Owner`s manual
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
instrume
nt'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.
ALL
RODGERS
ORGANS
are
manufactured
to
console
specifications
set
forth
by
the
American
Guild
of
Organists.
Th
e
se
specifications create a uniformity
as
to
compass
of
keyboards
(61
notes)
and
pedalboard
(32
pedals),
and
the
place-
ment
of
keyboards
in
relation to
the
pedalboard.
The
latter requirement allows
people
of various
sizes
to
play
an
organ
comfortably.
Th
e
re
are
also
specifications for
the
placement of stop tablets
and
couplers.
Rodgers
has
always
adhered
to
these
specifications
in
its classic
organs
to
provide comfortable organs for all
who
play.
Your
organ
contains
the
following divisions:
The
Great
Organ
;
the
Swell
Organ
;
and
the
Pedal
Organ
.
The
830
Pipe
Augmented
also
includes a Positiv
Organ.
Each
division
derives
its
name
from its function
in
the
tonal
scheme
of
the
organ.
The
GREAT
ORGAN
has
the
boldest Principal
(Diapason)
ensemble
and
a solid Flute
ensemble
to
support
the
Prin-
cipals.
An
appropriate
word
for e
nsemble
is
"chorus:' which generally
means
that
two
or
more
pitch le
vels
(8', 4', 2',etc.) of
a tonal family
are
sounding simultaneously.
There
are softer accompanimental
SlOps
of Flute
and
Principal
tone
which
provide a subtle texture
to
support
the
solo
stops of
the
Swell
Organ.
The
optional
POSITIV
ORGA
N functions
as
a
secondary
division to
the
Great
Organ
when
a
Rodgers
Pipe
Aug-
me
nted
Pipe
Set
is
added
to
your instrument. Normally
the
Positiv
Organ
plays
from
th
e
Swell
keyboard
giving
the
player
th
e flexibility of a
secondary
pipe
division
to
act
as
a foil
to
the
Great.
It
has
Principal
and
Flute
choruses
that
add
sparkle
to
the
Swell
Organ
and
are
very
useful
in
hymn
playing.
The
Positiv
pipes
are
affected
by
the
Swell
couplers.
The
name
for
the
SWELL
ORGAN
originated
when
pipes
were
placed
inside
a special chamber called a
swellbox
.
One
side
of
the
swellbox
has
Venetian
shutters which
are
controlled
by
a
pedal
called
the
Swell
Peda\.
This
pedal
e
nables
the
organist
to
control the dynamic
level
(loudness
and
softness)
of this division
by
gradually opening
and
closing
the
shutters, there
by
creating
crescendos
and
decr
e
scendos.
This
was
not
possible
in
earlier organs,
as
th
e dynamics
were
determined solely
by
the
number of stops drawn.
The
modern
Swell
Organ
has
a
secondary
Principal
Chorus
, complete
Flute
Chorus,
Ce
leste
and
Reed
voices,
and
couplers at
the
16'
and
4'
pitches,
which
give
this division large tonal flexibility.
The
PEDAL
ORGAN
was
so
named
because
its
keys
are
played
by
the
fe
e
t.
All
Rodg
e
rs
Organs
have
a complete
pedal
organ
which will provide a suitable foundation for
any
manual registration,
and
provide appropriate
independence
for all literature.
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