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Manuals and Pedalboard
The T967 has three keyboards played by the hands, commonly referred to as
manuals
. In order
from bottom to top, they are the
Choir manual
, the
Great manual
and the
Swell manual
. Each
manual plays an assortment of stops, known as a
division
. Stops played by the Choir manual
comprise what is known as the
Choir division
, stops played by the Great manual are make up
the
Great division
, and stops played by the Swell manual are referred to as the
Swell division
.
In addition, there is another division on the T967, the
Solo division
, which is normally played by
the Swell manual, but can be assigned to play from either the Great or Choir manual when
desired.
The keyboard played by the feet is referred to as the
pedalboard
, and stops which are played by
the pedalboard make up the
Pedal division
.
The stops in each division are designated by nametags:
Great
,
Swell
,
Choir
,
Solo
and
Pedal.
Activating Stops
The term
stop
is used to describe a single voice on an organ. The T967 has a large array of
stops, each of which is given a name, such as
Principal 8’
,
Clairon 4’
,
Mixture IV,
etc. A stop
will sound if it is activated and keys or pedals which control it are depressed. For example, the
Principal 8’
stop in the Great division will sound if it is activated and notes are played on the
Great manual.
To activate a stop:
1. Pull the drawknob out until it lights, and release.
To silence a stop:
1. Push the drawknob in until the light goes off, and release.
Couplers
A
Coupler
is a control which allows a division of the organ to be played from a different
manual. For example, by activating the
Swell to Great 8’
coupler, you could play stops in the
Swell division from the Great manual. (“
Swell to Great
” literally means, “connect the
Swell
division
to
the
Great
manual”).
These couplers are referred to as
intermanual couplers
, because they connect a division
associated with one manual to an additional manual or to the pedalboard. They are activated by
rocker tabs located above the Swell manual and allow you to control multiple divisions from one
manual. Couplers allow you to control a larger portion of the organ from one manual or the
pedalboard and are useful in achieving larger or more varied registrations.
The stops in the Solo division are controlled by rocker tabs above the Swell manual.
Many stops have more than one voice to choose from. See Voice Palette™, Page 50.
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