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Yesterday, 03:01 PM

myorgan replied to a thread How many manuals would be good for a home organ? in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

Do not respond to my post--or the thread will need to be moved to the Grease Pit. So, if the hands play on the manuals, feet play footnotes on the...

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05-23-2013, 07:44 PM

myorgan replied to a thread different organs, in General Chat

Martmatsil, I believe Lowrey did manufacture church organs, and I know they manufactured some theatre organs. Welcome to the Forum. Sorry no one...

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05-22-2013, 12:27 PM

myorgan replied to a thread Looking for Card Reader and boards for MADC2140 in Buy & Sell MIDI and Sound Equipment

Talk to JBird604. Perhaps send him a PM.

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05-22-2013, 12:25 PM

myorgan replied to a thread Allen vs. Rodgers in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

Activeprofessor, I'm sorry you're not receiving a response from the Forum members, but the members are probably silent regarding Galanti and its...

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05-22-2013, 11:39 AM

myorgan replied to a thread Registration on This Pipe Organ in Classic & Church Pipe Organs

Regeron, Your explanation appears to be the most plausible so far. I'm not sure it is 73 pipes, and yes, it may be a "derived" Cornet of some...

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05-17-2013, 11:10 PM

myorgan replied to a thread Bobbing in General Chat

Douçaine, Huh? I agree with most of your post, but am quite baffled by your statement quoted above (motion/sound). Please explain further. ...

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05-17-2013, 12:17 PM

myorgan replied to a thread Bobbing in General Chat

The movements ARE put on, and yes, they probably ARE showing off. However, some do it because they think it's musical, but I believe it's to call...

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05-12-2013, 01:07 AM

myorgan replied to a thread Need Advice on a Good Digital Organ for Small Church in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

Professor, When the OrganForum logs you out while creating a long response to a post, when you click on the Submit button, you may find that you...

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05-12-2013, 12:53 AM

myorgan replied to a thread Rodgers 890 up for auction... in Buy & Sell Church & Classic Organs

Would that organ have MIDI? Also, how many channels would it be? Michael

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05-12-2013, 12:45 AM

myorgan started a thread Registration on This Pipe Organ in Classic & Church Pipe Organs

Folks, In a few months, I will be playing the following instrument for a special event at the church. Can anyone tell me more about the organ? I...

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05-10-2013, 02:51 PM

myorgan replied to a thread Ascension Sunday music ??? in General Chat

Going Down For the Last Time. I think it was an Evie song I've been tempted to use for a baptism. Michael

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05-07-2013, 01:16 PM

circa1949 replied to a thread Saville Organs in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

"(and I do mean 81 separate sets of tone generators) AOB from 1988 installed in Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs in Queens" Great Scott! This organ is...

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05-07-2013, 05:04 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread Saville Organs in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

Wow. The big Rodgers sounds pretty good, although there is still just a bit of that unmistakable Rodgers analog quintiness. (may even be a...

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05-06-2013, 02:32 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread Saville Organs in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

Would love to know if there are recordings of the 10th Pres. Philly analog. I thought I'd read somewhere that it had 40 oscillator ranks though,...

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05-06-2013, 01:59 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread Rodgers 940 in How Much Is It Worth?

fully restored to like-new operating and playing condition Did they re-leather it??? Sorry I have to take issue with this. No dealer selling...

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05-05-2013, 03:26 PM

circa1949 replied to a thread M&O Speakers in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

"Organ speakers really aren't all that specialized" You are probably right about that. But there's no point to building your own when the market is...

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05-04-2013, 06:56 PM

circa1949 replied to a thread Future of Rodgers in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

Ok. Great to see all these mysteries cleared up! It's like Christmas in May! My main reason for thinking Roland was involved in M&O, was as I...

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05-04-2013, 01:53 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread Future of Rodgers in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

"using a readily available pipe organ console, standard MIDI equipment, off-the-shelf high-end computers running Hauptwerk or any similar VPO ...

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05-03-2013, 06:17 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread M&O Speakers in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

I don't think they build anything of their own; they might even order the consoles from OSI or someone else like that. Not that there's anything...

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05-03-2013, 06:04 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread Future of Rodgers in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

"but otherwise the M&O Opus and Prodigy products have no Rodgers content." but that doesn't matter because the whole theory of the line back when it...

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05-03-2013, 05:39 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread Future of Rodgers in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

I know you're one of the resident experts on Rodgers and I'm not intending to challenge that, per se. Here's what I find fishy about M&O (as in, the...

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05-02-2013, 04:03 AM

myorgan replied to a thread Still looking for an Allen in Buy & Sell Church & Classic Organs

Bill, Check your Private Messages. Michael

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05-02-2013, 04:01 AM

myorgan replied to a thread Allen Electronic Organ pricing in How Much Is It Worth?

Gronnett, If you are indeed selling the instrument, I may have someone interested in a self-contained unit. Let me know. Michael

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05-02-2013, 03:45 AM

myorgan replied to a thread Boston-Church of the Holy Cross Organ in Classic & Church Pipe Organs

Jim, First of all, welcome to the Forum. Thank you for sharing such concise, relevant information. I hope you enjoy your time here, and I...

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04-30-2013, 04:27 PM

circa1949 replied to a thread allen tc-3s church organ in How Much Is It Worth?

Thanks guys. These last 3 posts should be moved over to the other thread, sorry I shouldn't have posted the question here but I started a new...

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04-30-2013, 04:19 PM

circa1949 replied to a thread diode keying in analog classical organs, 1939-1989 in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

Thanks. That helped clear up the difference between diode keying/tone generation and solid state keying/switching. I see what you say about the...

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04-30-2013, 10:10 AM

circa1949 started a thread diode keying in analog classical organs, 1939-1989 in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

LOL first Allen model was 39 I think, and Rodgers ended analog in 89. This is picking up from a remark Don60 made in the what's it worth forum. ...

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04-30-2013, 09:42 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread allen tc-3s church organ in How Much Is It Worth?

"These later analog organs had some refinements such as solid state keying that represented imiprovements over the early solid state models." ...

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04-30-2013, 09:37 AM

circa1949 replied to a thread Allen Electronic Organ pricing in How Much Is It Worth?

Ebay prices most realistically represent the true market for used digital organs. Simple fact. Very few institutions buy used, which is why...

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04-28-2013, 12:02 PM

circa1949 replied to a thread Allen ADC-6000 Mystery Repair in Classic & Church Electronic Organs

Right, those are the chips that Walter Greenwood said "performed a few standard logic functions" or something. I bet the right outfit/individual...

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