In a message dated 03/01/2002 1:10:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
organist@... writes:
<< I can't tell you how many organists I've bumped into over the years who
ask me this very same question, "do we add the numbers when adding a stop?",
to which the answer is...NO. In order to create the desired effect, one must
first understand how pipe organs work, and once that is done, then naturally,
adding the numbers will seem 'not the right thing to do'. When you draw stops
on a traditional organ, you're not necessarily making the ensemble louder.
I posted the list of stops and their drawbar equivalents for two reasons.
First, it's nice to see how all the different stops can be produced using the
drawbars, and also to help people out when it comes to adding a certain stop
to the ensemble. While stops cannot be drawn on the Hammond organ one after
the other to produce a 'combination' of registers, the effect of a
combination can be achieved, but in a different manner. The largest number
for each harmonic becomes the proper intensity in the final ensemble. >>
