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Jaeckel Organs, Duluth,
Minnesota, has built a new organ for Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church, Richmond,
Virginia: 19 stops, 22 ranks, 1129 pipes. The firm's Opus #27 represents a
classical expression of organ building for a contemporary Lutheran church. The
strong historical emphasis placed on congregational singing in a Lutheran
church is this organ's primary foundation. Further, the rationale behind the
organ's design includes a historical bent towards central German
tonality--particularly the principal chorus--and the French tonality--notably
the treble reeds, the concept of the Swell division, and the Salizional,
Piccolo and Oboe placement in the Swell division.
Although the concepts come from various styles, it is
possible to blend them into one organ without the loss of integrity if the
builder understands where the concepts overlap. Having designed and built
highly stylized organs of various historic ideals, this builder believes that
the resulting amalgamation in this organ achieves integrity without compromise.
Instead of being simply an "eclectic" organ, this organ has the
ability to play a great variety of music without compromising the stylist
tonality, but, at the same time and because of its inherent integrity, can make
wonderful music of other styles as well, even though the tonal design does not
specifically take these into account.
The organ dedicatory recital was given by Richard Heschke in
November of 1994. Since then numerous artists, including Marilyn Keiser, Martin
Jean, and Richard McPherson, have presented recitals on the instrument.
--Greg Vick
Director of Music
Trinity Lutheran Church
HAUPTWERK (manual I) 56 notes
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bordun
(wood)*
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prinzipal
(75% tin)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spitzflöte
(12 pipes of wood, 44 pipes of 15% tin)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oktav
(75% tin)
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oktav
(75% tin)
11/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixtur IV-V
(75% tin)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompete
(50% tin resonators)
SCHWELLWERK (manual II) 56 notes
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Salizional
(7 pipes from Rohrflöte, 49 pipes of 50% tin)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte
(18 pipes of wood*, 38 pipes of 15% tin)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prinzipal
(50% tin)*
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Blockflöte
(15% tin)
22/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornet I-II
(15% tin)
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Piccolo
(50% tin)
11/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quint (75%
tin)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oboe
(50% tin resonators)
PEDAL 30 notes
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bordun
(Gt)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prinzipal
(24 pipes of 75% tin, 6 pipes from Gt)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Posaune
(15% tin resonators)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompete
(Gt)
*pipes from previous organ at Trinity, which were rebuilt
and revoiced by Jaeckel, Inc. for new organ
Couplers
Hauptwerk to Pedal
Schwellwerk to Pedal
Schwellwerk to Hauptwerk
Features of the organ
Mechanical suspended key action
Solid state combination stop action with pistons and eight
levels of memory
75mm wind pressure from single wedge bellows
Werckmeister III temperament (well-tempered)
Solid mahogany wood case
AGO-style pedal keyboard
Cone tuning for treble pipes, soldered-on caps for
Rohrflöte
Natural keys of bone, sharps of grenadil
Hand-lettered porcelain stop knob faces
Adjustable bench
General tremulant
Mechanically-linked swell pedal
Console lights and mirror
Wind stabilizer on/off
The Bedient Organ Company, Roca, Nebraska, has built a new organ, opus 59, for St. Vincent de
Paul Parish, Omaha, Nebraska. The organ was designed to play the liturgy, lead
hymn singing, and for choral and solo accompaniments, in addition to the
standard organ literature. Tonally, the organ draws on German, French, and
American traditions. The lively acoustics of the church enhance the modest
number of stops. The façade is of oak. Key action is mechanical, with
trackers made of Alaskan yellow cedar. Stop action is electric. Keyboard
naturals are covered with moradillo, and accidentals are of maple. Pedal keys
are of oak, and accidentals capped with moradillo. Stop knobs are of cocobola.
The organ comprises 23 ranks, 18 stops, and 1,160 pipes. Metal pipes are of 2%
tin; wood pipes are made of poplar and mahogany. Open metal pipes are cone
tuned, and stopped metal pipes have soldered caps. Pipes in the facade have
mouths gilded with 23 karat gold leaf.
GREAT
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflute
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
Mixture
III-V
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
Sw/Gt
SWELL (Enclosed)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Salicional
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Voix
céleste
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spitzflute
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nazard
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
13/5' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oboe
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
PEDAL
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Contrebasse
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Subbass
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
Gt/Ped
Sw/Ped
Tremulant
The Reuter Organ Company, Lawrence, Kansas, has completed the second phase of construction for
their Opus #2185 organ at St. Therese Catholic Church in Deephaven, Minnesota.
The original 9-stop instrument functioned for two years as a Great/Pedal organ.
The recent work included addition of the Swell division and one more Pedal
rank. The organ is placed on a three-tiered beamed platform suspended from
structural beams in the front of the sanctuary. Flamed copper pipes from the
Pedal Principal and Choral Bass form the facade. The moveable console has MIDI
capability controlled with a Matters computer system. Stephen Barnhart and J.R.
