The Noack Organ Co., Inc. of Georgetown, MA built its Opus 126 for St. Paul's Episcopal Church
in Salem, VA. Constructive cooperation between the rector, Dr. Robert T.
Copenhaver, consultant Tom Baugh, a well-informed organ committee and the organ
builder made it possible to overcome the obstacles of very limited space and
poor acoustics to provide an organ with a rich, warm sound that projects well
into the nave. Visually the organ fits nicely into this pleasant 250-seat
neo-Gothic church building.
To provide space for the new 20-stop organ one of the old
organ chambers off the chancel was made substantially higher and lined with
hard reflective material. The opening towards the chancel was doubled in size
and an additional opening, covered by a decorative grill, was provided towards
the nave. The new organ then was installed behind a classical 8' front, made
from white oak, which protrudes into the chancel. Leaving the second manual
unenclosed seemed preferable to having a swellbox obscure the sound of the Pedal, located in the back of the chamber. The Dulciana stop was added to partially make up for the loss in dynamic possibilities. The keydesk is attached, thus taking the least amount of space in the chancel. The stop and key action is mechanical. A simple mechanical combination action was included to help in the occasional situation where a quick stop change is not otherwise convenient.
The Noack crew included Ted Brinduse, Timothy Fink, Mike
Huberdeau, Eric Kenney, Andrea Martonova, Fritz Noack, Douglas Richardson and
Joseph Zamberlan, with Gebr. Käs and Kenneth Coulter as independent
subcontractors. Dedication recitals were played by Tom Baugh and Louis
Robilliard.
MANUAL
I
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Chimney
Flute
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nazard
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quarte
13/5' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture IV
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
MANUAL style="mso-spacerun: yes"> II
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopt
Diapason
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Dulciana
4'
Principal
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Recorder
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quinte
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cremona
PEDAL
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopt
Bass
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Diapason
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bassoon
COUPLERS
I/P,
II/P, II/I
Bruce Thompson & Associates
style='font-weight:normal'>, Auckland, New Zealand, have designed and built a
new pipe organ, Opus 14, for Auckland recitalist and teacher, Leonard Cave. The
organ has been built in two sections enabling it to be moved by two people and
transported to concert venues on its purpose-built trailer. The five-stop
specification gives a wide range of tone colors making the organ versatile
enough for the accompaniment of both choral and orchestral ensembles, as well
as for use as a solo instrument. Casework of the organ is all made from solid
American oak finished in natural color, the lower section housing the silent
electric blower, the reservoir, and the lower ten notes of the gedackt, while
the upper case contains the keyboard and balanced mechanical action, slider
wind chest and all pipes apart from the ten in the lower case. Metal pipes of
the facade, consisting of principal and quint, and all pipes of principal
character are made from 75% tin while the stopped pipes of the flute contain
45% tin. The metal pipes were all made by Orgues Létourneau Ltée,
of Saint Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, and voiced by the company's head
voicer Jean-François Mailhot. The wooden pipes were made by Bruce
Thompson from New Zealand grown Cypress and the hand turned stop knobs were
made from native Puriri, the wood coming from a 100 year old tree on the Cave
property. Keyboard naturals are covered with Indian rosewood with sharps of
tawa polished with beeswax and buffed to give a durable finish. All stops apart
from the Gedackt divide between B24 and C25 allowing the bass and treble to be
played independently. The organ is tuned in equal temperament A=440 Hz. Bruce
Thompson & Associates are the New Zealand representatives of Orgues
Létourneau Ltée. of Saint Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
MANUAL
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
13/5' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quint
Ontko & Young,
Charleston, SC, has completed the rebuilding and enlargement of the organ at
Riverside Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL. In 1925, on completion of the building, the Ernest M. Skinner Company installed its Opus 533, a three-manual instrument of 23 ranks plus chimes. The instrument was placed in a spacious chamber forming the front wall of the chancel, speaking directly down the long axis of the building. By the early 1970s, the organ was in need of rebuilding, and J. Samuel Hovsepian, a former Skinner installer and technician, was engaged. What began as a rebuild quickly became a major expansion project. In 1974, after the work was underway, Skinner's large 1924 Opus 473, originally at Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee, was declared surplus and the Riverside church purchased the instrument. Although much of this four-manual organ was resold, the Solo, the Swell, part of the Pedal, and the 1931 Echo Great (Æolian-Skinner Op. 473-E) were retained. The Solo and Pedal were placed in the chancel chamber, along with new pipes and chests by Organ Supply Co.; much of the Swell and the Echo Great formed a two-manual gallery organ, along with a new Organ Supply horizontal Trumpet. A new four-manual Reisner console was purchased for the chancel, and a two-manual console for the gallery was acquired the following year. Hovsepian's health precluded his completing the
expansion project, and Mr. David Linebarger, a local organ enthusiast, took on
the completion. The expanded organ of 69 ranks was dedicated the C. Edward
Bryan Memorial Organ on October 4, 1981 with a recital by Diane Bish. In 1988,
James E. Garvin of Jacksonville was hired to install a new three-manual chancel
console with a new transistorized switching system. At this time, the gallery
console and more than half the gallery organ were disconnected.
