Rodgers 700 Series User manual

RODGERS ,00 Series
Owner"s Manual
RODGE:RS ORGt\N CON\Pt\NY, HILLSBORO, OREGON U.S.A.

OWNER'S MANUAL
for
COLUMBIAN 700
JAMESTOWN 725
SCARBOROUGH 750
RODGERS ORGAN COMPANY
1300 NE 25th Avenue
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
USA

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CONTENTS
Introduction. . . . . . . ...
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The Musical Resources of the 700 Series
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The Principal, or Diapason Family. •
The Flute Family . • . . . . . .
The String Family and Celestes
The Reed Family. ..• • . .
Percussions ......•.•.....
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Specification Lists
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Jamestown 725.
Scarborough 750.
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Special Features
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Couplers . . . . . . • . . • . • •
Combination Action .....
Chorus Controls. . .•....
Flute Chiff. .. . •..
Tremulants . . . • . • . . • .
Reverberation.
Headphone Jack . . . •
Main Off/Echo On Controls.
Transposer . . . . . . . . •
Leveling Glides. . • • • .
Completely Solid-State . . . . . .
Care and Maintenance
Console and Pedalboard • . . • . . . . . • . . 19
Keyboards and Stop Tabs. • . .. •• . 20
Five Year Limited Warranty.
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Registration Suggestions
Great Organ.
Swell Organ.
Pedal Organ. .. . ....
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Suggested Memory Settings
Columbian 700. .... •. .••.• •.. 27
Jamestown 725 Memory 1 . . • • •.•. 28
Jamestown 725 Memory 2 . . . . • • • . . . • • •• 31
Scarborough 750 Memory 1 . •.•..••... 34
Scarborough 750 Memory 2 . . . . . .. 37

RODGERS 700 SERIES
The 700 Series comprises three very special instruments:
the Columbian 700, the Jamestown 725 and the Scarborough 750.
This Series of two manual organs combines the finest organ
tradition and classical tonal schemes with current electronic
technology to give the organist and the listener the finest
organ sound.
The design of this Series began with the development of
a specification which allows music of all periods and schools
of performance to be played as accurately to each tradition
as possible.
The Columbian 700, Jamestown 725 and Scarborough 750 are
manufactured to console specifications set forth by the
American Guild of Organists. These specifications create a
uniformity as to compass of keyboards (61 notes) and pedal-
board (32 pedals), and the placement of keyboards in relation
to the pedalboard. The latter requirement allows people of
various sizes to comfortably play an organ. There 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 to play.
A two manual and pedal organ generally contains the
following divisions: the Great Organ, the Swell Organ and
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the Pedal Organ. Each division derives its name from its
function in the total scheme of the organ.
The Great Organ has the boldest Principal (Diapason)
Ensemble and a solid Flute Ensemble to support the Principals.
An appropriate word for Ensemble is Chorus which generally
means that two or more pitch levels (8', 4', 2' etc.) of a
tonal family are sounding simultaneously. There are softer,
accompanimental stops of String tone which provide a subtle
texture to support the solo stops of the Swell Organ.
The Swell Organ originally derived its name because its
pipes were placed inside a swellbox (a small chamber). One
side of the swellbox had Venetian shutters which were controlled
by a pedal called the Swell Pedal. This pedal enabled the
organist to control the dynamic level (loudness and softness)
of this division by gradually opening and closing the shutters,
thereby creating crescendos and decrescendos. This had not
been possible earlier, as the dynamics were determined only
by the number of stops drawn. The modern Swell Organ has a
secondary Principal Chorus, complete Flute Chorus, Celeste and
Reed voices (found on the Jamestown 725 and Scarborough 750)
which give this division the most tonal flexibility of all
divisions.
The Pedal Organ was named because its keys are played by
the feet. The 700 Series has a complete Pedal Organ which will
provide a suitable foundation for any manual registration.
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THE MUSICAL RESOURCES OF THE 700 SERIES
There are two major catagories of organ tone.
FOUNDATION. This catagory includes Principals (Diapasons),
Flutes and Strings. These voices are produced by similarly
constructed pipes called flue pipes. The pipe emits sound
when air enters the bottom of the pipe (toe piece), then
is channeled through a thin opening, directing the air column
upwards against a lip. The result is air being excited and
causing vibrations to create the musical tone.
REED. Reeds are pipework whose sound is generated by a
metal tongue vibrating against a metal block, with a cutout
portion of the block facing the tongue. These portions are
contained in the "boot" of the pipe with the resonator (upper-
most tubular section) affecting the timbre (color) and pitch
of the particular pipe. Such voices as the Trumpet, Trompette,
Oboe, Krummhorn, Fagotto, Bombarde and Vox Humana are members
of the Reed family.
THE PRINCIPAL, OR DIAPASON FAMILY
The Principals are the tonal family that is unique to the
organ. There is no orchestral counterpart to the Principal
nor can it be duplicated by any other orchestral instrument.
When played as a Chorus, such as the 8' Principal, 4' Octave
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and 2' Super Octave on the Great manual, the resulting sound
provides body, clarity and the base to which the other tone
families of the organ must relate and blend.
The Mixture is composed of compound pitches of high pitched
Principal pipes. The pitches used augment the natural harmonic
overtone series. The prime function of the Mixture is to add
sparkle to the Foundation tone of the organ. The Roman numeral
on the stop tab indicates the number of pitches sounding when
a single note is depressed, e.g. Mixture III (three pitches) ,
Mixture IV (four pitches). When used sparingly with suitable
Foundation stops and/or Reeds, the Mixture provides the roof
or cap of the tonal house. When used in combinations for hymn
playing, Mixtures give pitch clarity to the ear which results
in better congregational singing.
THE FLUTE FAMILY
The Flute family has a dual role in good organ design.
The Flutes must support the Principals and provide another
plane of tone color for solo voices. The best developed Flute
Chorus is in the Swell Organ where it is available from 16'
through 1 3/5' pitches. In the Great Organ the Flutes give
added body when used with the Principals.
The Flutes are unique since the mixing of unison and non-
unison pitches (mutations) gives synthesized solo voices. On
the Columbian 700 the Cornet V is composed of four Flute voices
(4' Gedeckt, 2 2/3' Nasard, 2' Blockf15te and 1 3/5' Tierce)
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with the 8' Viola Pomposa which renders a classic French solo
stop that can be added to the Great Principal and Flute Choruses
to give a Reed quality to the combination. The combination and
proper balance of unison and non-unison pitches which comprise
the Cornet V is a standard practice of organ design dating back
hundreds of years.
The Sesquialtera II (2 2/3' Flute tone and 1 3/5' Flute
tone) on the Great Organ can be used with the Great Flutes and
Principals to create other forms of Cornets.
The 1 1/3' Larigot on the Great manual is useful for adding
a subtle sparkle to any base combination. It is most commonly
used with the 8' Spitzfl~te and 4' Open Flute to give a very
colorful, quaint sound useful for contrapuntal literature.
THE STRING FAMILY AND CELESTES
The String family is found on all instruments in the 700
Series. The Strings are small scaled (reduced diameter) Princi-
pals that decrease in volume and develop 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 basic String tone is augmented with a Celeste rank on
the Jamestown 725 and Scarborough 750. The String Celeste rank
is another String tone derived from independent pitch sources
purposely tuned slightly sharp. When the two pitch sources are
played at once, a pleasant undulation results (like a very slow
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