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What is the worst classical electronic organ you have played?

rmaryman

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gee - I'm surprised that no one has thus far metioned the uniquely AWFUL Baldwin model 5 ! That had the worst sounding stops..the flutes were like the clarinet were like the strings or principals were like the trumpet...and vibrato by varying the touch on the keys or pedals...UGH!
I guess that everyone has their preferences, I always have preferred the Rogers to the Allen with only one exception...a fully custom Allen that had 6 racks of generators, and the best 32' sounding stops eminating from a room full of EV-30 speakers. I hear the Fox Touring organs (all of them) and to me the Rogers were far better than the Allen, but that' just MY opinion.
Rick in VA
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi Rick,

I just noticed some of your posts and that you are an organbuilder from Staunton, VA. If my memory serve me the firm of Lively-Fulcher operates in the same town. Anyway, please do feel most welcome here.

Cheers,

CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:
 

ellll

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All the less than good units have been named, but to comment on the issue of the H series Hammond as used by Clarion; I have the H-262 with 3 leslie built by me or altered with my own spacing and speeds of less than 8 turns a min possible/....

It is a good sub with the usual complaints... The best thing is the I and II harmonics drawbar as well as 4 pedal drawbars... I bought it for under 300.. (can't remember) and it is faultless and allows at least some upper harmonics..

So.. it IS usable if you SLOW down the orig Leslie speed ..(If you can afford a Leslie...)

But I also had a 9 rk pipe organ in my old home so ...I am of course generally VERY dissatisfied...

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Krummhorn

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gee - I'm surprised that no one has thus far metioned the uniquely AWFUL Baldwin model 5 !

I played one of those model 5's once ... it was hooked up to Conn pipes, which improved the flute sounds, but severely wounded the crap out of the rest of the ensemble. Baldwin reeds through Conn pipes had to be the worst sound my ears ever had heard, and forget about adding tremolo ... the brays of a donkey in heat were much nicer :lol:
 

rmaryman

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Hi Rick,

I just noticed some of your posts and that you are an organbuilder from Staunton, VA. If my memory serve me the firm of Lively-Fulcher operates in the same town. Anyway, please do feel most welcome here.

Cheers,

CD :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

Lively-Fulcher is primarily out of Washington DC (northern VA) and they have an ancillary operation in Rocky Mount VA which is a to-the-trade supplier for consoles, windchests, and cabinetry/facade building. Taylor and Boody is just outside (the city of) Staunton. I used to live a few houses away from George Taylor when we first moved to this area 20-some years ago. I have several friends/acquaintances that work at T&B. They do only new work or historically significant rebuild work, and maintain only their own instruments. Much of my work is on existing organs tuning/maintenance/rebuilds, solid-state upgrades and the like...so I am not competing with T&B, we serve different niches of the organ market. that said, there are a number of other firms such as mine in this area so there's lots of competition for the work that is out there.
Rick M
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
I played one of those model 5's once ... it was hooked up to Conn pipes, which improved the flute sounds, but severely wounded the crap out of the rest of the ensemble. Baldwin reeds through Conn pipes had to be the worst sound my ears ever had heard, and forget about adding tremolo ... the brays of a donkey in heat were much nicer :lol:

Blessed Krummhorn,

Thanx for some much needed comic relief (Donkey Bray) - My ribs hurt because of such hard laughter. Again, thanx a bunch. :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:
 

Pat17

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During my vacation back at home, I was playing the Galanti X365 on which I learnt organ playing... I realised how much progress have been done ever since the 70's!
 
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