The first job in any restoration is the demolition. These three pictures pretty much tell it all. The console is empty and we are ready to start repairing, stripping and rebuilding. There is no deadline or project date, just whenever it is finished, it will be finished.
Due to space considerations in my shop I will have to make disposition of the 340 electronics soon. That will make it a little easier to work.
Recently purchased from the Atlanta Chapter of the ATOS this console controls the electronics of a very enlarged specification Rodgers 340
Currently the plan is to restore the console back to a 3 manual double bolster console. Install an Artisan Micro Midi system and a digital sampled sound engine.
This console was originally part of the 3 manual 9 rank organ installed in the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus Ohio. In the late 1960's it was purchased by Tom Hamilton who, not having room for all of the organ disposed of the pipe work and kept the console and some of the percussions. He installed some electronic tone generating components in the console and in 1972 after Rodgers Organ Co. advertised the 340 he decided to ship the console to Rodgers and have a very modified 340 installed in his console. Most of the electronics are installed in a remote equipment cabinet and cabled to the console. The console contained the power supplies and combination action.
Much later on he added the 4th manual and quite a few more stop tabs. Fortunately the additions did not do any serious damage to the console and it should restore nicely back to the original 3 manual double bolster.
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This is a picture of the remote equipment cabinet. This contains the complete set of electronics (as welll as remoting boards) for a Rodgers Custom 340 theatre organ. Just a console and a little work to make it play. You can see the Rodgers S-101D amplifiers on the top.