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At one time, I had the Wood Block set on a piston and somehow erase it. When I tried to reset it, I couldn't figure out how. The manual did not show all three parameters (PCM, MSB and LSB). I think there was no PCM.
What can I do to access and save that group of stops?

Bill Thompson
First Christian Church, Atlanta

I was just browsing around on the topics, etc. and it made me wonder what technology is used on the Insignia 577?.

I own one and really like it as a practice organ, but play a T928 every Sunday. There IS a difference in the sound but the 577 is impressive. So I was wondering what the technology is behind the Insignia 577. Could I get a brief overview.

Would like to trade up to a Trillium someday.

Thanks

Steve Waddell
Mandeville, La.

I need to find out which stop tab mechanism was used when Rogers built my 33E 1967 Theatre Organ - I need to replace some and must get the correct ones to ensure that they match the existing, so that the angle at which they work matches! - I believe a company called syndymes make these stop tab mechanisms.

PLEASE please, could somebody help me with this?

Many thanks,

When playing recordings we've made, the volume it was recorded with is the volume it will play back with, and the volume control on the PR-300S has no effect. However, on the sample music provided/purchased the volume control functions as expected during playback. Is there something we can do when recording music to enable volume control during playback?

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide,
Bob

Robert McMenis
808 @ church

This Generator originally has been designed for the pipe organ. It has a feature though that sounds incredible, that is having the entire Rodgers samples available to the organist on one console. I am assuming that all the stops can be available at the same time. Since it has its own generating system, it does not have the limitations of the midi. I've learned that polyphony, for instance, is an issue if both A and B are activated on both manuals and pedals at the same time. Would having this technology available for digital organs as well be possible and if so, could it be made to be cost effective and user friendly so it could be marketed? Or would a "midi box" like the MX200 with all 500 samples available be a better option?

I am dreaming of what all I could do if I had a dedicated palette number for every stop on our organ dedicated to just this generator with each of the stops having a code and I could on this "dedicated" palette stop put any stop I wanted on every stop tab or drawknob. Not only that but the pistons would be able to save these. So if I so choose I could have 40 ranks of strings playing at one time and set to a piston. Another piston might have nothing but French stops or English, etc. On the swell, there might be a reed chorus using all the stop tabs.

With proper voicing and appropriate use of these stops, such an organ would be second to none. With extensive use of multiple channels, some 20 or 30 channels, the 928 would be an organ that would and should dazzle any crowd.

What would be the cost of such a set up? If a buyer had enough money, does Rodgers have the technology to do this today. Is there really anything about a digital that would technologically prevent a DSG-108 being added to a Rodgers digital organ, particularly the Masterpiece series.

I"m having trouble with my 928 Rodgers. The English Horn and voice pallete Orchestral Oboe, Chimes and the Festival trumpet all are very distorted when coming through rear speakers. The rear speakers are driven by S200B amp separately. I thought the speakers might be blown so switched the front speakers with the rear speakers and still had the same problem. The polarity is correct. If I just play a single note on the Orchestral Oboe or Festival trumpet or English Horn they sound fine. With multiple notes there is distortion and the chimes don't sound good with a single note. Through the earphones everything sounds like it should and did when I first got the organ 20 months ago. Any other suggestions to try since the dealer is not located in my town. Leslie G Pool

I have recently found a church in Asia that has two new Trillium organs. A 4 manual 1058 and a 3 manual 958. As someone who has played pipe organs for many years, I am amazed at the quality of the sound of these organs. I can't say anything except that I am amazed.

I have a few questions and to be honest I don't know how to find the answers - who do I talk to in Asia?

1 The 4 manual 1058 is very different from the 3 manual 958. For example, the solo Festival Trumpet has a very different sound to the same stop on the 958. Shouldn't they have the same sound qualities?

2 On the 4 manual 1058, the pedal stops and the solo stops sound half a beat after the rest of the organ. It is impossible to play Bach because the pedals just don't respond quickly enough. It is also impossible to play music that uses the solo Festival Trumpet or Tuba Major because the solo is always half a beat behind. On the 3 manual 958 these problems do not exist. Are these problems with the 1058 'major' or relatively 'easy' to fix?

3 The organist of the church is relatively new and does not have User Manuals for either of these organs. Are these User Manuals available anywhere as Pdf files?

4 I have read about 'Organ Designer Software'. Is this available for organists, so that they can 'fine tune' the finishing and voicing of their organs?

Having spent over four hours yesterday evening playing and listening to these organs, I would recommend Rodgers organs to any church who is thinking of buying a new organ.

Thank you,

Martin

My memory battery has run out on my Rodgers 795 classic. How do I replace the battery?

Thanks, Robert Schmidt

Hi,

Just wondering if the Rodgers 940 had the capability of playing only a certain division (or divisions) through the antiphonal speakers. Its been a while since I played one, and will be playing a church with one in the near future. As I recall there was only one tab to turn the antiphonal on and the main off. If it has the capability, can someone tell me how to make it work?

Just wondering because I will be playing some music where an echo effect is desired.

Thanks in advance...

Matthew C. Rosendahl
St. John's Church
Tappahannock, VA

Are there any sequencers out there from rodgers/roland/???? currently in production that will work without much "fuss" on Rodgers organs??
Thanks!!!
Matt R

Can the Insignia 548 be interfaced with pipes? If yes, is the interface done in the conventional way--i.e., using the regular pipe-driver system? And would the Insignia interface include automatic pipe-tuning?

As I recall, the earlier Insignia and Allegiant pipe interface was done via the MIDI system, and auto-tuning was not supported. Does Rodgers use MIDI interfacing at all these days?
Many thanks for replies!

Karen Keene

For the Insignia 548 and the new two-manual Allegiants, I'd like to have the codes that identify the sample "pedigrees"--i.e., FAMILY/STYLE/SERIES/OCCURRENCE, as in (for example) PRERS1.

Are these codes available? If yes, how can I get them?

Thanks very much,
KK

Karen Keene

Have demo recordings been made for the Insignia 548 and/or the new [658/678] Allegiants? I'm hoping to get my ears on both of these instruments, but there are no installations nearby. A demo CD would be my next best bet. (I've found Michael Matthes' demo of the 538 on YouTube. Alas, my computer audio ain't adequate!) Thanks!

Hey Roy,

I was wondering if you could stratch for me the differences between an electric organ to a regular one.

Another question, is if i buy an electric organ, is there a possible way for me to connect it to my Nissan-300ZX?

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Chezi