Rodgers Instruments LLC designs and manufacturers classical organs, using digital technology. Their range includes both pipe organs and electronic organs of all sizes, and also hybrid instruments combining both technologies. Rodgers was founded in 1958 by Rodgers W. Jenkins and Fred Tinker, employees of Tektronix, Inc., of Portland, Oregon and members of the Tektronix team that was developing transistor-based oscillator circuits. It was the first electronic organ builder to use solid-state oscillators. Although it did not introduce digital sampling in church organs, it was, however, the first company to use a software-based system to reproduce pipe organ sounds. It is the only digital organ company in the United States that uses stereo sampling techniques of organ pipes. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Hillsboro in the state of Oregon Coordinates: , County Washington County Incorporated 1876 Government  - Mayor Tom Hughes Area  - City 58. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Classic Hammond B-3 organ. ... The baroque organ in Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by forcing pressurized air (referred to as wind) through a series of pipes. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ... Roland Corporation ) TYO: 7944 is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article or section should be merged with Pipe organ The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a type of keyboard musical instrument, distinctive because the sound is not produced by a percussion action, as on a piano or celesta, or by... The baroque organ in Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by forcing pressurized air (referred to as wind) through a series of pipes. ... Classic Hammond B-3 organ. ... Tektronix is a United States corporation that is currently a major presence in the test, measurement, and measuring industry. ...

Until recently, smaller models of electronic and hybrid organs were supplied as standard models off the shelf, while larger models and pure pipe organs were custom designed. Today, Rodgers' Trillium Masterpiece instruments are custom designed through Rodger's Organ Architect, while some models remain as standard designs. Following several purchases, they are now the largest manufacturer of pipe organs in the world.

Their primary factory is located in Hillsboro, Oregon with additional manufacturing done in Japan and Italy. In 1977 Rodgers became part of CBS Musical Instruments along with Steinway & Sons pianos, Fender guitars, Rhodes electric pianos, Gemeinhardt flutes, and a number of other instrument brand names. In 1985 CBS divested itself of Rodgers, along with Steinway and Gemeinhardt, all of which were purchased by Steinway Musical Properties. Rodgers is now a subsidiary of the Roland Corporation since 1987. Nickname: Location of Hillsboro in the state of Oregon Coordinates: , County Washington County Incorporated 1876 Government  - Mayor Tom Hughes Area  - City 58. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Modern Steinway Decal Steinway & Sons is a piano maker based in New York City and Hamburg, Germany. ... It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ... Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος Rhódhos; Italian Rodi; [[Ladino language| ) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, situated in eastern Aegean Sea. ... Gemeinhardt Co. ... Roland Corporation ) TYO: 7944 is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. ...

Organist Virgil Fox brought Rodgers organs into the limelight when in the late 1960s and early 1970s he used a Rodgers Touring Organ, built in 1966 and known as "Black Beauty," for his "Heavy Organ" concerts, including a 1970 all Bach performance with light show at the Fillmore East Auditorium in New York. Virgil Fox Virgil Keel Fox (May 3, 1912–October 25, 1980) was a renowned organist, known especially for his flamboyant Heavy Organ concerts of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach for audiences more familiar with rock n roll music, staged complete with light shows. ... Fillmore East was promoter Bill Grahams rock palace in the East Village area of New York City. ...

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• Rodgers Instruments LLC. Portland Business Journal