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- Page 1 Renaissance 230, 250, 270 Copyright 1998 Allen Organ Company © All Rights Reserved AOC P/N 033-0108 6-98...
- Page 2 ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY For more than fifty years--practically the entire history of electronic organs--the Allen Organ Company has sought to build the finest organs that technology would allow. In 1939, Allen built and marketed the world’s first purely electronic oscillator organ.
- Page 3 Contents Description of Stops -----------------------------------------------------1 Stoplists R-230 ------------------------------------------------------------4 R-250 ------------------------------------------------------------9 R-270 ---------------------------------------------------------- 14 III. Second Voices Swell Solo Organ Voices ---------------------------------------- 19 Classic Second Voicing Great-Pedal ----------------------------- 19 Artistic Registration --------------------------------------------------- 21 Transposer, Virtual Acoustics------------------------------------------ 26 Installation, Voicing and Care of the Organ---------------------------- 28 R-230, -250, -270...
- Page 4 DESCRIPTION OF STOPS PITCH FOOTAGE The number appearing on each stop along with its name indicates the “pitch” or “register” of the particular stop. It is characteristic of the organ that notes of different pitches may be sounded from a single playing key. When this sound corresponds to the actual pitch of the playing key, the note (or stop) is referred to as being of 8’...
- Page 5 TONAL FAMILIES: continued Flute Voices Open: Harmonic Flute Spitzflöte Voices of lesser harmonic development than Diapason or Principal. flute mutations Open flutes somewhat imitative; stopped flutes not. Present at many Stopped: pitch levels and in all divisions. Gedackt Bourdon Quintadena Rohr Bourdon String Voices Salicional...
- Page 6 TONAL FAMILIES: continued The Allen Digital Computer Organ provides authentic examples of various types of voices as listed above. Some of these are protected by copyrights owned by the Allen Organ Company. The voices are stored in memory devices, each having affixed to it a copyright notice;...
- Page 7 R-230 STOPLIST PEDAL ORGAN Diapason 16’ The 16’ member of the Pedal principal chorus. Strongest pedal flue stop. Bourdon 16’ Stopped flute tone of weight and solidity. Lieblichgedackt 16’ Softer stopped flute of delicacy and definition. (Swell expression) Useful where a soft 16’ pitch is required. Octave 8’...
- Page 8 SWELL ORGAN Lieblichgedackt 16’ Softer stopped flute voice of delicacy and definition. Useful where soft 16’ pitch is required. Gedackt 8’ Stopped flute tone of moderate harmonic development. Provides the 8’ member of the Swell flute chorus and is useful by itself or with other flutes and mutations in creating solo voices.
- Page 9 SWELL ORGAN: continued French Trumpet 8’ Chorus reed stop of rich harmonic development. Can also be used as a solo voice. Oboe 8’ A solo reed of nasal timber and medium power. It will also give definition to the flute chorus when added. Tremulant Use of this stop provides a vibrato effect, natural in the human voice and wind instruments, when used with the stops in the...
- Page 10 GREAT ORGAN: continued Tromba 8’ Harmonically full, more like trombone tone than trumpet tone. Excellent reed chorus voice. Works very well as a solo reed voice of medium brightness. Krummhorn 8’ The tone quality of the shawm, a medieval ancestor of the clarinet, is the basis for this light, bright, nasal reed.
- Page 11 GENERALS: continued Tremulants Full When activated along with one or more of the organ’s tremulants, this control causes the tremulants to become much deeper than normal classical tremulants. Useful for Gospel music, etc. Also known as “Vibrato.” Console Speakers OFF Used to switch off the Console Speakers. External Speakers OFF Switches off all external speakers (if installed) R-230, -250, -270 SECTION II...
- Page 12 R-250 STOPLIST PEDAL ORGAN Contre Violone 32’ String tone at 32’ pitch. Diapason 16’ The 16’ member of the Pedal principal chorus. Strongest pedal flue stop. Bourdon 16’ Stopped flute tone of weight and solidity. Lieblichgedackt 16’ Softer stopped flute of delicacy and definition. (Swell expression) Useful where a soft 16’...
- Page 13 SWELL ORGAN Lieblichgedackt 16’ Softer stopped flute voice of delicacy and definition. Useful where soft 16’ pitch is required. Gedackt 8’ Stopped flute tone of moderate harmonic development. Provides the 8’ member of the Swell flute chorus and is useful by itself or with other flutes and mutations in creating solo voices.
- Page 14 SWELL ORGAN: continued French Trumpet 8’ Chorus reed stop of rich harmonic development. Can also be used as a solo voice. Oboe 8’ A solo reed of nasal timber and medium power. It will also give definition to the flute chorus when added. Tremulant Use of this stop provides a vibrato effect, natural in the human voice and wind instruments, when used with the stops in the...
- Page 15 GREAT ORGAN: continued the next lower octave or fifth. Used to cap the Great principal chorus, adding brilliance and pitch definition throughout the entire compass. Tromba 8’ Harmonically full, more like trombone tone than trumpet tone. Excellent reed chorus voice. Works very well as a solo reed voice of medium brightness.
- Page 16 GENERALS: continued Alternate Tuning On When activated, the organ’s tuning will change to the alternate tuning selected from the Console Controller™. See Section II.A. of the Console Controller™ Guide for more information about alternate tunings. Tremulants Full When activated along with one or more of the organ’s tremulants, this control causes the tremulants to become much deeper than normal classical tremulants.
- Page 17 R-270 STOPLIST PEDAL ORGAN Contre Violone 32’ String tone at 32’ pitch. Diapason 16’ The 16’ member of the Pedal principal chorus. Strongest pedal flue stop. Violone 16’ String tone at 16’ pitch. (Great expression) Bourdon 16’ Stopped flute tone of weight and solidity. Lieblichgedackt 16’...