By 1990 the organ was again becoming unreliable due to
faults in the original wiring, deterioration of the chest leathers and winding
system, and problems in the switching system. In late 1991, the Ontko &
Young Company was engaged to perform a thorough rebuilding and enlargement.
This work increased the size of the instrument to 79 ranks, the largest pipe
organ in the city of Jacksonville, and restored the organ's distinction of
having two consoles. A new four-manual chancel console, built in the Ontko and
Young shop, now controls the entire organ. This console has an oak case, with
bird's eye maple jamb faces and walnut mouldings. The drawknobs are of turned
rosewood, the coupler tablets of maple, and the keyboards plated with maple
naturals and rosewood sharps. It is mounted on a castered platform, and can be
turned for concert use. The organ is controlled by a new Solid State Logic
MultiSystem, with five microprocessor "brains" located in the
consoles and the various organ chambers. The combination action is an 8-memory
Solid State Logic Multi-Level system. The organ's wind system was thoroughly
rebuilt. All windchests were completely reworked with new valve actions, and
new leatherless chests provided for the non-Skinner pipework. Wiring throughout
the organ was replaced and brought up to current electrical code standards.
The stoplist was designed by Allan Ontko in consultation
with organist Mary Conley Holladay. The Skinner pipework was restored as
closely as possible to its original tone. The Organ Supply pipes were rescaled
and revoiced to better blend with the Skinner work. A new Great principal chorus
in modern American/French style was designed and built to augment the Skinner
Great. New flue pipes of the Great and Swell were made by Stephen J. Russell of
Cambridgeport, VT, and the horizontal Trumpet was revoiced by Trivo, Inc. of
Hagerstown, MD.
The gallery organ was completely redesigned and enlarged to
take advantage of the existing Skinner pipework. The 1988 console was reworked
and placed in the gallery, where it controls the gallery organ and much of the
chancel Great, Swell, and Pedal. The existing Peterson combination action in
this console was retained. The horizontal Trumpet was relocated from the
gallery ceiling to the front rail, and a Skinner Harp/Celesta installed. Scott
Ramsey and Charles Alderman of the congregation, together with the Associate
Minister David Holladay, built the new gallery organ casework and supplied new
electrical service to all parts of the organ.
Participating in the work on the organ were Larry Sprinkle,
Beth Ann Sprinkle, Tom Cooper, Karen Shuler, Haywood Faison, and David Lee
Woolsey. Tonal design was by Allan Ontko and mechanical layout and design by
Edna Young, both of whom collaborated in the on-site voicing and tonal
finishing. The organ was dedicated on 6 May 1994 with a concert by organists
Anne and Todd Wilson. Photos by Morley's Studio, Jacksonville, FL.
