Wow! This takes me back. This is the organ we had at my church in the late 70's and 80's. I loved it. I discovered a cassette tape i made of me playing it when i was in high school. It really did have a good full organ sound. I really felt so special when i first got to play the 10 00 Mass. Thanks for posting.
Sorry for the slow response, These Conn organs are getting harder to find, I have a Conn 716 in the shop, just have no time to go through it. I will get to it some time.
My 717 has a 32' Contra Bourdon in the pedals. Other than that, it seems completely identical to what you're showing. It's a great organ for home practice!
Thank you for such a thorough demonstration video. I did not realize that one of these had all those features. This would make an adequate ( even though it only has a 25 note pedalboard ) organ for a small church. For church electronic organs my preference is Allen, but I would get along with one of these if I had to play somewhere that had one.
Thanks for the video... We found a free Conn prelude 315 organ that seems to work sometimes. Not sure if we're doing something wrong. Any ideas why the white and Black Keys only work sometimes?
I have a Conn without the full pedalboard...rich sound and tubes inside. Built in leslie and can lift the front up to expose the two decks that can also be lifted up. Crazy light show if played while opened up. Really like the vox and the church sound you can create with a bit of imagination!
I thank you for this demo of that organ. I noticed some interesting features on this organ. I couldn't get over all the intra-manual and inter-manual couples on this unit! At first, I was getting worried that the organ didn't have any reverb, but then toward the end, you showed that. This organ also seems to have a healthy attack rate (not too sluggish), for it seemed to keep up with you. I noticed that your personality and playing skills are probably not a whole lot different than mine. I even saw you playing some in the key of B, which is a HARD key to play in. I can play in B also. Apparently, that organ has a LOT of headroom, able to withstand all those stops that you turned on, plus some couplers. You also seem to have a taste for DECENT music!!! May God's peace be with you and your music--in the name of Jesus! From one decent organist to another, John Nozum
Amazing that Conn had the attacks controlled well to give it a pipe organ accented sound. Unlike most classical church organs, Conn had always favored Leslie and I know that this one has a built in Leslie. The Conn Electronic Pipe Speakers were always awesome as I have a set of them.
I attended a Conn organ demonstration, (2 manual & 3-manual models), in a church in the late 1970's. Stereo speaker sets comprising of around 6 x Conn pipe speakers of various types provided the sound output. The sound was really impressive as these special speakers project the sound laterally in the same manner as organ pipes. Some seditious member of the local organ association decided to play the church pipe organ by way of comparison after the demonstration, much to the annoyance of the Conn sales team. It was a rather 'nasal' sounding pipe organ which did not impress as much as the Conn organs. I tried the 2 manual Conn organ after they had connected the speakers to the three manual organ. Alas, it was much less impressive with the sound coming from ordinary speakers located within the console. Conn never went digital and organ production ceased. I have never owned a Conn organ but I do have 2 sets of Conn pipe speakers which sound great with a digital organ module.
@@MethodistPreacher Sorry, I use them all the time, but there are 2 other sets currently for sale in UK on Ebay if you collect. One is in Merseyside, (Wirral), the other is in Dunstable, Beds.
I have a Conn 2 manual full console. I don't know the model number but it was free. I consider it a cross between the pipe organ and Hammond organ, especially when adding the tremolo (Leslie rotary animation). I want to add an external speaker and build a pipe facade. O do have a Hammond organ too. My ultimate goal is to acquire a Rodgers (or Allen) pipe organ console with external speakers.
The CONN ARTIST 717 is a TRANSISTOR (INDIVIDUAL?) OSCILLATOR, [like most Conn's] & DIVIDER/IC DIVIDER , 32 PEDAL organ from 1979'. Actually a sweet sounding organ. I own a CONN CLASSIC [ one model up from the 58' 710 ARTIST from 1958, but essentially the same design]. In comparison of the later transistor Classics and Artists, the all-tube 58' model also has multiple key contacts for a gradual succession of notes engaging on each key because each tab footage has it's own contact. Whereas the 68' and later Artist's and the 79' CLASSIC 830, transistor models all have SINGLE KEY CONTACTS...so the trade off is that the transistor models have a slightly more varying contrast from voice to voice, but the tube models have a more biting, and fuller tone which becomes harmonically richer when pushing the swell/expression pedal toward higher volumes. The later transistor Artist 717 will be an excellent sound when playing through a good pair of 1-15"/2-10" CONN utility cabinets ( solid state OR vacuum tube internally powered OR externally powered ( amplified). CONN PIPES and WURLITZER BRASS HORNS [ if you can find any of these rare brass horns sound awesome!], you can make home made BRASS HORNS by using an old trumpet bell or trombone bell, and remove mouth piece and push on a short length of 5/8" red automotive coolant hose ( avail. by foot at any automotive store), then get a PILE DRIVER horn driver ( or any horn driver, such as a JENSEN J-21 or similar) and make a union to send the drivers sound through the horn. You can actually leave the horns unharmed and simply depress the horn button and tape of use a cable tie to hold it down.
