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June 9, 2003
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Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd. style='font-weight:normal'>, Lake City, IA, has completed its opus 63 for
McKinley Presbyterian Church in Champaign, IL. Built for a congregation with an
active student and social ministry, the installation of the organ coincided
with the renovation of the church's chancel. The new organ replaces M.P.
Möller's op. 8383 of 1953, an enchambered three-manual, 27-rank organ
which was damaged by fire in 1991. The Dobson organ, which employs mechanical
key and stop actions, is placed in a freestanding position in the chancel. The
manual divisions are located in the main case, with the Swell on the left and
the Great on the right; the Pedal stands behind the manual divisions in its own
case. The elaborate solid white oak case is fumed and enriched with painted
accents and gold leaf. The Great Trumpet has shallots of English pattern, the
Oboe is built with French shallots, and the Pedal Posaune has large North
German schallots and full-length wooden resonators. The Pedal employs 44-note
ranks and mechanical couplers to allow the organist to play a given Pedal stop
at its stoplist pitch, an octave higher, or both together, affording greater
flexibility without the expense of doubling the size of the Pedal division. The
organ is boldly voiced on 82 mm wind pressure, supplied from a weighted
single-rise reservoir, and is tuned in equal temperament. Compass 58/32.

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

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

                        11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>        Mixture
IV

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

                                                Sw/Gt

SWELL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PEDAL

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Subbass

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

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Posaune

                                                Pedal
Unison Coupler

                                                Pedal
Octave Coupler

                                                Gt/Ped

                                                Sw/Ped

                                                Tremulant

Schneider Pipe Organs, Inc., Kenney, IL, has finished the first part of a multi-phase renovation and
completion of the Aeolian-Skinner organ in the chapel at Lincoln Christian
College, Lincoln, IL. The organ was originally built as opus 933 for Third
Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA, and was moved to Lincoln by an
organbuilder from Quincy, IL during the 1970s. The installation was never
completed as originally envisioned, although most of the Aeolian-Skinner organ
was installed in the chapel. The organ is located on a platform halfway up the
wall immediately behind the stage in the ultra-modern chapel building,
constructed in 1970. The room enjoys favorable acoustics with brick and plaster
walls, plaster ceilings, and all surfaces arranged to avoid parallel walls and
floor/ceiling surfaces. There is currently no facade, the organ being screened
by a heavy red curtain. Plans call for a polished aluminum 16' Prestant facade.
Phase one of the current project, completed in spring of 1995, consisted of a
complete re-wiring of the organ, as well as the complete rehabilitation of the
IV-manual console, including new gold Kimber-Allen key contacts, new Harris
drawknobs and tilting tablet coupler mechanisms, driven by a Peterson MSP-1000
multi-level combination action. Relay panels which were installed in 1988 were
completely reconfigured. The introduction of multiplex digital key encoders
allowed for preparations for MIDI interface. The console shell was completely
gutted, refinished on the inside, and reconfigured with the new solid-state
equipment. Plans include a fundraising recital series, as well as use of the
organ in the Community Concert Series. The organ crew included Jerry R. Smith,
Joan Schneider, and Richard Schneider.

GREAT                     

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Prestant
(prep)

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

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Prinzipal
(prep, ext)

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Rohr
Bourdon

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Claribel
Flute

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Flûte
Harmonique

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

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

                        4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Koppel
Flute (prep)

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

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

                        22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>        Grave
Mixture IV

                        11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>        Fourniture
IV (prep)

                        2/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>            Cymbale
III

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Contra
Trumpet

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Trumpet
(prep, ext)

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

                                                Chimes

SWELL

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Flûte
Conique

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Flûte
à Cheminée

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Flauto
Dolce

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Flauto
Celeste

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Voix
Celeste

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

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

                        4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Violina
(prep)

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

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

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

                        22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>        Full
Mixture IV

                        1' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Sharp
Mixture III (prep)

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Contra
Fagotto

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

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

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Voix
Humaine

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

                                                Tremulant

CHOIR

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Gamba
(prep)

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Lieblich
Gedackt

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Erzähler
Celeste

                        4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Spitz
Principal (prep)

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

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

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

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

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Orchestral
Oboe

                                                Harp

                                                Celesta

                                                Tremulant

SOLO

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Orchestral
Flute

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Gamba
Celeste

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  French
Horn

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  English
Horn

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Tuba
Mirabilis

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Trumpet
Militaire (prep)

