After years of searching for a suitable update to my organ I finally made up my mind. I will go with Hauptwerk. The decision was made after I saw the entry from Brett Milan and his decision to sample a Wurlitzer.
The world of theatre organs is virtually unknown in Sweden. The total count of installations was two Wurlitzer 2/7, both installed in the 20’s and removed in the 60’s. One is in storage, probably beyond recovery. The other is living a healthy life in a private home.
I have a Rodgers Trio 321A, probably the only one in Sweden, which I will update with MIDI. I’m using a MIDI kits from http://www.ucapps.de/. This is a DIY kit where you buy the parts and they supply the schematic and software free of charge. The advantage is that the cost of the parts is about the same as a tank of gas for my car. The disadvantage is of course that you have to build it but that was surprisingly easy. I first build a test bed consisting of one octave and three registers. I have used this to test out various ideas. Right now I have it hooked up to the Hauptwerk. Having just one octave introduces some interesting limitations.
The Trio sounded OK when I bought it in 1975. Not that it sounds differently now, but my reference points have changed. After listening to Allens, Walkers, and of course Hauptwerk I have realized that there is room for considerable improvement.
While waiting for HW2 and Brett’s Wurlitzer I will complete the MIDI installation and test it with Hauptwerk. I also have to think about the disposition, the Trio has three manuals, none with second touch. I also have to figure out how to fix the stop tablets. Some will have the correct labeling but many have to be changed and some new added. How, I don’t know.
Regarding KFC. According to a book I have, Top Secret Recipes, a laboratory analysis was once made of the dry spice mixture. The analysis showed that instead of “eleven herbs and spices” only four showed up, flour, salt, pepper, and monosodium glutamate.
The world of theatre organs is virtually unknown in Sweden. The total count of installations was two Wurlitzer 2/7, both installed in the 20’s and removed in the 60’s. One is in storage, probably beyond recovery. The other is living a healthy life in a private home.
I have a Rodgers Trio 321A, probably the only one in Sweden, which I will update with MIDI. I’m using a MIDI kits from http://www.ucapps.de/. This is a DIY kit where you buy the parts and they supply the schematic and software free of charge. The advantage is that the cost of the parts is about the same as a tank of gas for my car. The disadvantage is of course that you have to build it but that was surprisingly easy. I first build a test bed consisting of one octave and three registers. I have used this to test out various ideas. Right now I have it hooked up to the Hauptwerk. Having just one octave introduces some interesting limitations.
The Trio sounded OK when I bought it in 1975. Not that it sounds differently now, but my reference points have changed. After listening to Allens, Walkers, and of course Hauptwerk I have realized that there is room for considerable improvement.
While waiting for HW2 and Brett’s Wurlitzer I will complete the MIDI installation and test it with Hauptwerk. I also have to think about the disposition, the Trio has three manuals, none with second touch. I also have to figure out how to fix the stop tablets. Some will have the correct labeling but many have to be changed and some new added. How, I don’t know.
Regarding KFC. According to a book I have, Top Secret Recipes, a laboratory analysis was once made of the dry spice mixture. The analysis showed that instead of “eleven herbs and spices” only four showed up, flour, salt, pepper, and monosodium glutamate.
Per S