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Page 2: ...OWNER S MANUAL TRIO 321 RODGERS ORGAN COMPANY...

Page 3: ...onsole 2 Solo Manual 3 Great Manual 3 Accompaniment Manual 4 Pedalboard 4 Stop Tabs 4 Speaking Stops on the Trio 321 5 The Tibias 7 The Diapasons 7 The Strings 8 The Reeds 9 Oboe 9 Vox Humana 9 Clarin...

Page 4: ...gan Mute 13 Lighted Double Touch Preset Action 14 Rodgers Practice Panel 16 The Art of Organ Registration 18 Registration Hints 21 The Care and Maintenance of the Rodgers Trio 321 28 Console and Pedal...

Page 5: ...n sound Slide onto the bench and get acquainted Listen to the characteristic tonal qualities of the individual Trio voices Sample the Toy Counter s traps and the tuned percussions Use the Rodgers excl...

Page 6: ...You will never find a note of music written for the organ that cannot be played on your Rodgers Trio The Trio is a theatre organ designed for the horne On theatre organs as on classic organs each key...

Page 7: ...The Glockenspiel s musical notes are independent of the Trio voicing controls tremulants sustains etc GREAT MANUAL This manual is characterized by its large number of voices and pitches special effec...

Page 8: ...rd is concave and radiating a relaxed and natural swing of the legs brings your feet within easy reach of all 32 pedals The Trio pedal provides a wide range of pitch and tonal color including two perc...

Page 9: ...ch by footage is the same as the system used in pipe organ nomenclature An open pipe eight feet long produces the lowest tone bottom C on the manual of an 8 stop The 8 stops are called the Unison Pitc...

Page 10: ...2 3 Twelfth and the 1 3 5 Tierce should never be played alone the Tierce should only be used in combination with the 5 1 3 Quint or 2 2 3 Twelfth Their function is to provide tonal color and shading...

Page 11: ...s As accompaniment for solo strings and reeds As the foundation tone in a full ensemble To take advantage of the versatility of Tibias the Trio has Tibia Voices at eight different pitches supplied by...

Page 12: ...tone is the opposite of the Tibia it is thin keen has many overtones and has a limited fundamental tone The Strings add edge to the organ ensemble and sing when played alone The Solo String voice on...

Page 13: ...nes both single note and in chords In an ensemble the Tuba at 16 and 8 pitch adds strength and solidity to the Tibias Diapasons and Strings VOX HUMANA This sibilant stop imitates the quality of the hu...

Page 14: ...gato playing Without sustain the Piano has a bright crisp sound which may be emphasized with the ff Piano tab HARPSICHORD Here is a delightful voice with an amazing resemblance to its mechanical cousi...

Page 15: ...fine theatre organ a complete set of Traps in addition to Tuned Percus sion is included in the Rodgers Trio The Traps are available on the Accompaniment Manual and in the Pedal The Trap names are Peda...

Page 16: ...o 8 Oboe and 8 Diapason stops down Now depress the ff Tibia tab and notice the proportional increase in Tibia loudness The ff Main voicing tab emphasized the Diapasons Strings and Reeds The ff Pedal t...

Page 17: ...ether for a more authentic and pleasing effect The Tibia Tremulant and Tibia Vibrato affect the Tibia voices the Main Tremulant and Main Vibrato affect the Diapason Strings and Reeds The two tabs that...

Page 18: ...ill add that piston s combination to whatever is already on the organ A light touch of the second piston for example will add preset combination 2 to the stops already down on the stop rail Any or all...

Page 19: ...on 8 Tibia 8 Viol 8 Tibia 8 Flute 8 Salcional 4 Piccolo 4 Piccolo 3 16 Bourdon 8 Tibia 8 Tuba 16 Tibia 8 Flute 8 Salcional 8 Open Diapason 4 Piccolo 4 Viol 8 Tibia 4 Piccolo 4 16 Bourdon 8 Tibia 8 Tib...

Page 20: ...reo Headset plugs into the jack labeled headphones on the left hand side of the control panel Pulling out the Balance knob located just above the headset input jack cuts off the main speaker system sh...

Page 21: ...ical pleasure On the right hand side of the control panel just under the Reverb knob you will find two sets of stereo tape recorder jacks The upper two are used to record directly from the organ You m...

Page 22: ...egistration is the selection of stop combinations Experimenta tion and imagination will develop your ability to find the most pleasing registration for the music you are playing In devising interestin...

Page 23: ...gle notes and in chords when played in the three registers Here are some Registration Hints based on the design of the Trio Keep them in mind while you experiment with registrations The melody and the...

Page 24: ...voicing Tabs ff Accompaniment ff Pedal ff Main ff Tibia and Tibia Bright You can emphasize any of these voice groups and make them stand out against the others The Pedal Sustain grouped with the Pedal...

Page 25: ...Tibia Leslie ON Tibia Vibrato ON SHOWTUNES Pedal 16 Diaphone 16 Bourdon 8 Octave 8 Flute 8 Cello 2 Piccolo Keeping the Main Tremulant and Vibrato OFF gives additional crispness and clarity For passage...

Page 26: ...ustain Tibia Chorus Tab ON Accompaniment 8 Tibia Clausa BRIGHT SYNTHESIZER SOUNDS Pedal 16 Bomarde 8 Cello Pedal Sustain Accompaniment 8 Viol d Orchestra 8 Salicional 4 Viol Accompa f1 iment ff No Tre...

Page 27: ...4 Piccolo Leslie Tremulant ON PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT and TIBIA VOX SOLOS Play melody on Accompaniment Manual with right hand and left hand on Great Pedal Accompaniment Great Solo 16 Bourdon 8 Tibia Clau...

Page 28: ...olo Great piano 8 Piano Piano ff Solo vibes 8 Tibia Clausa Glockenspiel Any accompaniment stops can be used with solo voices keeping in mind the solo voice will have more distinction is the accompanim...

Page 29: ...Cello 8 Salicional 8 Vox Humana 4 Piccolo 4 Viol All Tremulants and Vibratos ON MUTATION SPECIAL Pedal 16 Bourdon 8 Flute Accompaniment 8 Open Diapason 8 Tibia Clausa All Tremulants and Vibratos ON Gr...

Page 30: ...Clarinet 8 Viol d Orch 4 Piccolo 2 Piccolo All Tremulants and Vibratos ON TRADITIONAL CHURCH ORGAN Pedal Accom12animent Great 16 Diaphone 8 Open Diapason 8 Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 8 Viol d Orchestra...

Page 31: ...CHIMES with Diapason Accompaniment Pedal 16 Tibia Clausa 8 Octave Accompaniment 8 Open Diapason 8 Tibia Clausa 4 Piccolo 27 Great Carillon Solo 16 Tibia Clausa 8 Tibia Clausa 4 Piccolo...

Page 32: ...s are used carefully checked for uniformity of grain and intensity of figure and carefully hand assembled As each finish coat is applied it is thoroughly dried and hand rubbed before the next coat is...

Page 33: ...life of the moving parts inside the organ the console should always be kept square Uneven floors tend to distort the casework over a period of time and extreme stresses damage the casework and equipm...

Page 34: ...thorized serviceman for a period of five years beginning on the date of delivery of the organ to the retail purchaser Full warranty details are available in your warranty certificate Should you experi...

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