Noel,90% of the trilliums and Masterpieces were custom design models unless
special ordered from the factor. I can tell you 99% of the organs that came
through Elmhurst IL (Steve Smith) were custom not only in appearance but also
in stops and tonal finishing.
Mike Jacklin
C-505 owner
MX-200 owner
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[mailto:rodgersorgan-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Noel jones
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 2:20 PM
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Subject: [rodgersorganusers] Re: rodgersorgan Digest V5 #27
“most two-manual artist midi files will work on other two and three-manual
Artist organs…. and some will even work well on Infinity organs too.”
They won’t play on the Classic and Roland Series organs?
This is not full compatibility - and all the wonderful midi files of Hector
Olivera, Jonas Nordwall, Donna Parker and other luminaries of Rodgers heritage
will not play on them.
They would play on all PDI organs.
This would be easy to solve. Dieter is right, a comprehensive standard MIDI
library of organ stop assignments in the industry woudl be great, but doubtful
- very, very few digital oprgans are customized, so a standard simple ID system
of yearws ago would serve that vbast numebr of non-customized organs.
Rodgers US needs to rethink MIDI and implement it to master the playing field
once again and be leaders in the field.
Noel Jones, AAGO
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