OWNER'S MANUAL FOR ROlLERS NEWPORT 830 AND NEWPORT 830 PIPE AUGMENTED MARCH,1986 RODGERS INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1300 NE 25th Avenue Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 © Copyright 1988 Rodgers Instrume nt Corporation 1905-121
TABLE OF CONTENTS The Rodgers Newport 8 3 0 - - - - - - - - 1 The Musical Resources of the Newport 830--- 2 TIle Principal (Diapason) Family The Flute Family The String F a m i l y - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Celestes The Reed Family Percussions Stop and Coupler List Newport 830 and Newport 830 Pipe Augmented------- 4 Rodgers Handcrafted P i p e s - - - - - - - - 5 Special Features: Turn-OnlTurn-Off Couplers Dual Memory Combination Action To Set the Memory Access C o d e s - - - - - - 6 To lJnlo
Care and Maintenance of Your Rodgers Organ 11 Console and Pedalboal'd Keyboards, COllplel' Tabs and Drawknobs Clear ,1CI,}lic Mllsic Rack Pipes, On Pipe AlIgmented Instruments Leveling Glides Rodgers Five-Year Limited Warranty Registration Suggestions-----------12 Great Organ Registration Suggestions Swell Organ Registration Suggestions - - - - - 1 3 Pedal Organ Registration Suggestions Listing of Rodgers Factory Programmed Memory P i s t o n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 Memory I MenlOIY 1 / - - - -
THE RODGERS NEWPORT 830 The RODGERS NEWPORT 830 combines the finest organ traditions and classical tonal schemes with current elec tronic technology to give the organist and the listener truly fine organ sound. This instrument's design began with the development of a compl'ehensive specification that allows music from all periods and performance schools to be played in an accurate and authentic manner.
THE MUSICAL RESOURCES OF THE NEWPORT 830 There nrc two major categories of organ tone-Flue and Reed : FLUE: This category includes Principals (Diapasons), Flutes, and Strings. These voices are produced by similarly constructed pipes called flue pipes. These pipes make a sound when air enters and is channeled through a thin opening, directing the air column upward against the lip of the pipe. This vibrating air sheet sets up vibrations in the column of air inside the pipe which creates the musical tone.
THE STRING FAMILY Strings are small scaled (reduced diameter) Principals that are decreased in volume and have a brighter timbre. Strings are most useful as accompanimental stops since they are subtle. and with their abundance of harmonics (natural overtones) each note of the most complex chord can be heard with distinction. The String family stops on the NEWPORT 830 are the 8' GEMSHORN. the 8' VIOLA POMPOSA. the 8' GAMBA. and the 8' ECHO GAMBA.
STOP AND COUPLER LIST NEWPORT 830 AND NEWPORT GREAT 830 PIPE AUGMENTED SWELL POSITIV PEDAL PRINCIPALS 8' PRI NCIPAL 8' VIOLA POMPOSA 4' OCTAVE 4' PRINCIPAL 2' SUPEROCTAVE SCHARF III-IV (ALTERNATE MIXTURE) MIXTURE IV-V (ALTERNATE MIXTURE) 4' PRIN CIPAL 2' OCTAVE 32' CONTRA PRINCIPAL 16' PRINCIPAL 8' OCTAVE 4' CHORALBASS MI XTURE IV 8' BOURDON 32' 16' 16' 16' 8' PLEIN JEU IV-V (ALTERNATE MIXTURE) FLllTES 8' BOURDON 8' FLUTE CELESTE II 4' FLUTE 22i:J' NASAT 2' WALDFLOTE 1 1/:1' LARIGOT SESQUI
I RODGERS PIPES Your Rodgers organ's microprocessor has been programmed to accept the addition of 2, 4,6,8, or seventeen ranks of Rodgers pipes. Stops that are programmed to play pipes are marked with an asterisk in the specification page at the end of this book. By using Pipes Off and Ancillary On stop tablets those voices can be set to play pipes, electronic voices, or both. At the Heart of Rodgers tradition of organ building are the pipes, exquisitely built from the finest materials.
