apt. practice organ setup?

[Guest]

I live in an apartment. How would you recommend I set up a practice organ? Any suggestions? Do you have experience with this? I will make sure there is a headphone jack.

[NYCFarmboy]

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yes, 1. headphone jack.

2. check the organ you are buying first to make sure the pedalboard is not too loud and that it doesn't pound the floor when you play so you don't drive any neighbors under you nuts.

3. Other thing, measure your door/elevator/staircase and make SURE the organ will fit.

[buzzyreed]

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I especially agree with #3. We have large doors on our house, but my Allen beast just barely fit in, even when we took part of it a part. Kinda scary at times. I only thank God for his wonderful gift of Crisco brand hydrogenated fat shortening. Really, measure twice. </p>

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[Vercus]

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Hey Buzzyreed,</p>

Which model Allen do you have? Is it two or three manuals? How big was the door? I ask these questions because my church is looking to replace their 632-D Allen (3 manual MOS) and I have a feeling they'd give it to me if I wanted it. However, I'm trying to see if I could fit it or not, as it is also a large console! I measured it to be 36" deep without pedals. However, I think if I took the top cover off it would only be about 35 1/2", which is good as that is the exact width of my door if I take the storm door off! However, if I remove the door jam I could probably get a little more width! LOL. So, needless to say a tight fit!</p>

I'm curious to hear of your organ move.</p>

-Jon</p>

[buzzyreed]

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Hi there. I just measured and my 2 manual Allen Beast is about 34.5 inches wide if you take off the top part (the lid). Our doors, which are probably fairly standard at least for a home built in the early 1980s is 36 inches. I remember we took the lid off the organ and the door off and I think the hinges. It really wasn't all that bad because once you get past that door in my house you have a virtually unlimited space to turn. </p>

I highly recommend renting organ dollies. With them, the Allen organ guy and me were able to push the thing in with one fell swoop. For some reason that looks like rather unidiomatic English, but I think you get my drift. </p>

Let me know if you need any more help with that. It's great having a practice organ at home. The sound of the MOS organs isn't all that wonderful compared to today's instruments, but the thing works exactly the same today as it did in 1971. I am not kidding. The only thing that is showing some age is the bench that wobbles just a tiny bit. Otherwise, the thing is built like a Sherman tank. </p>

One more important thing. Do yourself a big, big favor and put on an Alesis Nanoverb or such. It will make the thing sound much better than it has any right to, and not just because it adds an 'echo', but because it makes the actual sounds themselves sound more realistic. I can't explain it but it will cost you about $25 and will pay rich dividens. </p>

buzzy</p>


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