Church Organs Company | Rodgers Firsts| Tadlock & Associates

Copyright 2010 Tadlock & Associates: Church Organs. All Rights Reserved.

Tadlock & Associates Church Organs

Rodgers Firsts

The first 5-manual Rodgers Organ Virgil Fox designed for Carnegie Hall in New York City. Carnegie Hall now uses a Rodgers Masterpiece Organ.

1958

Founding of Rodgers with introduction of world’s FIRST all-transistorized electronic organ.

1960’s

First Single Contact keying system

First magnetic keying system still used in Rodgers pedal-boards today

First Transistorized organ amplifiers

First computer-type programmable organ capture system (US patent #3,497,714)

First magnetic action drawknobs

First reliable pipe/electronic combination organ

1970's

First lighted drawknobs for organ

First serial-keyed microprocessor-controlled organ system (US patent #4,393,741)

First 5-manual electronic organ installed in Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

First touring organ built for renowned organist, Virgil Fox

1980's

First user-programmable Tutti & Crescendo

First user-programmable Bass & Melody Coupler functions

First electronic organ consoles pre-programmed for later pipe additions

First organ self-diagnostic test programs

First user programmable stop level controls

First LED organ stop tablets

First Celeste Transfer function

First MIDI-equipped church organ

First all-pipe organ built for Second Baptist Church, Houston TX (5 manuals 194 ranks)

1990’s

Parallel Digital Imaging technology introduced (US patent #4622878)

First note-by-note, on-site voicing for a digital organ

First stereo bi-amplified organ (still the only)

First digital organ offering stereo imaging of sound on a note-by-note basis (still the only)

First organ company to offer MIDI as a standard feature on all of its models

First digital dynamic wind system (US Patent)

First church organ to offer velocity-sensing keyboards for MIDI (standard feature on all models)

First organ system to support General MIDI and GS format

First organ system to provide LSB bank select for connecting with advanced MIDI devices

First digital organ company to reach the “3000 mark” for pipe installations world-wide

2000’s

Rodgers Trillium™ and Trillium Masterpiece™ organs introduced

First digital organs utilizing Smart Card™ technology

First organs equipped with RSS™ surround ambience technology

First digital organs with Quick Menu™ and utilizing iconography in menu display

First wood-core keyboards offering velocity-sensing for MIDI

Rodgers Allegiant™ organs introduced

First organs with on-board tone name display for an external MIDI sound module

First “on-line” custom-designed digital organs (Rodgers Organ Architect™)

First (and only) digital organ company to reach the “4,000 mark” for pipe installations world-wide