Artist Series 579
What’s different about the Rodgers Artist Series is that everything will inspire you: the sound, voicing, tonal flexibility, build quality and the plain fun of playing.
For concerts, recitals, liturgy, weddings, and choir accompaniment, the Rodgers Artist Series will make spirits soar along with the music. And that’s the most inspiring difference of all.
- 29 stops / 241 total voices
- 29 primary voices
- 87 Voice Palette™ voices
- 92 Library pipe organ voices
- 32 Library orchestral voices
- Chimes
The Rodgers 579 is the most full-featured 2 manual organ you’ll find in its class, built with the same high-quality cabinet and extra features that come in larger models, including double expression, crescendo pedal, 10 toe pistons, expanded voicing capability and powerful tone generation system. Organists will appreciate the useful Organ Type piston that instantly calls up any of four sets of stops, while still allowing the selection of any desired alternative from Voice Palette™ or User Voices.
Features
- Traditional wood veneer cabinet with deluxe wood tambour, built in the USA
- Choice of three finish colors
- Tab stop controls
- “Practice assistant” mode with over 40 built-in demo songs
- Record/playback
- USB-enabled for unlimited storage of registration data and saved performances
- Hymn Player automatically plays 350 built-in hymns with introduction & verse
- Music storage bench in matching finish
- Rolltop lock
- Velocity-sensitive “Ivory Feel” keyboards – tracker touch option available
- 32-note radiating AGO pedalboard
- Self-contained pedalboard mechanism for greater reliability on uneven flooring or carpeting
- Programmable kick switch
- Memory +/- pistons
- PREV/NEXT piston sequencer recall
- 9 historic temperaments
- Tuning control
- -6/+5 transposer
- RSS room modeling
- STOP, PLAY, REC pistons
- Stereo headphone jack
- MIDI in/out and Local Off
- 4 channel internal audio system: 2 channels x 50 watts plus 2 channels x 15 watts (satellite speakers)
- 2 to 12 channel external audio option
- Onboard voicing finishing and leveling controls
- Pipe organ modeling technologies
- Pipes off
- Ancillary on
- Manual I/Pedal Enclosed
- Organ Type piston instantly activates American Eclectic, English Cathedral, French Romantic or German Baroque stops
- Adjustable tremulants
- Separate dimmer controls for console lighting and tabs/pistons
Pipe Ready for Total Flexibility
All Artist Series consoles are pipe-ready and easily pair with new or existing pipes. You’ll also enjoy enhanced control and flexibility with our Voice Palette™ system, which allows you to select digital and pipe voices individually for perfect ensemble balance.
Model 579 Specifications
| STOP ENGRAVING | Voice Palette 1 | Voice Palette 2 | Voice Palette 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
GREAT |
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| Violone 16 | Bordun 16 | Montre 16 | Quintaton 16 |
| Principal 8 | Prinzipal 8 | Montre 8 | Open Diapason 8 |
| Bourdon 8 | Rohrgedackt 8 | Flûte Harmonique 8 | Stopped Diapason 8 |
| Gemshorn 8 | Viola di Gamba 8 | Salicional 8 | Clarabella 8 |
| Octave 4 | Oktave 4 | Prestant 4 | Principal 4 |
| Flûte à Bec 4 | Rohrpfeife 4 | Flûte Harmonique 4 | Open Flute 4 |
| Quinte 2-2/3 | Cornet V | Octave 8 | Dulciana Céleste II 8 |
| Super Octave 2 | Oktave 2 | Doublette 2 | Cymbel IV |
| Fourniture IV | Rauschwerk IV | Fourniture IV | Tierce Mixture V |
| Waldhorn 8 | Trompete 8 | Trompette Harmonique 8 | French Horn 8 |
| Contre Trompette 16 (Library/MIDI A) | |||
| Grand Mixtur VIII Library/MIDI B) | |||
| Chimes | |||
| Tremulant | |||
| Swell to Great | |||
SWELL |
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| Geigen Principal 8 | Viola 8 | Salicional 8 | Aeoline 8 |
| Bourdon 8 | Gedeckt 8 | Flûte Harmonique 8 | Lieblich Gedackt 8 |
| Viola Céleste II 8 | Schwebung II 8 | Voix Céleste 8 | Flûte Céleste II 8 |
| Prestant 4 | Prinzipal 4 | Unda Maris II 4 | Violins II 4 |
| Flute Traverse 4 | Nachthorn 4 | Flûte Céleste II 4 | Orchestral Flute 4 |
| Nazard 2-2/3 | Vox Humana 8 | Voix Humaine 8 | Twelfth 2-2/3 |
| Block Flute 2 | Oktave 2 | Piccolo Harmonique 2 | Fifteenth 2 |
| Tierce 1-3/5 | Scharff III | Cornet III | Cymbal VI |
| Plein Jeu IV | Mixtur V | Clairon 4 | Fourniture XI |
| Trombone 16 | Fagott 16 | Bombarde 16 | Hautbois 8 |
| Trumpet 8 | Oboe 8 | Trompette 8 | Baryton 8 |
| Clarion 4 (Library/MIDI A) | |||
| Lieblich Gedackt 16 (Library/MIDI B) | |||
| Tremulant | |||
PEDAL |
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| Principal 16 | Violone 16 | Contrebasse 16 | Open Wood 16 |
| Subbass 16 | Gedecktbass 16 | Bourdon Doux 16 | Bourdon 16 |
| Octave 8 | Octave 8 | Violoncelle 8 | Gemshorn 8 |
| Bass Flute 8 | Dulciana 8 | Violoncelle Céleste II 8 | Unda Maris II 8 |
| Choral Bass 4 | Nachthorn 4 | Quinte 10-2/3 | Unda Maris II 4 |
| Bombarde 16 | Posaune 16 | Basson 16 | Fagotto 16 |
| Trumpet 8 | Dulzian 8 | Trompette 8 | Tuba 8 |
| Clarion 4 | Schalmei 4 | Clairon 4 | Mixture IV |
| Pedal Grand Mixture VI (Library/MIDI A) | |||
| Contre Bombarde 32 (Library/MIDI B) | |||
| Great to Pedal | |||
| Swell to Pedal | |||
Size and Weight
Console dimensions:
- Height: 117.15 cm (46.12”)
- Width: 148.1 cm (58.31”)
- Depth: 67.99 cm (26.77”)
- Depth with pedalboard: 116.44 cm (45.84”)
- Weight: 154.22 kg (340 lbs)
- Bench: Height 66.93 cm (26.35”); Width 122.03 cm (48.04”); Depth 35.6 cm (14.02”). Weight 24.95 kg (55 lbs)
- Pedalboard: Weight: 43.5 kg (96 lbs)
- Total Unboxed Weight: Console, speakers, pedalboard & bench 222.71 kg (491 lbs)
Organ Manuals:
2 Manuals
Organ Controls: Stoptabs
Control Type Options:
Lighted
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