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Old 16th Nov 2015, 6:33 pm   #11
Lucien Nunes
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Default Re: 193 valves in 5 days - rescuing the Miller Classic IV organ

Yes it has ordinary stop mechs, by Stero IIRC, and the diminutive combination action has a simple screw-contact setterboard under the cover left of the bass keycheeks. The manual pistons are double-touch with independently settable pedal combinations on second touch.

The three pairs of pistons above the Swell have a special function relating to the individual generator configuration, which is to assign one of two alternative voices to each generator rank, indicated by backlit legends above the stopkeys. You may have Flutes (of all footages) or Clarinets, but not both at once as they rely on the same hardware. I'll expand on this later when dealing with stop switching and voicing.

We have the cost and complexity of the pipe organ to thank for the evolution of the electronic. Had they not been such expensive and demanding animals, there might have been little impetus to develop a wind-less alternative.
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