Chancel Organ
GREAT
(Manual II)
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Sanftbass2
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Montre3
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Diapason
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
conique2 (12 pipes)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Claribel
flute
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prestant3
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
harmonique
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Doublette2
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fourniture IV-VI3
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tromba
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
de fête (Gallery)
MIDI
Instrument (prep)
Skinner stops 51/2" wind, other stops 33/4" wind
SWELL
(Manual III)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Lieblich
gedeckt
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Diapason
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopped
flute
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Salicional
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Voix
céleste
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flauto
dolce
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
céleste tc2
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal3
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flauto
traverso
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
à bec2
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Plein-jeu IV-V2
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagotto2
(12 pipes)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornopean
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flügel
horn
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Vox
humana
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clairon
Tremulant
All stops 6" wind
CHOIR
(Manual I)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Concert
flute
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Dulciana
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Unda
maris tc3
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
d'amour
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nasard2
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Doublette2
13/5' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce2
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clarinet
Tremulant
All stops 51/2" wind
SOLO
(Manual IV)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Orchestral
flute tc2
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gamba1
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gamba
céleste1
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> English
horn1
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> French
horn1
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tuba1
Tremulant
Chimes
25 tubes
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
de fête (Gallery)
French Horn and Tuba 12" wind, other stops 6" wind
PEDAL
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Resultant
(32 notes)
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Diapason
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Sanftbass
(Gt)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Lieblich
gedeckt (Sw)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Diapason
(12 pipes)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal2
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
conique (Gt)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Still
gedeckt (Sw)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Choral
bass 2
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture IV2
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornet
des bombardes (32 notes)
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trombone1
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagotto
(Sw)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tromba1
(12 pipes)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flügel
horn (Sw)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clarion1
(12 pipes)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flügel
horn (Sw)
Chimes
(Solo)
Pedal
Divide
Flues 5" and 33/4" wind; Trombone 7" wind
The chancel console plays all of the chancel and gallery
organs.
Gallery Organ
GREAT
(Manual I)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prinzipal
2
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nason
Flute1
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave1
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Koppel
Flute1
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nasard1
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Superoctave1
13/5' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce1
11/3 style='mso-tab-count:1'> 'Larigot1
1/2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cymbale
III1
All stops 5" wind
SWELL
(Manual II)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Diapason1
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopped
Flute1
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Salicional1
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Voix
céleste1
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Erzähler1
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Erzähler
céleste tc1
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spitzflöte2
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Piccolo1
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagotto2
Harp1
Celesta1
Tremulant
All stops 6" wind
SOLO
(Manual III)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
de fête2
6" wind
PEDAL
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Resultant
(32 notes)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon1
(12 pipes)
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quintaton2
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prinzipal
(Gt)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
(Sw)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
(Gt)
All pipework 51/2" wind
The gallery console also plays most of the chancel Great,
Swell, and Pedal divisions.
SUMMARY
GALLERY ORGAN
20 registers - 22 ranks - 1,031 pipes
CHANCEL ORGAN
45 registers - 57 ranks - 3,241 pipes
TOTAL
65 registers - 79 ranks - 4,542 pipes
PIPEWORK SOURCES
1Skinner Op. 473
2Organ Supply
3Ontko & Young
All others Skinner Op. 533
Hendrickson Organ Company of St. Peter, MN, has built a new organ for Central Lutheran Church in
Winona, MN. The 39-rank tracker organ is Hendrickson Opus 87, and is located at
the front of the church, with a case of red oak. The organ, new choir seating
and liturgical arrangement were a coordinated design to move the choir from the
balcony and revise the front of the church. Assisting in the tonal design were
Prof. William Kuhlman of Luther College and Merrill N. Davis III. The
dedication recital was played by Ruth Tweeten of Green Bay, WI on November 12,
1994. The two-manual design incorporates a third manual for coupling. The
Horizontal Trumpet is on electric action; key action is tracker; stop action is
electric with a 32-channel combination-action memory. The Mississippi River is
a half mile from the church and the carved oak pipe shades represent water and
the sacraments. Assisting in the project were Charles Pohlmann in liturgical
design and Scott Riedel in acoustics. Eric and Andreas Hendrickson participated
with their father Charles in the work. The organ is tuned to A-440 in equal
temperament; manual compass is g56; pedal compass is g32. The pipes are made
from a tin-lead mixture, aluminum, oak and mahogany.
GREAT
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Dolce
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quint
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Blockflote
Sesquialter
III
Mixture
VI
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Trumpet
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Trumpet
Tremulant
SWELL
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gamba
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Celeste
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spillflute
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quintflute
Scharff
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cromorne
Tremulant
PEDAL
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prestant
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
102/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quint
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Choral
Bass
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
32' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagott
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Posaune
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Trumpet (Gt)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Clairon (Gt)