                                                Tremulant

                                                Chimes

PEDAL

                        32' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Contra
Bourdon

                        32' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Acoustic
Bass

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

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Contra
Bass

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Prestant
(prep)

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Bourdon

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Flûte
Conique (Sw)

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Gamba
(prep)

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Violone

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Prinzipal
Bass (prep)

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

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

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

                        22/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>        Fourniture
IV (prep)

                        32' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Contra
Basson (ext)

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Bombarde

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Contra
Trumpet (prep)

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Contra
Basson (Sw)

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Trompete
(prep)

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

John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders style='font-weight:normal'>, Champaign, IL, has built a new organ for First
United Methodist Church, Park Ridge, IL: Opus 15, 34 stops, 42 ranks. The
church is a brick structure designed in the 1920s by a member of the congregation.
Of Tudor influence, the exterior features patterned brickwork, interesting
chimney treatments, and lavish half-timber work. The sanctuary's interior
features heavy hand-adzed dark oak beams, almost square windows, and low
arches.

The organ's cases were inspired by the oldest extant pipe
organ, in Sion, Switzerland. The heavy embattlement crenelations and mouldings
atop the towers and flats match details in the room and in architecture of the
period. The arched facade openings match the stained glass window frames and
other broad arches elsewhere in the building. The casework of white oak is
stained to harmonize with other furnishings. A simple universal pattern woven
into circles is used for the pipeshades.

Tonal design was inspired by English cathedral organbuilding
style. A straight 3-manual organ would not fit within the available space or
projected budget, but the organ had to have a wide variety of unison colors,
complete choruses, mutation stops, reed stops for the Full Swell, a profound pedal,
and a high volume solo stop. A two-manual, divided swell concept was developed
to offer accompanimental flexibility and eliminate duplicate stops needed to
fill out a complete third division. Although inspired by English examples, it
is not an English romantic organ. A light articulation in the speech of
appropriate stops, moderate wind pressures, and inclusion of mutation and
mixture stops serve to make this an American organ of the 1990s.

Because of limited space in the balcony, the Great division is
housed in a free-standing case in front of the balcony rail; the Swell and
Pedal are in the balcony behind matching casework. The Great case is supported
by columns extending to the nave floor. English tin of 75% was used for the
facade pipes, incorporating the Great 8' Open Diapason, 4' Principal, and Pedal
8' Octave. Great flutes are 50% tin with relatively small mouths. Reed pipes,
with the exception of the low octave of the Pedal Trombone, are made entirely
of 50% tin, and utilize English shallots with varying degrees of opening and
taper. The Tuba 8' is horizontally mounted atop the swell box, just behind the
flats. The pipes retained from former instruments were thoroughly rebuilt and
revoiced for the new tonal concept. The Buzard staff included: Brian Davis,
voicer, pipe repair, tonal finishing; Stephen Downes, windchests, winding
system, framing, installation; Charles Eames, engineering, windchests,
electrical system, management; Michael Fisher, pipe repair, tonal finishing;
Charles Robert Leach, case, framing, installation; Stuart Martin, case,
framing, installation; Jay K. Salmon, office and Zen management; Ray Wiggs,
windchests, console, installation.

--John-Paul Buzard

GREAT

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Lieblich
Gedeckt*

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Flute
a Biberon

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Dulciana*

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

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

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

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

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

                        11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>        Fourniture
IV

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Minor
Trumpet (Sw 16')

                                                Tremulant

                                                Cymbalstern

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Major
Tuba

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Tuba
Solo (C25-C61)

SWELL "A"

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Narrow
Diapason*

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Salicional*

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Voix
Celeste*

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

                        2' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Plein
Jeu IV

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Basson

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

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

                        4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Clarion
(from 16')

                                                Tremulant

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Major
Tuba (Gt)

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Tuba
Solo (C25-C61, Gt)

SWELL "B"

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Stopped
Diapason*

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Open
Wood Flute Celeste

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

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

                        2' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Block
Flute

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

                        11/3' style='mso-tab-count:1'>        Larigot

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

                                                Tremulant

PEDAL

                        32' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Subbass
(1-12 electonic)

                        32' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Lieblich
Gedeckt (1-12 electr)

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Contra
Bass*

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Violone
(wood)*

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Bourdon
(wood)*

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

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Principal
(tin facade)

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

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

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

                        2' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Mixture
III*

                        16' style='mso-tab-count:1'>              Trombone

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

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

                        4' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Clarion
(Sw 16')

                        8' style='mso-tab-count:1'>                  Major
Tuba (Gt)

* denotes old pipework

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