Howard, even though I'm not terribly near, I'm close enough, but I would have to have some specifications - height/width/depth, and if, disassembled, it would fit in my not-so-mini Dodge Grand Caravan.
My guess is that my wife is going to veto the idea but, at least with dimensions, I can try to persuade her. -S- On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Howard Sanner <hornl...@terrier.ampexguy.com> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