TO SET THE MEMORY ACCESS CODES: 1. Write down the code(s) you want to enter. (The code can be any numeric sequence of up to eight digits where no digit is used consecutively.) 2. Place the "Combination Access Key" magnet just in front of the headphone jack under the keydesk.The power lamp should now start flashing. 3. Press the M1 memory piston. 4. Enter your personal code for Memory 1 on the General pistons. (All of the organs are set with the code "1" at the factory. You may change the code as you wish .
TREMULANTS Tremulants can be most useful when judiciously used . Each manual division has an independent Tremulant. When turned on, Tremulants affect only the stops in the division where that drawknob is located. Each independent Tremulant is adjustable for both speed and depth. It is recommended that these adjustments be made by AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY. The Flute Tremulant Full tablet affects all the Flute voices on the manual divisions of the organ.
USING THE CONTINUO AND SOLO: Some very interesting effects are made possible with these two accessory devices. A. Suppose you wish to playa solo on the Swell OBOE, with accompaniment on the Great FLUTE CELESTE II and GEMSHORN, with an appropriate Pedal. 1. Draw the Swell OBOE and TREMULANT. Draw the Great FLUTE CELESTE II and the GEMSHORN . Draw the Pedal BOURDON DOUX 16' and the GREAT TO PEDAL W Press CONTINUO and SOLO pistons. 2. Play on the Great manual.
MAIN OFF/ANTIPHONAL ON CONTROLS These tablets operate when an antiphonal speaker system is connected to your Rodgers organ . The baSic concept of an antiphonal division is to place antiphonal speakers at the opposite end of the room from the main sound source. This placement allows greater musical flexibility because the sound originates from either end of the listening area , or from both ends simultaneously.
TUTTI PISTON AND TOE STUD Sometimes it is desirable to have a full organ registration suddenly and quickly. To do so on the NEWPORT 830 simply push the TUTTI Piston or TUTTI Toe Stud. To cancel the full organ (TUTTI), push the TUTTI Piston or the TUTTI Toe Stud again. On your Rodgers Organ you can actually set your own Tutti. To do so, follow the instructions below. TO READ WHAT IS SET ON TUTTI: While holding TUTTI in, press the SET piston. TO SET TUTTI : Unlock either Memory 1 or Memory 2.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF YOl1R RODGERS ORGAN As with any fine musical instrument. reasonable care is necessary to protect YOUI' investment in your Rodgers Organ. Normally. you should experience no difficulties because it has been carefully designed. and only the finest compo nent parts are used in its manufacture. Even the finest equipment. however. is subject to occasional service. Your Rodgers Srrvice Representative is fully equipped and qualified to handle any service problems which may arise.
REGISTRATION SUGGESTIONS The following pages of registrations are guidelines for selecting appropriate stops to match broad suggestions given in most printed organ literature. There will be variances of registration, depending upon the music, acoustics of the room, and the spirit of the performance. One of the great joys of the Rodgers organ is the incredible tone color possibilities.
SWELL ORGAN REGISTRATION SUGGESTIONS Given Suggestions Appropriate Registration Given Suggestions S' GEDACKT FluLes* Foundations mf 8' VIOLA CELESTE II Reed (Solo)* 8' TROMPETTE 8' OBOE OR S' VOX HUMANA Reed (Big Solo) 8' FESTIVAL TRUMPET 8' TROMPETTE FESTIVAL TRUMPET FF OR Reed (Chorus) 16' CONTRE TROMPETTE 8' TROMPETTE 4' CLAIRON Foundations p 8' VIOLA POMPOSA S' VIOLA POMPOSA S' GEDACKT 4' NACHTHORN 8' VIOLA POMPOSA Strings* Appropriate Registration Foundations f 8' S' 4' 4' 2' Full
LISTING OF RODGERS FACTORY PROGRAMMED MEMORY PISTONS Your NEWPORT 830 was shipped from the Rodgers factory with the following combinations pre-set on its memory pistons. See the earlier section on the memory system to set your own registrations on the pistons. NEWPORT 830 MEMORY I EXPLANATION OF FACTORY PREPROGRAMMED REGISTRATIONS GENERALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Sort Celestes useful for accompaniment. Oboe solo with Harp accompaniment.
