I feel a little like a violinist wanting to "improve a Stradavarius", but since I heard Rodgers has a Product Concept Board (am I correct, Roy?), maybe they might find our suggestions useful.
I'd like to see back-rests standard on all organs three manuals and up. I think you can order them, but if it were a standard feature, you wouldn't have to special-order, plus there might be a cost savings.
The reason is that we organists are, well, aging! While I don't regularly play an organ with a back-rest, I have done so a few times and the extra support was marvelous and in the 3 and 4 manual models particularly so.
Or instead of making it standard, have a reasonably-priced "back-rest kit" which one could purchase and self-install. I would order the first one...
Just my thought! What would you other folks like to see added?
Ever-best, Bill Miller
Norfolk VA USA
what I'd like to see --
I'd like to see an adapter of some sort that would allow me to use an SD card or USB flash drive to store registrations on something other than the old Personal Memory Card -- my instrument is a 1999-2000 vintage PDI customer 4m pipe console with 8 memory levels, 16 generals, and 8 divisionals across all 4 manuals and pedals.
Tom Hoehn -- FUMC Clearwater, FL.
Memory Card
Hi Tom,
Changing the storage medium will not be an option for existing instruments. Rodgers, however, contunues to the support the Memory Card. We have just introduced a new RoHS compliant memory card. These may be ordered through your local Rodgers dealer.
Best regards,
Roy Hanson
Back Rest
Bill, give me a call. We make back rests and I have one in the finish of your 950 in my inventory. It comes with a template for easy installation. We built in after studying others that were available and we think we corrected most problems.
Al
New features
Hi Bill,
Thanks for your new topic suggestion. You are correct that Rodgers does have a Product Concept Board. Among others, Dan Miller, Dewey Kuhn and I are privileged to serve on this board.
We always welcome suggestions and I can assure you that each and every suggestion is noted and brought to the board for review.
Some of the best ideas come from people just like you that love and play Rodgers organs everyday.
Best regards,
Roy Hanson