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At a university near me is a really small Schlicker organ. I thought it was awesome! The 16' stop had really nice bass and the keyboard was high quality. Neat instrument.
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RJ,Originally posted by rjsilva View Post
Thank you for sharing this organ with us. I am a bit confused, though. It appears the organ has only three ranks, and those ranks are mounted on chests behind the music rack. Now my confusion--why the Swell pedal? Are there pipes in the two taller towers in front of the windows?
MichaelWay too many organs to list, but I do have 5 Allens:- MOS-2 Model 505-B / ADC-4300-DK / ADC-5400 / ADC-6000 (Symphony) / ADC-8000DKC
- Lowrey Heritage (DSO-1)
- 11 Pump Organs, 1 Pipe Organ & 7 Pianos
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Good question! I have no idea what the pedal is for. There are pipes behind the two taller tower things but they look like the 16' bourdon pipes—it's just a one sided front cover you see in the photos.
Next time I'm able I'll check to see what the pedal does.Viscount C400 3-manual
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The "cover" is actually a common pipe wall shared by the bottom octave of the Pedal 16', with adjacent pipes also sharing side walls. It was a cost-saving technique that is extremely common in these smaller Schlicker unit organs.
The Swell pedal is either wired as a Crescendo, or as a dummy expression pedal for practice purposes.Comment
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