NEWPORT 830 COMBINATION ACTION FACTORY PRESETS Memory 1 Stop l\jame SWELL Generals • • PEDAL T Nachthorn 4' Contre Bombarde 32' Clairon 4' Contre Bourdon 32' Subbass 16' Bourdon Doux (sw) 16' Flute 8' Flute 2' Bombarde 16' Contra Principal 32' PrinciQal 16' Violone 16' Octave 8' Choralbass 4' Mixture IV Trom Qette 8' 2 T Gedackt8 ' Nasard 2'2h ' Tierce 1:1/;, ' Vox Humana 8' Oboe 8' Swell to Swell 4' Bourdon Doux 16' Nachthorn 4' Blockflote 2' Contre 'frompette 16' Clairon 4' Tremulant Swell Unison
NEWPORT 830 COMBINATION ACTION FACTORY PRESETS Memory 1 Piston Number SlOP Name GENERALS T 2 Generals 5 3 4 Grea llo Pedell 8' Great 10 Pedal 4' SW('i1lO Pedal 8' Sw('i1 to Pedal 4' PosiLiI' lo P('dal 8' • • • • • • • • SlI'ellLO Grcat 16' S\\elllO Gr('al 8' • • Swell 10 Grea l 4' • • Posilil' lo Great 16' Posiliv to Grea t 8' • 6 • • 7 8 9 10 • • • • • • • • • Oivisionals 3 4 5 2 5 2 • • • • • • "lain Chorus Off Flul(' lTems Off Grcat/Pedal Pipes Off Great/Pedal ,
. NEWPORT 830 COMBINATION ACTION FACTORY PRESETS Memory 1 Piston Number Stop Name GREAT PrinciQal8' Gemshorn 8' Octave 4' SUQeroctave 2' Mixture IV-V Scharf III-IV Great to Great 4' Bourdon 8' Nasat 2 2/:\' Larigot 1 1/:\' Trompette 16' Krummhorn 8' Tremulant Flute Celeste II 8' Flute 4' Waldflote 2' Sesguialtera II Tuba Major 8' Harp Carillon Generals 2 T 3 4 5 • • • • • • • • • • Divislonals 6 7 8 9 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • T • • • • • •
NEWPORT 830 MEMORY II EXPLANATION OF FACTORY PREPROGRAMMED REGISTRATIONS GENERALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Carillon with Celeste accompaniment. Kl'ummhorn solo (played from Swell keyboard). Mezzo Forte Evangelical hymn combination. Both hands on Great. Forte Evangelical hymn combination. Both hands on Great. Baroque Flutes for 2 or 3 part light contrapuntal literature. A common combination frequently used for Baroque era French literature.
NEWPORT 830 COMBINATION ACTION FACTORY PRESETS Memory 2 Piston Number Stop Name SWELL Generals T Gedackt 8' Nasard 22/:1' Tierce Pis' Vox Humana 8' Oboe 8' Swell to Swell 4' Bourdon Doux 16' Nachthorn 4' Blockflote 2' Contre Trompette 16' Clairon 4' Tremulant Swell Unison Off Echo Gamba 8' Viola Celeste II Sifflote l' TromQette 8' Festival TrumQet 8' Swell to Swell 16' Gamba 8' Viola PomQosa 8' PrinciQal4' Plein Jeu IV-V PEDAL Nachthorn 4' Contre Bombarde 32' Clairon 4' Contre Bourdon 32' Subbass 16' Bo
NEWPORT 830 COlVlBINATION ACTION FACTORY PRESETS Memory 2 Piston Number Stop Name GENERALS Generals 2 T 3 4 5 Oivisionals 6 7 8 9 • Great to Pedal 8' Great to Pedal 4' Swell to Pedal 8' • • • 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 • • Swell to Pedal 4' Positiv to Pedal 8' Swell to Great 16' Swell to Great 8' 10 • Swell to Great 4' Positiv to Great 16' • • • • • • • • • • • • • Positiv to Grea t 8' i\lain Chorus Off Flute Trems Full Great/Pedal Pipes Off Greal/Pedal Ancillar~ On Main
NEWPORT 830, COMBINATION ACTION FACTORY PRESETS Memory 2 Piston Number Stop Name GREAT Generals T 1 2 PrinciQal8' Gemshorn 8' 3 4 • • • • • Octave 4' Supcroctave 2' Mixture IV-V 5 Oivisionals 6 • 10 7 8 • • • • • • • • 9 • 1 2 3 4 5 • Scharf III-IV Great to Great 4' Bourdon 8' Nasat 2'l.