@@dalerider3124 Perhaps Conn was the surname of the founder. The first Conn electronic organ was the 1948, all vacuum tube 'Connsonata'. Now along the lines you refer, yes it's _really_ hard to believe they chose the name "Conn Artist"! lol
I found one that is very dillapidated. I mean some of the stops don't work. When I was playing the deep bass stops suddenly there was like a little pop and they stopped working. But the 8' stops still work on the bass. How much will I probably end up spending in order to get it up and running?
Being an organ tech, I have many parts from the past. I did need to purchase a large I.C., this was purchased from Organ Service Corporation. They still have many Conn parts, though it takes a while to get the parts when trying to order.
Hi, This one sold. I do have a Conn 716, this a true Conn organ. 717 was Conn/Kimball. It will not be ready for probably a month -6 weeks. It's basically the same organ with all Conn parts.
Thanks, I was selling the organ at the time, I'm a tech, not an accomplished organist. The demo was not about my ability, I was demonstrating the functions, the general over-all sound, and condition of the organ, showing that everything worked as it should.
Timothy Rogers You did a great job. My church bought this model when i was in 7th grade. It brought back such great memories to hear it again. Thank you.
Wow! This takes me back. This is the organ we had at my church in the late 70's and 80's. I loved it. I discovered a cassette tape i made of me playing it when i was in high school. It really did have a good full organ sound. I really felt so special when i first got to play the 10 00 Mass. Thanks for posting.
Sorry for the slow response, These Conn organs are getting harder to find, I have a Conn 716 in the shop, just have no time to go through it. I will get to it some time.
I have a 720 Artist and I didn't know it can do so much. Thank you.
WOW. You can't believe how much I want this organ. It's amazing! Thanks for the upload. I enjoy all of your video's.
What a beautiful demostration! I would love to hear you play a whole song!!
My 717 has a 32' Contra Bourdon in the pedals. Other than that, it seems completely identical to what you're showing. It's a great organ for home practice!
It amazing for an analog organ, it sure sounds like a real pipe organ.
lol not at all
Not at all! Sounds awful.
I really enjoy my Rodger's 645 organ, It's a lot of fun😊☺️
Thank you for such a thorough demonstration video. I did not realize that one of these had all those features. This would make an adequate ( even though it only has a 25 note pedalboard ) organ for a small church. For church electronic organs my preference is Allen, but I would get along with one of these if I had to play somewhere that had one.
Oh, I did not realize that. There is one on CL here and it has a 25 note board. Perhaps they do not have the model # correct in the ad ?
Stop details for anyone wondering:
Pedal - Contra Bourdon 32', Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8', Rohr Pömmer 8', Choral Bass 4', Zauber Flöte 2', Posaune 16', Great to Pedal 8', Swell to Pedal 8', Swell to Pedal 4'.
Great - Principal 8', Spitz Flöte 8', Celeste 8', Erzähler 8', Octave 4', Koppel Flöte 4', Super Octave 2', Wald Flöte 2', Mixture II, Great to Great 4', Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 8', Swell to Great 4', Chimes.
Swell - Flute Conique 16', Geigen Principal 8', Rohr Flöte 8', Celeste 8', Salicional 8', Nacht Horn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Block Flöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sifflote 1', Trompette 8', Vox Humana 8', Swell to Swell 16', Swell Unison Off, Swell to Swell 4'.
Generals - Trem I, Trem II, Chorus Off, Flutes pp, Celeste ff, Trompette ff, Reverb I, Reverb II, Flute Reverb, Flute Sustain, Flute Chiff, Flute Chorale, Flute Tremolo, Console Speaker Off, Ext. Speaker On, Power Switch, Pilot Light.
Thanks!
No. No, not me.
Is the pedals two and a half octaves? I mean c to c twice and then all the way to g
Thanks for the video...
We found a free Conn prelude 315 organ that seems to work sometimes. Not sure if we're doing something wrong. Any ideas why the white and Black Keys only work sometimes?
I have a Conn without the full pedalboard...rich sound and tubes inside. Built in leslie and can lift the front up to expose the two decks that can also be lifted up. Crazy light show if played while opened up. Really like the vox and the church sound you can create with a bit of imagination!
WOW, what a fantastic instrument...
Awesome instrument there!
This organ would really sound amazing in a church with great acoustics!
lovely powerful church organ sound
I thank you for this demo of that organ. I noticed some interesting features on this organ. I couldn't get over all the intra-manual and inter-manual couples on this unit! At first, I was getting worried that the organ didn't have any reverb, but then toward the end, you showed that. This organ also seems to have a healthy attack rate (not too sluggish), for it seemed to keep up with you. I noticed that your personality and playing skills are probably not a whole lot different than mine. I even saw you playing some in the key of B, which is a HARD key to play in. I can play in B also. Apparently, that organ has a LOT of headroom, able to withstand all those stops that you turned on, plus some couplers. You also seem to have a taste for DECENT music!!!
May God's peace be with you and your music--in the name of Jesus!
From one decent organist to another,
John Nozum
Amazing that Conn had the attacks controlled well to give it a pipe organ accented sound. Unlike most classical church organs, Conn had always favored Leslie and I know that this one has a built in Leslie. The Conn Electronic Pipe Speakers were always awesome as I have a set of them.
