back52887
06-12-2004, 11:26 PM
I think I mentioned my answer to a few of your comments in another part of this forum yesterday, but let me add this. A model 5 was the first church organ I played regularly about 1959-61. Then it was too new for the "gradual contact resistors" to become the problem that they later do on most everything from that era that I have run into nowadays.
This was baldwins solution to contact pop, and even a selling point in the hands of a slick salesman ie: you have differnt expression depending on touch, like a piano. The swell had a stop called "dolce cornet" which was supposed to be a mixture, but was really just a 4' woodwind. My general rule for making baldwins of that era sound most pipelike was to use only one stop at a given pitch. The voices were not additive at all. pull down all 8' voices and you have a heavy square wave (woodwind) sound. "Less is more"is the trick.
in 1960 or 61 they came out with the 5A, which had a 2' voice on each manual, and leslie made them a special cabinet that sent only flute voiced through the rotor, but I dont think the slow motor that makes church sounds so much more effectively was available untill a couple more years down the road. I heard my first "chorale" in late '62.
I know of a model 5 in the basement of a senior center in rural Idaho from where i just moved. I'm sure most any offer would be accepted, and they can get the jail work crew to come and help you load it and a very heavy choratone speaker. I never heard it hooked up, so I'm not sure what shape the innards are in, but as I remember the case was in very good shape. Contact me at devnkids@aol.com if you are still looking for a big heavy Baldwin.
Lee
This was baldwins solution to contact pop, and even a selling point in the hands of a slick salesman ie: you have differnt expression depending on touch, like a piano. The swell had a stop called "dolce cornet" which was supposed to be a mixture, but was really just a 4' woodwind. My general rule for making baldwins of that era sound most pipelike was to use only one stop at a given pitch. The voices were not additive at all. pull down all 8' voices and you have a heavy square wave (woodwind) sound. "Less is more"is the trick.
in 1960 or 61 they came out with the 5A, which had a 2' voice on each manual, and leslie made them a special cabinet that sent only flute voiced through the rotor, but I dont think the slow motor that makes church sounds so much more effectively was available untill a couple more years down the road. I heard my first "chorale" in late '62.
I know of a model 5 in the basement of a senior center in rural Idaho from where i just moved. I'm sure most any offer would be accepted, and they can get the jail work crew to come and help you load it and a very heavy choratone speaker. I never heard it hooked up, so I'm not sure what shape the innards are in, but as I remember the case was in very good shape. Contact me at devnkids@aol.com if you are still looking for a big heavy Baldwin.
Lee