Please forward this to anyone you think might be interested.
Last night a friend told me of a church on the Eastern Shore of Md.
that will give away its 1959 Allen electronic organ to anyone willing
to give it a good home. They are replacing it with a new Allen digital
organ. He says it "is in very good cosmetic condition, fairly good
operating condition, and is free to anyone who will give it a good
home. I don't have the model number handy but it's probably their
standard electronic console of the time -- two manual, pedalboard, and
probably the usual complement of stops. Built-in amp and speakers,
plus gyro for tremolo and vibrato effect (problem area - gyro is worn
and mechanically noisy)." He has done some electronic work on it
recently to keep in it playable condition.
I'm guessing the church is in Easton, since his parents live there. He
may be willing to help with transport back to the D.C. metro area for
a reasonable fee. Or not. You'd have to ask. This guy's a straight
shooter who would not *knowingly* misrepresent anything, but he is
neither an organist nor a musician.
Ask anyone interested to contact me, and I'll put you in touch with him.
I discussed this with a colleague who is an organist. She said Allens
have AGO standard keyboards and pedalboards and thus it would be a
good instrument for a student to practice on at home or for a small
church. She definitely thinks it's worth saving, and that the tremolo
and vibrato problems aren't important for performing classical music.
Thanks. Neither of us wants to see this in a landfill.
Howard Sanner
hornl...@terrier.ampexguy.com
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