GULBRANSEN E Owner's Manual
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Introduction...
1
Non-Speaking
Stops...6
The
Timbre
Controls
Th. Boloncer
Conhols
General
Informetion...
2
Elcctricol
Doto
Kcyboords
ond
Control3
Percuision
ond Rcverberotion
Chimes ond the
Chimcs Pre-Set
Piston
Stop
Tablets.
. .4
Generol
Intormotion
Using
thc
Sp€oking
Stop!
The
Care
of Your
Non-Speaking
Stops...
5
Gulbransen
Organ...10
Gontents
Genlrol Informotion
Th. Trcholo
Pedol
Sustoin
Omaga...7
Registration.
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Accegsories.
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Introduction
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In 1957
Gulbrans€n
Company introduced the world's
first
transisto. organ. This instnment
included
per-
cussion, reverberation,
and
an adaptation of th€ I€s
lie Tremolo
System- Thes€
features were all
s€lf-@n-
tained in
the organ onsole
and were standard equip
ment-a
new oncept
in electrcnic orga
design
which was
to rcvolutionize the entire electronic orsan
Your
new Model E Gulbransen
Or8an has ben
manufactured
followins
the same basic concepts
that
are a
product
ol the Culbrds€n
Rese€rch l,aborator-
i€s. Only
the finest marerials
are used in kepins
with
th€ Gulbransen
tradition of bringing
you quality
key-
board
instruments.
The
purpose
of this manual
is to acquaint
you
with
ihis
new orsan,
to
pmvide
the
basic inlormation
you
wilt need in th€ op€mtion of its contrcls,
and to
sup-
ply
instructioN
p€rtinent
to the
small amount of spe-
cial care
it
will
r€quire.
We
sincerely urse that
you
read the nanual all th€
way
through before starting
l,o
play.
You will want
to read
variou8
sections asain
as
your playinS pro-
ficiency
increases. The tim€
you
spend readins a.d
re-readins it will be richly .ewarded in
added
pleas-
ure and enjoynent
of the new Model E GulbEns€n
Transistor
Organ.
A
smple resistration she€t is included in ne md-
ual.
This contains suSg€Led slop
settings
for various
types of mu8ic. Instruclion
books and materials ar€
also supplied in
the O"ners Nit which
you
received
with the o.san. We
sussest that
you
read the
gene.al
information €ontained
which will further explaiD
the
operation of the orgm.
General
fnformation
Electrical
Data
The
orsan
op€rates
on A.C.
(aliematins
erlar/
only.
Never
plug
the organ
into
a D.C.
(&rect
anr-
rent)
outlet.
The
standard home
power
supply
of
60
cycle
117
voltr is
the co.rect
power
suppty. The
rran-
6iator
ione
g€nerating
syltem
h very
elficlent and
rcqui.es
very
little
power.
Any
ordinary hom€
power
outlet is
qu;l€
suffic;enr
ard
no sp€cial
wirins
ig
requi.ed
Eince
a uorimam
of only
0 watts
ot
power
The
OFF/ON
switch
is tocat€d
to
the risht of
the
lower
k€yboard
and ha!
a
pilot
lighr
indicating
wh€n
the
Bwitch
is
"on',.
The
orgen
is reedy
to
play
in
about
ten
!€conds
after
the
swihh
is tumed
..on".
Keyboards
and
Controls
SWELI.
MANUAT
This
is
also known
as the upp€r
keyboard
or
..Soto,,
manual.
cenerally
it is
played
with
the
ght
hand,
but
many
times it
is
played
with
both hands
or
ju€t
the left
hand
alone.
GREAT
}iIANUAI.
This is
also known
as th€ lower
keyboard
or
,.Accom-
paniment"
manual-
Althoush
the lefr hed
is
senerally
used
on thb
manual,
thelo a!6 hary
occ!8ions whet
both hands
are used
or
just
the
risht hand alone.
PEDAT
KEYBOARD
Th€
pedal
keyboad,
or
pedal
clavier,
is usuatty
ptay-
ed with
the left
foot when
playing poputar
music. Fo.
classical
and chu.ch
work it
is necessary to use
borh
f€et.
EXPRESSION
CONTROT
This
control
is operated
with
the risht foot
and e-
able3
th€ organist
io inst€ntly
adju€t
the volume
or
loudne€€
oI the
orsan
to any desired
lev€t. A
rather
continual
or
frequent
chang€ in volum€
is
the
pracric€
ot most
players
io
shade" or
"color"
the musjc ac-
cording
to the
requirements
of the
s€lection
beins
played.
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