Allen System 1405
Hello to all, I have been a lurker on the board for some time now, and I'd like to first thank everyone, especially the 'experts' for helping me to learn a lot more about electronic church organs.
Our church recently expanded, a little beyond our budget, so we ran short on funds for a new [used] organ. We'd really like a Rodgers, but finding a decent one for what we want to pay will be a test of our patience. Myself and three other church members have decided to watch Craigslist and Ebay, as well as semi-local newspaper listings and try to locate a nice, serviceable slightly older organ, which we will purchase ourselves and donate to the church.
One instrument that has caught our eye is an 'Allen System 1405' which seems to date from the early to mid 1980s, and that comes with quite a complement of speakers [and, we're assuming, amplifiers.] Its really a bit more organ than we need, but being human, all four of us would like to buy something more than we need LOL. And our plan for the additional speakers & amps it to put them into climate-controlled storage so that we would have a ready supply of replacements for the inevitable part failures.
Has anyone any information on this organ? It is a large, three manual instrument, and the organist at the church where it is located says that it's not a standard model, and it has a somewhat custom assortment of stops. She is going to find whatever information the church has and email it to me.
They are asking $8,000 for everything, which is almost exactly twice what we want to pay, plus it's at least a two day drive, one way, to the sellers location. We have at our disposal a large box truck with lift gate [and strong young men to help,] and two of our members were planning to go and pick up whatever instrument we eventually purchase.
Here's the sellers listing here, its [currently] the third organ on the page. R.A. Daffer Church Organs, Inc. is listing the instrument, but the church is the one selling it:
http://www.dafferorgans.com/pre-owned-organs/
Anything anyone can tell me about this organ will be greatly appreciated. Opinions are welcome too, especially from anyone that has some direct experience with a similar instrument.
Thanks to all - Jim Smith
Hello to all, I have been a lurker on the board for some time now, and I'd like to first thank everyone, especially the 'experts' for helping me to learn a lot more about electronic church organs.
Our church recently expanded, a little beyond our budget, so we ran short on funds for a new [used] organ. We'd really like a Rodgers, but finding a decent one for what we want to pay will be a test of our patience. Myself and three other church members have decided to watch Craigslist and Ebay, as well as semi-local newspaper listings and try to locate a nice, serviceable slightly older organ, which we will purchase ourselves and donate to the church.
One instrument that has caught our eye is an 'Allen System 1405' which seems to date from the early to mid 1980s, and that comes with quite a complement of speakers [and, we're assuming, amplifiers.] Its really a bit more organ than we need, but being human, all four of us would like to buy something more than we need LOL. And our plan for the additional speakers & amps it to put them into climate-controlled storage so that we would have a ready supply of replacements for the inevitable part failures.
Has anyone any information on this organ? It is a large, three manual instrument, and the organist at the church where it is located says that it's not a standard model, and it has a somewhat custom assortment of stops. She is going to find whatever information the church has and email it to me.
They are asking $8,000 for everything, which is almost exactly twice what we want to pay, plus it's at least a two day drive, one way, to the sellers location. We have at our disposal a large box truck with lift gate [and strong young men to help,] and two of our members were planning to go and pick up whatever instrument we eventually purchase.
Here's the sellers listing here, its [currently] the third organ on the page. R.A. Daffer Church Organs, Inc. is listing the instrument, but the church is the one selling it:
http://www.dafferorgans.com/pre-owned-organs/
Anything anyone can tell me about this organ will be greatly appreciated. Opinions are welcome too, especially from anyone that has some direct experience with a similar instrument.
Thanks to all - Jim Smith
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