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April 12, 2003
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A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company, Lithonia, GA, has built a new organ for Rivermont Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga, TN. The entire chancel area was remodeled to accommodate two free-standing organ cases on either side of the church's stained glass window. The two cases, each 17' wide x 28' tall, were built from walnut with applied walnut moldings. A new moveable console was built of mahogany with clear maple dividers, and features MIDI, playback/record, multilevel combination memory and transposer. The winding and chests were also built in the Lithonia workshops. Designed as an accompanimental instrument, the organ contains tonal elements of the American classic school, with a robust principal chorus on the Great, Erzahler and Celeste on the Great, and Swell reed chorus. The dedication recital was played by David Friberg in May 1997. The church organist is Sara Glen, and director of music is Phillip Rice.

GREAT

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Principal

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Gedeckt

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Erzahler

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Erzahler
Celeste (TC)

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Octave

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Flote

                  2' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Super
Octave

                                    Mixture
III

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Trompette
(Sw)

SWELL

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Rohrflote

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Viole

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Viole
Celeste (TC)

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Principal

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Koppelflote

                  22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>    Nasat

                  2' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Flachflote

                  13/5' style='mso-tab-count:1'>    Tierce

                  16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>         Contre
Trompette (ext)

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Trompette

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Hautbois

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Clarion
(ext)

                                    Tremolo

                                    Sw
16-UO-4

PEDAL

                  32' style='mso-tab-count:1'>         Resultant

                  16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>         Principal
(32 pipes)

                  16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>         Subbass
(32 pipes)

                  16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>         Lieblich
Gedeckt (Sw)

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Octave
(ext)

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Bourdon
(ext)

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Choral
Bass (ext)

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Bourdon
(ext)

                  16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>         Contre
Trompette (Sw)

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Trompette
(Sw)

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Hautbois
(Sw)

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Clarion
(Sw)

Couplers

                                    Gt/Ped
8, 4

                                    Sw/Ped
8, 4

                                    Sw/Gt
16, 8, 4

Warren Pipe Organs,
Apollo Beach, FL, has restored and installed two mechanical action organs for
St. Anne Catholic Church, Ruskin, FL. The parish acquired the two organs by way
of donation. The first, opus 2525 of the Hinners Organ Company of Pekin, IL, was
built in 1920 for St. John Lutheran Church in Holgate, OH. Replaced by that
church in 1958, it was then installed in the residence of Jack Down of East
Lansing, MI in 1959. Manual compass is 61 notes; the organ has 51/2 ranks, all
stops divided at middle C; all enclosed except the Open Diapason; pedal compass
is 30 notes. It was obtained for St. Anne's Church through the Organ
Clearing House.

MANUAL

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Open
Diapason Bass

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Open
Diapason Treble

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Liebl.
Gedackt Bass

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Liebl.
Gedackt Treble

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Viola
d'Gamba Bass

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Viola
d'Gamba Treble

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Aeoline
Bass

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Aeoline
Treble

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Flute
Bass

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Flute
Treble

PEDAL

                  16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>         Bourdon
(15 pipes)

Tremolo

Pedal Coupler

Manual Octave Coupler

The second organ was donated by the estate of the late
Joseph Blanton of Albany, TX, author of the book, The Organ in Church Design.
Built in 1899 by Charles R. Gill of Cardiff, Wales, the organ was imported to
this country in 1964, and has been installed in the parish hall where
additional Sunday liturgies are held. Chris Bono of the Taylor & Boody
Organ Company of Staunton, VA, retabled the windchest. Robert Lent of
Shenandoah Organ Studios, Lyndhurst, VA, releathered the bellows and feeders.
The Gill organ seems to be a rebuild of an older organ or a new organ using
pipes from a "G" compass organ. The English pine casework was completely stripped and repaired. Drawknobs are of ebony with faceplates of ivory. Manual compass is 56 notes; the pedalboard, of 30 notes, seems to be a later addition; 212 pipes. This four-rank organ was also obtained through the Organ Clearing House.

MANUAL

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Open
Diapason (56 pipes)

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Lieblich
Gedact (1-12 wood, 13-56                                         metal)

                  8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Gamba
(44 pipes)

                  4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Principal
(56 pipes)

                                    Great
Octave

                                    Gt/Ped

PEDAL

                                    Pull-downs
only

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