At sometime in the production of the 340 there were apparently three
stock options the customer could choose from. Option 1 added a Pedal
32' Bourdon, 8' Pedal Trumpet, and a 12 note celeste extension.
Option 2 added 16' and 4' piano (not sure where). Option 3 added the
Flute leslie adapter. While options 1 and 3 appear on mine (S/N
34346), I only have "half" of Option 3 with a 4' Piano available on
the Acc! No 16' piano appears anywhere.

Interestingly enough, the 340 seems to be "regaining" its popularity
due to the internet groups such as this one. And those who have
never heard of it seem to be most suitably impressed when hearing one
in person or via recording. George Kirkwood and team did a great job
building an instrument that has withstood the test of time very well!

Bob
Dallas

--- In RTOU@yahoogroups.com, Ian McLean <solo_tibia@y...> wrote:
> Ken,
>
> From the material that I have, the 340 started out with 3
> options (Chimes, 32' and Piano) somewhere along the line
> they decided to only make one version which included all 3
> options. This is the "Century".
>
> The custom nomenclature came about due to the ability to
> customise the voicing, and some rank scaling.
>
> My experience with serial #'s 34316, 34340, 34349, and
> 34377 shows that the latter three have all three options
> "Century", but 316 only had two.
>
> Hope that helps. No doubt George Kirkwood could be more
> absolute?
>
> Ian McLean
>
>
>
> --- Ken Fedorick <kfedorick@z...> wrote:
> > I don't know what a 34E is but I am waiting for a 37E
> > that I purchased last
> > month sight unseen on ebay. Rodgers nomenclature usually
> > is 3 Manual-7
> > Generators-E ?. I have no idea what the E stands for.
> > My 340 is 3 Manual-
> > 4 Generators- 0 ? It is a Century model. The Centuries
> > were supposed to be
> > a custom built model. It seems that there was very
> > little custom on them.
> > I think every one I have come across is the same except
> > cabinet. If anyone
> > knows what the "E" stands for, I would sure like to know.
> > The 37E has an external generator cabinet
> > that is as large as
> > the console itself. It should be delivered any day now
> > (I hope).
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gregcastner <gcastner@t...>
> > [mailto:gcastner@t...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 09:21 AM
> > To: RTOU@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [RTOU] 34E
> >
> > I am in the process of purchasing a 34E theater organ.
> > Pretty much
> > sight unseen. Anyone have any knowlege of this model.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
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