Meridian Music - Allen Organ

[meridianmusicco]

That was a model R-370 Renaissance. However the quality of sound is typicall compromised on U-tube due to its broadcast limitations. It is comparable to the current model Q-370 Quantum series Allen.

[techmanty]

what model is that allen organ i would like to know the model and anything else you can tell me about that particular organ

[meridianmusicco]

O Come All Ye Faithful

[techmanty]

what song was that in the end

[patsaxon]

I use an Allen Expander II on stage (Similar to the Ensemble) when I play keyboards on stage with bands. Allen is the very best for offering good MIDI products!

[theaterpipe1]

It is basically just like a pipe organ. If you can't get a pipe organ in your church, just get one of these!

[meridianmusicco]

Rodgers PDI is a marketing tool to sell organs. Stereo sampling simply does not work in an auditorium/sanctuary environment. It presents significant imaging problems and in no way emulates the affect of a pipe-organ chamber. It's very ineffective in its use of audio channels with a significant amount of harmonic distortion (tries to process too much competing information in each channel). Not good!

[meridianmusicco]

This is absolutely not the case - unless you're looking for keyboard sounds. Allen's sampling and audioprocessing techonology is unmatched, and is far and away the best sounding, technologically-advanced pipe-less organ in the world.

[bcschmerker]

Excellent illustration, esp. with the two sample pipes.

[sayspepe]

I own a little theater spinet by them.... couldnt be happier

[pipeorgan12345]

How much is the samllest allen drawknob console running these days. I"m 17 years old and would like a pratice instrument. WLB

[Brandotuomikoski]

ha im 15. I think they start at in the renaissance series, it is like $35k

[pipeorgan12345]

Thanks for the info. Do you play the organ also? WLB

[bradtaylor32]

They did away with the renaissance series several years ago.

[meridianmusicco]

Allen built upon the success of the Renaissance series with the Quantum organs.  There is nothing like them in the market today.

[Principal16]

This organ costs something like 80k. Little Allens are something 10k. Allens are expensive but they are very very good!!!!!

[Ntalikeris666]

with 80k you can get a decent real pipe organ

[bradtaylor32]

Not really. Unless you can get by with 3-4 stops.

[meridianmusicco]

you can't even get a used, 8 rank, 2-manual pipe organ for under $100k.

[Ntalikeris666]

It depends on the manufacturer.

[meridianmusicco]

That might be true...discounting quality or age or condition.

[Ntalikeris666]

Yeap.

[organmaster1000]

that's not true. recently, I saw a 20 some rank, 3 manual Cassavant for $105K which included installation. It was out of a church that was closing.

[meridianmusicco]

@organmaster1000

there are those rare exceptions

[bradhorn14]

depends on what you want in the organ, stops and such.

[kensingtonpalace]

i believe the smallest drawknob is about 40,000. Our church was saving up for one but the prices kept rising faster than we could raise the money...we ended up buying a Rogers instead, cheaper and same quality :)

[meridianmusicco]

Rodgers don't even compare to Allen in quality. Take a close look at the keyboards, drawknobs, sampling and audio process, and cabinetry construction, and you'll quickly see why Allen is the #1 organ builder in the world. Rodgers aren't that much cheaper to buy, but they are significantly inferior in quality.

[kensingtonpalace]

i'v played and listened to both. i havn't noticed much of a difference..both sound and feel like pipe organs to me. however i favor the higher "pipes" and mixtures on the rogers, but i favor the celest on the allen.

[meridianmusicco]

Having had the opportunity to see and hear both "up-close," there is a big difference in the quality of these two brands.

[CantorNikolaos]

@kensingtonpalace

I do think Allen's string and celeste stops are one of their strengths. Their reeds are pretty respectable too.