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June 24, 2009
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Visser & Associates,
Magnolia, Texas
NamDaeMun Presbyterian Church, Seoul, Korea

The new organ for NamDaeMun Presbyterian Church in Seoul was built by Visser and Associates in 2007 and 2008 and was completed in September 2008. The sanctuary of the church was completely renovated and redesigned to include a pipe organ. The acoustics are wonderful for both speech and music and were designed by Pieter Visser.
The manual divisions are on slider windchests with electric pull-downs and are divided in a major tierce layout. All the manual divisions are on 85mm wind pressure. The Pedal division is on electro-pneumatic unit windchests. All the stops are on 90mm wind pressure except for the 32′ Contra Bombarde and the 32′ Bourdon, which are on 100mm wind pressure, and the Solo division, which is on 120mm wind pressure. The placement of the windchests: Great left, Positif right, Swell center high. The Pedal is divided on the far right and far left in the case.
The console is built to AGO standards, with the stops in a French-style terrace layout. The organ has a multi-level combination action of 325 levels times three. Two of the 325 selectable combination actions are lockable for the church’s staff organists. The organ also has a MIDI record and playback system.
The organ was designed by Pieter and Michael Visser. Its installation was supervised by Michael Visser with Korean assistance. The tonal finishing was done by Pieter Visser and Michael Visser. Voicing was done in a romantic style with the reeds leaning somewhat toward the French romantic.
Marsha K. Seale, wife of Pieter Visser, played the dedication services and dedication recital on September 21, 2008. Marsha played works by Max Reger, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Frank Speller, Dan Locklair, and Charles Tournemire.
—Pieter Visser

MANUAL I—Positif
8′ Praestant  75% tin en façade
8′ Gedeckt  wood
8′ Spitz Gamba  20% tin 1–12 Ged
8′ Celeste (TC)  20% tin
4′ Principal  75% tin
4′ Spireflute  20% tin
2′ Super Octave  20% tin
2-2⁄3′ Sesquialtera II  70% tin
1-1⁄3′ Mixture IV  70% tin
16′ Dulzian  50% tin
8′ Krummhorn  50% tin
Tremulant
Zimbelstern
Chimes

MANUAL II—Great
16′ Praestant  copper en façade
8′ Praestant  70% tin en façade
8′ Viola  70% tin 1–12 zinc
8′ Rohrflute  20% tin 1–12 wood
4′ Octave  20% tin
4′ Koppelflute  20% tin
2′ Waldflute  20% tin
8′ Cornet V (TG)  20% tin mounted
2′ Mixture V  70% tin
16′ Trumpet  50% tin 1–24 zinc
8′ Trumpet  50% tin 1–12 zinc
4′ Clarion  50% tin
Tremulant

MANUAL III—Swell (Expressive)
16′ Bourdon wood
8′ Principal  50% tin 1–12 zinc
8′ Gedeckt  wood
8′ Salicional  70% tin 1–12 zinc
8′ Celeste (TC)  70% tin
4′ Octave  50% tin
4′ Blockflute  20% tin
22⁄3′ Nazard  20% tin
2′ Flautina  20% tin
13⁄5′ Tierce  20% tin
2′ Mixture IV  70% tin
16′ Fagot  50% tin
1–12 HL & zinc
8′ Oboe  50% tin 1–12 zinc
4′ Clarion  50% tin
Tremulant

MANUAL IV—Solo
8′ Festival Trumpet  copper, horizontal 32–56 harmonic
16′ Fanfare  copper 1–12 HL
En chamade

PEDAL
32′ Bourdon  wood
16′ Principal  copper 1–12 Gt
16′ Subbass (ext)  wood
8′ Octave (ext)  75% tin en façade
8′ Gedeckt (ext)  wood
4′ Choralbass (ext)  20% tin
4′ Mixtur IV  20% tin
32′ Contra Bombarde  zinc 1–12 HL
16′ Bombarde (ext)  50% tin
8′ Trumpet (ext)  50% tin
4′ Schalmey (ext)  50% tin
Tremulant

Visser & Associates
26650 Dobbin Hufsmith Road
Magnolia, TX 77354
713/503-2891, 713/503-6487
[email protected]
www.visserassociates.com

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