The only recording I have, any longer, of a Rodgers TO is Rob Richards 1998 Rodgers promotional CD of the Theatre 360, "Center Stage." It's an excellent...
I've heard the Bill Thompson album...and it's not that pretty. The problem with that organ (unless corrected in later years - I know Bob Walker worked on it...
Hi Ron, Do you have any suggestions on improving a 340 Tibia without going digital? Thanks Jim ... From: Ron Reseigh To: RTOU@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
I have a Bill Thompson recording when he got his Rodgers 340 organ for his home, Moonlight Sonata. All songs had Moon in the title. I also have a Brian...
Hi Jim, Hope all is well - as to the 340 Tibia, I would say the only way really is to get a schematic, and play around with different diodes, resistors and...
Hi Jim, If you find the "magic bullet", maybe you could share the "wealth". I have a 340 also and would appreciate an improved Tibia Clausa as well. BTW, I've...
Hi Ed & Ron, Thanks for your letters. I've spent quite a bit of time on the 340 Tibia with all the many trem adjustments and I think I have it as best as it...
I found a few things that you may want to check re/ 340 tibia. 1. I found that it was extremely critical to adjust the two general voicing controls for the...
I agree with everything that Don has written - especially with regard to favouring the 3rd harmonic and the 4'. I would only add that I did hear a difference...
Ian, You will not be dissappointed in Hauptwerk 2, The trems are very realistic and the tibia /vox combination and string /vox combinations are excellent. I...
Tom, Thanks for the feedback. I have the Milan Virginia running here, just for test purposes, and while a great deal of the sampling is truly excellent, and...
Hi RTOU members, FYI: I too am running the Hauptwerk 2 Virginia TO from my Rodgers classical organ console. I've just recently gotten the expression pedal...
I have a Rex Koury (spelling) Meets the Rodgers Theater Organ LP. It is very nice. Don't remember which instrument he is playing, but I seem to recall that it...
Brett Milan is from Milan Digital Audio, and he has done pipe sampling in some of the finest organs around. He also has sampled a piano and a harpsichord. His...
I also beleive GW made a recording at Bob Powers that had a 42nd Street theme to it. I beleive I have that in my collection somewhere. You know that e-bay has...
Hi All... Don't know if anyone on the list may remember the name of a Rodgers factory exec back in the 60's by the name of Jim Walls (no relation to my old...
I have this recording and Jim was head of sales and at one time president of Rodgers. The recording was on a 340 Century. Jonas did one on the 327 Marque...
Al... Thanks for the info on that, wasn't sure what his official position was with the company and for some reason I thought that platter came out much earlier...
Gary, I will check when I get to the office in the morning. I was almost sure Jim made his recording on the 340. I have not played in or looked at it in a ...
Gary, I checked my recording. It was Jim Walls sitting at a 340 and the album was called "One Big Beautiful Sound". Was not a great recording or playing...
Hi Rodgers T.O. people: We were donated a nice 3 manual Rodgers 321 ( No. 30738 ) from the original owner who went to a retirement home. We put 5 organs in...
If anyone is interested in a Rodgers 321, I have one for sale and have it listed on Theatre Organs Ad Search. It is currently in dry storage and there is a...
I know this is a classical organ, but I thought there might be someone here that was also into classical organs or knew of someone who was. Thank you for...
Are there any members of this group who are in the San Diego, CA area who can recommend a Certified Organ Repair Technician who is familiar with a Conn 653? I...
Yes, Roger Ferm. You can get him through Organ Stop at (619) 286-4633. If he is too busy or on vacation, you can also get Tom Graham (who is also certified on...
G reat News For Pipe Organ Lovers. Larry Douglas Embury, Organist in Residence at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta, has just released a superb Christmas CD...