Update 10th April 2003

ALLEN GEORGE WRIGHT SIGNATURE IV ORGAN

            On April 6, 2003, Frank Pugno performed a concert at The Beautiful Sound, Inc. of Countryside, Illinois on the Allen George Wright Signature IV Theatre Organ.  The performance was
sponsored by the Musicville Organ Club. 

                The Allen George Wright Signature IV Organ is an electronic organ that uses tone sampling to achieve the sounds of a theatre organ with all of its richness and tonal variations.  This
organ was the combined effort of the Allen Organ Company and the late George Wright, and is the equivalent of a 28 rank instrument.  There are four manuals (Solo, Orchestral, Great and
Accomp.) and a 32-note AGO-type pedalboard (down to 32’).  All four families of organ tone are amply represented in all divisions and the percussion stops speak with a clarity that has
to be heard to be believed.  Groups of stops producing a particular tone are at various degrees of brightness and volume allowing numerous nuances to the registration.  Rare on electronic
organs are the Second Touch stops.  Tremulants are separated into stop groups just like the old theatre organs.  The organ also includes ample thumb pistons and toe studs with 15 levels on
the combination action.  The reverberation system gives that “big room” sound so important to pipe organ simulation.  The organ not only sounds, but reacts like a pipe organ.  There is
the slightest delay, just as real pipes do.

 

 

 

Text:       Frank Pugno
Pictures: Gary Smicklas

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