Wurlitzer 4100 series Owner's Manual page 8

I
PLAYING
THE
KEYBOARDS
The
two
44-note keyboards, or "manuals"
as
they are
termed
in
organ
language,
permit
the
blending
of contrasting tonal colors
and
allow you
to play full
harmony
as
well
as solo
and accompaniment
passages
with
equal
ease
and
eflFectiveness.
In general,
music
is
played
either in full
harmony,
where
all
tones are of equal
intensity,
or
as a
melody, with
softer
harmony accompanying
it.
In playing
full
harmony, both hands
are usually used
on one
keyboard. In
the
second
case,
you
select
a
prominent
tonality
or voice
on
one keyboard
for the
theme
or
melody and
play
accompaniment
on
the other
keyboard, using
a
softer tonality.
On
your Wurlitzer Organ,
the
upper keyboard
is
inclined
and overhangs
the lower.
This
ar-
rangement
brings the keys
closer
together for
easy,
relaxed playing.
Your Wurlitzer Organ,
like
the
finest
pipe
organs, has organ
keys
—
not piano-type keys.
The
key
action
is
light
and instantaneous.
Each note speaks
with
the
speed of electricity.
The
result
is
a natural,
smooth
response.
Your
Wurlitzer
Organ
uses the
standard
"T"
scale in
its
keyboard arrangement. Each keyboard
runs
from "F" through
"C."
The
range
of the
lower keyboard
is
one
full
octave
below
that of
the
upper keyboard. For purposes of location
in
reading music,
Middle "C" on
the
lower keyboard
is
directly
below Middle "C" on
the
upper keyboard. This standard spinet
organ keyboard arrange-
ment makes
it
possible to
play the wealth
of
music arranged
for spinet organs.
PLAYING
THE
PEDALS
One
of the
easiest
parts of the
organ
to play,
the pedals
might be
compared
to
the bass
-viols
of
the orchestra. In addition to
providing the low,
bass,
foundation
tones,
the pedals accentuate the
rhythm.
Try
the
pedals with
the toe of
your
left foot.
You
will notice that
their
location
and
size
make
for
quick and
easy playing.
The
13-note pedal,
which
permits playing
a
complete
bass octave, incorpo-
rates a feature
not found on some
organs
—
a second
"C"
pedal. This
makes
it
very convenient
when
playing
the pedal notes
"A"
or
"B"
merely
to
move
your
foot a short interval to the
upper