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W3T - Saturn
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The Wersi Saturn W3T was Wersi's full scale console jazz organ. Note the striking similarity to the Hammond X-66. Interesting side note- the Saturn earned an endorsement from jazz great Jimmy Smith: "I am thrilled to have found the Wersi Saturn. This instrument offers everything I am used to but then it opens new avenues too exciting not to explore...My congratulations to Wersi for their high technical standards, tone quality and exciting musical possibilities of their organs."
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| Model |
Saturn W3T |
| Date of construction |
ca 1980 |
| Type |
Entertainment/Jazz organ |
| Dimension (W/H/D), Weight |
53.5"/44"/28.5" (45" w/ Pedals),
Console only: 295 pounds, with base and pedals: 420 pounds |
| Manuals |
2 X 61 keys |
| Pedals |
30 note, flat |
| Amplifier/ Speakers |
2 X 70 Watt built in/ external |
| Additional effects |
Piano Group: Piano, Harpsichord, Banjo, etc.
Special Effects: VCF Wah-Wah, Sine percussion, etc
Rotary Speaker effect: 2 WersiVoice units
Spring Reverb |
| Additional units
| - |
| Generator
| IC TOS, 8 octave square, master oscillator with dividers
Vibrato: 2 speeds, 3 intensities
"Slalom" (pitch glide), Transposer |
| Voicing - Top Manual
| 13 ranks: 16', 8', 5-1/3', 4', 2-2/3', 2', 1-3/5', 1-1/3', 1-1/7', 1', 8/9', 4/5', 2/3'
11 drawbars (9 standard, 1-1/7' + 8/9' and 2/3' + 4/5')
22 stops: Principal 16', Cello 16', Horn 16', Accordion 16', Trombone 16', Saxophone 16', English Horn 8', Principal 8', Viola 8', Clarinet 8', Oboe 8', Schalmei 8', Trumpet 8', Flute 4', Violin 4', Nasat 2-2/3', Prinicpal 2', Third 1-3/5', Fifth 1-1/3', Piccolo 1', Cymbal 2 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks
fast/slow attack; 3 sustain levels |
| Voicing - Lower Manual
| 13 ranks: 16', 8', 5-1/3', 4', 2-2/3', 2', 1-3/5', 1-1/3', 1-1/7', 1', 8/9', 4/5', 2/3'
11 drawbars (9 standard, 1-1/7' + 8/9' and 2/3' + 4/5')
17 stops: Cello 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 16', Viola 8', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Horn 8', Principal 4', Violin 4', Nasat 2-2/3', Prinicpal 2', Flute 2', Third 1-3/5', Fifth 1-1/3', Piccolo 1', Mixture 2 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks
fast/slow attack; 3 sustain levels |
| Voicing - Pedal
| 6 ranks: 16', 8', 4', 2', 1' + 1/2'
5 drawbars, 4 stops: Tuba 16', Trumpet 8', String bass 8', Bass Guitar 8'
2 sustain levels |
| Sound
| - |
| Everything else
| "Sound Computer" stores 32 combinations for the entire organ changeable by the user (expandable to 64 combinations)
American Black Walnut cabinet, Chrome plated pillars |
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