgrinder64@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 17:22:14 +0000
i had a 770 and used conn speaker pipes on it .not such a good setup. milt
miller
>
> Hi, Matt.
>
> Can't answer on the 525, but it sure seems like an important stop to be =
> missing.
>
> I owned a 770 at one time (little brother to the 840), and it also had the =
> Trompette borrowed to 16' in the Great, and all the pedal reeds were =
> borrowed.
>
> In the analog days, Rodgers and others were pretty stingy with the reeds, =
> especially on the Great. Part of it was a carry over from organ fashions =
> stemming from before the 50's before Orgelbewegung took hold in the US. In =
> those days, many organs had no reeds on the great. Part because to do the =
> reeds right in analog required a separate keyer that was more expensive =
> than for flutes & diapasons.
>
> This explains the borrowed pedal reeds, but not the 16' Great Trompette, =
> which I have never understood. Without a 16' flue of some sort, the reed =
> sticks out like a sore thumb. Maybe one of the designers at the factory =
> had some piece where it really worked, or maybe the plan was to use it =
> with swell couplers & great stops.
>
> On the 770 & 840, though, you could set most stops to a soft or loud =
> setting from the front of the console. Set the Swell for a loud Trompette =
> 16' and the Great for soft (or vice versa). With this approach there might =
> be some little use for the separate 16' trompette on the great.
>
> But for me, I've always thought it would be more useful at 8'. They =
> finally did that on the 760 which came out 3 or 4 years after the 770 & =
> 840. Maybe they listened to their dealers?
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
> >>> caddyorganist@xxxxxxxxxxx 11-07-03 4:43 PM >>>
>
> While sitting at my 525 I began to wonder about something I never =
> really=20
> understood. Why is there no 4' Flute in the Swell? I find this rather =
> odd.=20
> Every model above the 525 has a 4' Flute in the Swell. To me this seems =
> like=20
> an odd stop to leave off. Why was this done?
>
> My next two questions came while looking at the stop list for the =
> Windsor=20
> 840. Why is the only reed on the Great a 16' Contre Trompette borrowed =
> from=20
> the Swell? I would think that if the only reed on the Great was going to =
> be=20
> borrowed, it would at least have been at 8'. Also, why are the only reeds =
> in=20
> the Pedal borrowed from the Swell? To me this seems to be another odd =
> choice=20
> in a Rodgers stop list.
>
> If anybody could explain the reasoning behind these questions I'd =
> really=20
> appreciate it. An inquiring mind would like to know.
>
> Matt G.
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