ThisOld340 A quick look at the Great Sostenuto

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Another fun feature of Theater Organs, invented by Robert Hope Jones, is the ‘Sostenuto’. This stop is available on the Great manual of the Rodgers 340 Theater Organ.

Sostenuto is a switch located on the Main expression shoe that will cause the notes on the Great manual to continue to sound for as long as the Sostenuto switch is held – even after the hand is removed from the keyboard.

Here’s a quick video to see it in action.

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ThisOld340 A quick look at the the Solo to Great Pizzicato

The Solo to Great Pizzicato

A fun feature of Theater Organs is the ‘Solo to Great Pizzicato’. This stop can be found on the The Rodgers 340 Theater Organ.

The Solo to Great Pizzicato is a coupler that causes the notes on the Great manual to sound momentarily, almost as if plucked or struck.

Here’s a quick video to show how that works…