February 2016
The announcement last month by Roland of the sale of Rodgers Instruments to the Vandeweerd family completes Roland’s exit from the organ business. In late 2015 Roland stopped building the Roland Classic organs, and Church Keyboard Center acquired the entire remaining inventory of the C-330 and C-380 models. …
January 2016
Rodgers Artist and Classic organ models started shipping in January 2016 with new tonal specifications, referred to as the “Tonal Revolution,” which adjusts the specification to be a little more American Romantic. New product sheets with the revised specification are available on the Church Keyboard web site. But …
January 2016
We’re excited about the new possibilities and advantages we can offer our church organ customers as a result of the recent acquisition of Rodgers Instruments by the Vandeweerd family. Click here to read the official statement from Rodgers. Additionally, we have a Frequently Asked Questions document that …
January 2016
Roland Corporation agreed to the Dutch Vandeweerd family’s acquisition of the American company, Rodgers Instruments, effective January 15, 2016. As the owner of Johannus, Makin and Copeman Hart, the Vandeweerd family has achieved worldwide success for decades with these three prominent organ brands. The acquisition of the promising …
July 2015
Church Keyboard Center has relocated its showroom and offices from Pasadena to larger quarters in the Monarc Industrial Park in Monrovia. We had outgrown the Pasadena office/showroom, and with expansion in that facility not an option, we were renting additional storage space offsite. The new Monrovia facility is …