23 Dec
2005
23 Dec
'05
12:04 p.m.
Somewhat OT, but on the subject of "organs"...
A not-very-well-known infomorsel is that the organ maker Rodgers (now owned
by Roland) is named after one of its founders, Rodgers Jenkins, a
Tektronix engineer, who got interested in electronic tone generation after
building an electronic organ from a kit.
Jenkins was not the only one--Howard Vollum was a theatre organ aficionado,
who had a very sizeable Wurlitzer in his home (a birthday present from his
wife). I believe the instrument is now located in the Regent Theatre in
Melbourne, Australia.
--Chuck