- Page 18 PEDAL ORGAN: continued Great to Pedal Connects all Great stops to the Pedal. Swell to Pedal Connects all Swell stops to the Pedal. MIDI on Pedal Opens MIDI channel to the Pedal. SWELL ORGAN Lieblichgedackt 16’ Stopped flute voice of delicacy and definition. Useful where soft 16’...
- Page 19 SWELL ORGAN: continued Fourniture IV Mixture comprised of principal tones. Each note played produces four distinct pitches at octave and fifth relationships to the key being pressed. The Mixture IV should never be used without stops of lower pitches. It is typically added to diapason or flute ensembles, or to a reed chorus.
- Page 20 GREAT ORGAN: continued Viola Pomposa 8’ Soft string tone. (Swell expression) Harmonic Flute 8’ Tone quality of solo stature. Basic voice of the flute chorus. Flute Celeste II 8’ Two soft flute tones, one slightly detuned from the other to (Swell Expression) create a warm celeste.
- Page 21 GREAT ORGAN continued Melody Coupler When playing on the Great manual, the highest key played on the Great will automatically play all stops drawn on the Swell in addition to those drawn on the Great. By choosing a Swell stop such as the Festival Trumpet, the melody played by the top note on the Great is accentuated.
- Page 22 SWELL SOLO VOICES AND CLASSIC SECOND VOICING SWELL SOLO ORGAN VOICES In addition to the comprehensive stop specification of the R-270, there are a variety of solo stops that can be accessed from the Swell manual using the Solo Organ Voices. These second voices are accessed from stop tablets in the Swell division.
- Page 23 CLASSIC SECOND VOICING GREAT - PEDAL: continued PEDAL Prinzipal 16’ Brighter and more articulate than a Diapason Subbass 16’ More articulate than the Bourdon ∗ Quintaton 16’ Brighter and more articulate than the volone Oktav 8’ Brighter and more articulate than the Octave 8’ ∗...
- Page 24 ARTISTIC REGISTRATION Organ registrations fall into two broad categories: solo combinations and ensembles. A solo combination is one in which a melody is played on one keyboard, the accompaniment on another keyboard, and the pedal often provides a light bass line. Almost any stop or combination of stops will sound good as a solo voice.
- Page 25 SUGGESTED SOLO REGISTRATIONS CHIMES SOLO Swell: Viola Pomposa 8’, Viola Celeste 8’ Great: Chimes Pedal: Lieblichgedackt 16’, Swell to Pedal Play solo on Great. SOLO CORNET COMBINATION Swell: Rohr Bourdon 8’, Traverse Flute 4’, Nasard 2-2/3’, Piccolo 2’, Tierce 1-3/5’ Great: Harmonic Flute 8’;...
- Page 26 ENSEMBLE REGISTRATIONS Ensemble registrations involve groups of stops that are played together, usually, but not always, with both hands on one keyboard. They are characterized by compatibility of tone, clarity, and occasionally power. Such registrations are used in hymn singing, choir accompaniments, and much of the contrapuntal organ literature.
- Page 27 Here are typical ensemble combinations for the Swell and Great manuals: GREAT 1. Harmonic Flute 8’, Spitzflöte 4’ 2. Harmonic Flute 8’, Spitzflöte 4’, Fifteenth 2’ 3. Diapason 8’, Octave 4’ 4. Diapason 8’, Octave 4’, Fifteenth 2’ 5. Diapason 8’, Octave 4’, Fifteenth 2’, Mixture IV 6.
- Page 28 Irwin, Stevens. Dictionary of Pipe Organ Stops. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Books, 1983. Cherrington, Dr. Sally. A Church Organist's Primer. Volumes I, II, & III. Allen Organ Company. Video Materials, 1996/1997. AOC P.N: 031-0047, 031-0065, 031-0112. R-230, -250, -270...
- Page 29 TRANSPOSER Vast computer capability makes it possible to perform the sometimes difficult task of transposing, while allowing the organist to play in the notated key. Operation of the Transposer is controlled by the Transposer knob, found inside the Console Controller™ drawer underneath the left side of the console.
- Page 30 VIRTUAL ACOUSTICS™ SETTINGS continued The rocker switch labeled VIRTUAL ACOUSTICS™ in the Console Controller™ drawer must be ON to hear the selected reverb pallet. The amount of reverb can be changed on the 20 adjustable pallets. The selected reverb level, measured in dB (decibels), is shown in the Console Controller™...
- Page 31 INSTALLATION, VOICING, AND CARE OF THE ORGAN INSTALLATION Wherever your Renaissance™ organ may be situated, careful installation is a prerequisite to successful results. Your Allen representative is well qualified to guide you in planning the finest possible installation. Factory assistance in planning the installation is also available and may, in fact, be sought by your Allen Organ representative.
- Page 32 CARE OF THE ORGAN Your Allen Digital Computer Organ constitutes a major advance in long-term maintenance-free operation. There are no regular maintenance procedures required and, therefore, no periodic maintenance schedules to be observed. Reasonable care will keep the instrument looking beautiful for years to come. The wood surfaces may be cleaned using a soft cloth dampened with lukewarm water.
- Page 33 CAUTION Do not plug the instrument into any current source other than 105-128 volts, 50/60 Hertz alternating current (AC). A verified grounded outlet is essential to proper operation and protection of the instrument. Proper polarity should be checked with an AC circuit analyzer before connecting the organ. Do not change the cable plug or remove the ground pin or connect with a two-pole adapter.
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