W2 - Helios
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The Wersi Helios was possibly one of Wersi's most popular spinet organs, having many
features not available on some console organs. There were a number of different Helios models: The Helios W2S
was a cabinet model, with a 13 note pedalboard and internal speakers, the Helios W2TV used the same basic
circuitry but came in a three part open-frame type cabinet, and with the addition of a 25 note pedalboard, and-- if you were a bad
organ player but a good accordionist, there was the Helios W2S Chromatic, which replaced the standard
organ keyboards with the button type keys found on an accordion!
| Model |
Helios W2S, W2TV |
| Date of construction |
ca 1980 |
| Type |
Entertainment/Jazz organ |
| Dimension (W/H/D) |
W2TV: 45.25"/40.75"/26.75", Top: 180 pounds, Base: 90 pounds
W2S: 45.25"/41.25"/26.75", ? |
| Manuals |
2 X 49 keys |
| Pedals |
W2S: 13 spinet type
W2TV: 25 flat, radiating |
| Amplifier/ Speakers |
W2TV: 2 X 70 Watt / External
W2S: 2 X 70 Watt / Internal |
| Additional effects |
Piano Group: Piano, Harpsichord, Banjo, etc.
Special Effects: VCF Wah-Wah, Sine percussion, etc
Rotary Speaker effect: WersiVoice unit
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
| 11 ranks: 16', 8', 5-1/3', 4', 2-2/3', 2', 1-3/5', 1-1/3', 1', 4/5', 2/3'
11 drawbars, 18 stops: Cello 16', Horn 16', Accordion 16', Trombone 16', Saxophone 16', Horn 8', Viola 8', Clarinet 8', Oboe 8', Flute 8', Trumpet 8', Flute 4', Violin 4', Nasat 2-2/3', Principal 2', Flute 1', Cymbal 5 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks
fast/slow attack; 3 sustain levels |
| Voicing - Lower Manual
| 7 ranks: 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2', 1-3/5', 1-1/3', 1'
7 drawbars, 12 stops: Gedackt 8', Viola 8', Principal 8', Horn 8', Violin 4', Principal 4', Nasat 2-2/3', Principal 2', Salicional 2', Third 1-3/5', Fifth 1-1/3',Piccolo 1', Mixture 2 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 |
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