Neutel did the installation and voicing. Rob Glover is director of liturgical
music, Ray Ford is assistant organist, and Jeff Judge is assistant director.
Nearly a third of the money has been raised for the third and final phase.
GREAT
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Violone
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spillflote
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fifteenth
IV style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fourniture
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
en Chamade (prep)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
(Choir, prep)
Chimes
(prep)
SWELL
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedeckt
(prep)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflote
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viole
d'Gambe
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viole
Celeste
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Hohlflote
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nazard
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Blockflote
13/5' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
IV
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Plein
Jeu
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Basson
(prep)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oboe
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
Clarion
CHOIR (prepared)
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Erzahler
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Diapason
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedeckt
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
Celeste
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonic
Flute
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quinte
IV style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cymbale
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
en Chamade (Gt)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
en Chamade (Gt)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cromorne
PEDAL
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Violone
(prep)
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
(prep)
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Subbass
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Violone
(Gt, prep)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedeckt
(Sw, prep)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Erzahler
(Ch, prep)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Choral
Bass
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagotto
(prep)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
(prep)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Basson
(Sw, prep)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
en Chamade (Gt, prep)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
(Ch, prep)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
(Ch, prep)
Gerhard Hradetzky,
Oberbergen, Austria, has built a new organ for St. Christopher's by-the-River,
Gates Mills, Ohio. The organ comprises 15 stops, 18 ranks over two manuals and
pedal; mechanical key and stop action; slider chest in classic style with
leather-hinged pallets; one feeder bellows plus reservoir. Tuning is in unequal
temperament. The installation is that of a "parapet organ," with the
entire instrument built into the balcony railing. Alpine spruce is used for the
case, the bellows and the 16' Subbass. Only wooden pegs are used in the
construction. The organ rests on a solid steel frame that is connected to a
support system extending to the basement of the church. The console is made of
oak, with the outer suface not cut but planed by hand. Compass is 56/30. In
addition to Gerhard Hradetzky, the workers included: Michael Prodinger, case
design, carvings, technical structure; Franz Pazderka, case, windchest; Peter
Winkler, console, key and stop action; Stefan Hradetzky, pipework, pre-voicing;
Karl Unterweger, bellows, wind system, pipework, shop installation; Hans
Waldbauer, gilding; Anja Liske, assistant, tonal finishing; and Günther
Scholler & Ferdinand Collon, apprentices.
GREAT
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viola
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octav
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flauto
dolce (Pos)
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Super
Octav
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quint
1'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixtur
III-IV
22/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Duodec
(from c)
13/5'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornet
(from c)
Pos/Gt
POSITIVE
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Copl/Flauto
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flauto
dolce (alternating w/Gt)
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flageolet
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flautino
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagotto
PEDAL
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Sub-bass
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octav-bass
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagotto
(alternating w/Pos)
Gt/Ped
Pos/Ped
Tremolo
Eight-bell
Cymbal
Orgues Létourneau Limitée
style='font-weight:normal'>, of St-Hyacinthe, Québec, has completed a new
organ for St. Ann's Catholic Church in Washington, DC. The firm's Opus 62
features electric slider windchests and offers a full complement of couplers
and two expressive divisions to provide greater flexibility. The casework is
made of solid red oak and displays pipes of the 16' Montre from the
Pédale and Grand Orgue divisions in the left and right facades,
respectively; the central tower showcases the five largest pipes of the
Pédale Flûte 16'. The new 3-manual drawknob console offers a
64-level solid-state combination action. The consultant, Dr. Haig Mardirosian,
performed the dedication recital on Sunday, May 2, 1999. John Piunno chaired
St. Ann's organ committee. The church's pastor is the Rev. Msgr. William J.
Awalt; the director of music is Robert N. Bright; and the assistant organist is
Darryl Podunovac.
GRAND ORGUE
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Montre
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Montre
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
harmonique
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prestant
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
à cheminée
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quinte
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Doublette
11/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fourniture
IV
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornet
V
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
de fête (Pos)
RÉCIT (expressive)
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
à cheminée
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viole
de gambe
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Voix
céleste
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
conique
22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nasard
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
ouverte
13/5' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Plein-jeu
V
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
harmonique
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
harmonique
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Hautbois
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clairon
harmonique
Tremulant
POSITIF (expressive)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
à bois
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gambe
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
à fuseau
2' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Larigot
1'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cymbale
IV
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cromorne
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
de fête
Tremulant
PÉDALE
32' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Montre
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Soubasse
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octavebasse
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Choralbasse
51/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fourniture
IV
32' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Contrebombarde
16' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
(Réc)
8' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
4' style='mso-tab-count:1'> Chalumeau
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
de fête (Pos)