I attended a Conn organ demonstration, (2 manual & 3-manual models), in a church in the late 1970's. Stereo speaker sets comprising of around 6 x Conn pipe speakers of various types provided the sound output. The sound was really impressive as these special speakers project the sound laterally in the same manner as organ pipes. Some seditious member of the local organ association decided to play the church pipe organ by way of comparison after the demonstration, much to the annoyance of the Conn sales team. It was a rather 'nasal' sounding pipe organ which did not impress as much as the Conn organs. I tried the 2 manual Conn organ after they had connected the speakers to the three manual organ. Alas, it was much less impressive with the sound coming from ordinary speakers located within the console. Conn never went digital and organ production ceased. I have never owned a Conn organ but I do have 2 sets of Conn pipe speakers which sound great with a digital organ module.
Willing to sell/part with the Conn pipes?
@@MethodistPreacher Sorry, I use them all the time, but there are 2 other sets currently for sale in UK on Ebay if you collect. One is in Merseyside, (Wirral), the other is in Dunstable, Beds.
This is a very nice organ!
I have a Conn 2 manual full console. I don't know the model number but it was free. I consider it a cross between the pipe organ and Hammond organ, especially when adding the tremolo (Leslie rotary animation). I want to add an external speaker and build a pipe facade. O do have a Hammond organ too. My ultimate goal is to acquire a Rodgers (or Allen) pipe organ console with external speakers.
Quite an instrument. How do you transport one of these? Or fit them through doorways for that matter?
The CONN ARTIST 717 is a TRANSISTOR (INDIVIDUAL?) OSCILLATOR, [like most Conn's] & DIVIDER/IC DIVIDER , 32 PEDAL organ from 1979'. Actually a sweet sounding organ.
I own a CONN CLASSIC [ one model up from the 58' 710 ARTIST from 1958, but essentially the same design]. In comparison of the later transistor Classics and Artists, the all-tube 58' model also has multiple key contacts for a gradual succession of notes engaging on each key because each tab footage has it's own contact. Whereas the 68' and later Artist's and the 79' CLASSIC 830, transistor models all have SINGLE KEY CONTACTS...so the trade off is that the transistor models have a slightly more varying contrast from voice to voice, but the tube models have a more biting, and fuller tone which becomes harmonically richer when pushing the swell/expression pedal toward higher volumes. The later transistor Artist 717 will be an excellent sound when playing through a good pair of 1-15"/2-10" CONN utility cabinets ( solid state OR vacuum tube internally powered OR externally powered ( amplified).
CONN PIPES and WURLITZER BRASS HORNS [ if you can find any of these rare brass horns sound awesome!], you can make home made BRASS HORNS by using an old trumpet bell or trombone bell, and remove mouth piece and push on a short length of 5/8" red automotive coolant hose ( avail. by foot at any automotive store), then get a PILE DRIVER horn driver ( or any horn driver, such as a JENSEN J-21 or similar) and make a union to send the drivers sound through the horn. You can actually leave the horns unharmed and simply depress the horn button and tape of use a cable tie to hold it down.
Hard to believe that firm chose CONN for the name.
@@dalerider3124 Perhaps Conn was the surname of the founder. The first Conn electronic organ was the 1948, all vacuum tube 'Connsonata'. Now along the lines you refer, yes it's _really_ hard to believe they chose the name "Conn Artist"! lol
I found one that is very dillapidated. I mean some of the stops don't work. When I was playing the deep bass stops suddenly there was like a little pop and they stopped working. But the 8' stops still work on the bass. How much will I probably end up spending in order to get it up and running?
I saw Nathan Brown's videos about organs.
Price you are asking?
With Conn long out of production,if you have a malfunction,where are you able to get parts for them?
Being an organ tech, I have many parts from the past. I did need to purchase a large I.C., this was purchased from Organ Service Corporation. They still have many Conn parts, though it takes a while to get the parts when trying to order.
Organ Parts Service Corperation carries such parts for all electronic organs. www.organservice.com
Well, it may sound classical like a pipe organ, but what will it sound like if you have a leslie switch and a leslie rotary speaker?
Are you looking to sell this instrument?
Hi, This one sold. I do have a Conn 716, this a true Conn organ. 717 was Conn/Kimball. It will not be ready for probably a month -6 weeks. It's basically the same organ with all Conn parts.
Midi the output and drive a VPO.
My name is connor just like my name
TrumPIT
Sure looks like a Baldwin.
Probably one of the worst organ demos I've ever seen!
Thanks, I was selling the organ at the time, I'm a tech, not an accomplished organist. The demo was not about my ability, I was demonstrating the functions, the general over-all sound, and condition of the organ, showing that everything worked as it should.
Timothy Rogers You did a great job. My church bought this model when i was in 7th grade. It brought back such great memories to hear it again. Thank you.
He has no idea what end is up
Leave him be. He's demonstrating an organ. Not playing a concert.
God that needs to be burned
Crappy, electronic, analog junk!