Allen Organ Company Protégé LD-34 Owner's Manual page 10

Here are typical ensemble combinations for the Swell and Great manuals:
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. Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture IV
1. Gedackt 8', Viola 8'
2. Gedackt 8', Viola 8', Nachthorn 4'
3. Gedackt 8', Viola 8', Nachthorn 4', Piccolo 2'
4. Gedackt 8', Viola 8', Octave 4', Nachthorn 4', Piccolo 2'
5. Gedackt 8', Viola 8', Octave 4', Nachthorn 4', Piccolo 2', Fourniture IV
6. Gedackt 8', Viola 8', Octave 4', Nachthorn 4', Piccolo 2', Fourniture IV, French Trumpet 8'
The use of the Swell to Great coupler allows these separate ensembles to be combined on the Great
manual. For example, the Great #5 and Swell #4 registrations coupled together and played on the
Great combine to form a nice round hymn combination.
The Pedal ensemble is created in much the same way as the manual ensembles, starting at 16' pitch
instead of 8'. Be careful that the volume of the pedals is not greater than that of the manuals.
Although the manual to pedal couplers are useful in bringing clarity to the pedal line, especially on
softer registrations, avoid the temptation to rely constantly on one or two 16' stops and a coupler.
Please note that the softest stops and flute mutations are normally not used in ensembles.
Due to the immense capabilities of your Allen Organ, every stop and coupler on the instrument could
be used simultaneously. In good registration practice, however, the organist would not haphazardly
put on every stop on the instrument. For best results, listen and include only those stops whose
contribution to the fullness and brilliance of the ensemble you can hear when they are added.
Eliminate soft stops and solo stops that make no audible contribution.
This short treatment barely scratches the surface of organ registration. For those interested in
gaining further insight into this vital area of organ playing, we recommend the following resources:
Audsley, George Ashdown. Organ Stops and their Artistic Registration.
Hialeah, FL: C.P.P. Belwin, 1985.
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.
GREAT
SWELL
FULL ORGAN
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