NEWPORT 830 AND 830 PIPE AUGMENTED SPECIFICATIONS GREAT ORGAN (Enclosed): * 8' PRINCIPAL * 8' BOURDON * * * 8' 8' 4' 4' *2 2 /:!' * 2' * 2' * III:!' 16' 8' 8' 4' 16' 8' 4' 16' 8' FLUTE CELESTE II GEMSHORN OCTAVE FLUTE NASAT SUPER OCTAVE Wi\LDFLOTE LARIGOT SESQUILATERA II IvIlXTURE IV-V SCHARF III -IV TROMPETTE ~IAJOR TUBA KRUMM HORN HARP CARILLON TREMULANT GREAT TO GREAT SWELL TO GREAT SWELL TO GREAT SWELL TO GREAT POSITIV TO GREAT POSITI\' TO GREAT SWELL ORGAN (Enclosed): 16' BOURDON DOUX 8' VIOL
FCC NOTICE This instrument uscs and generates small amounts of radio frequency energy. It has been type tested and found to comply with the most stringent limits for a class A or B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. which are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio and television interfer ence in a residential installation . If not installed and used in accordance with the technical manual.
General Thnninology These definitions apply to Rodgers electronic organs, pipe augmented organs and full pipe organs. Most definitions apply to the products of other builders, as well. ACCESS CODE-A numeric seQuence of up to eight digits that is chosen by the organist to be used as the combination to unlock one of the combination action memories for pro gramming registrations. ACTIVITY-An effect which in pipe organs. causes a slight random change, or a fluttering of the pure tone.
CQ:\IBINATIO~ ACTIO~-Any device on an organ by which previously selected groups of stops can be brought on at will by the depressing of a button (piston) or toe stud. The means by which these combinations are retained are: • Pre-Set: Combinations that do not visibly affect the stops already set up on the stop rail. These combina tions are selected and wired in at the factory.
rower at their open tops. Stopped [lutes speak an octave lower than their length would suggest because of the cap or stopper which closes the top of the pipe. The Holzge dackt and Bourdon are stopped flutes. FOOT (PITCH)-The general term used to indicate the manner in which pitch is designated in an organ. A rank of pipes, the longest of which is 8 feet, will produce the standard concert pitch on an organ keyboard; consequently, such a stop is called an 8' stop.
PEDAL-The organ dh'isioll pla~;('d by the feel. This division provides the hass lillc and foundation for the manual reg istrations. and has its own solo stops as well. PEDALBOARD-The Pedal keyboard (clavier), The A.G .O, spe cifies a concave and radiating pedalboard of 32 notes, PERCUSSIONS-Typical percussion \oiees on a cla ss ical organ include the Harp, Carillon and Chimes ,md often.
(defined above). and non-speaking stops (couplers, trem ulants, antiphonal controls, expression couplers, etc.). STOP TABLET-The hand engraved plastic tongue that iden tifies a stop (voice) and actuates that voice when turned on. Most Rodgers stop tablets use LEOs for an instantane ous indication of voices on . Totally silent when actuated by a memory piston, Rodgers LED stop tablets offer improved reliability over oldel: mechanical action designs.
WOOFER-The large conc-type loudspcal\ers rcsponsible ror ZI MBELSTERN- A mecha n ical struck-bell device often the production or the po\\,errullO\drequency tones of 8n organ. For the profound :{2' lones, Rodgers usC's sprcially designed twin 15" woofers in a ported cabinet or the 30" super woorer located high up in the racade or European organs.
