New Organs

J. F. Nordlie Co. Pipe Organ Builders
style='font-weight:normal'>, Sioux Falls, SD, has built a new organ, opus 27,
for Faith Lutheran Church, Prairie Village, KS. The contemporary architecture
of the church prompted a dramatic case design. Asymmetrical shapes in the room
suggested a balanced, angular silhouette. Disjunct ceiling planes necessitated
a single tower for the Pedal and a front/back arrangement for the Great/Swell.
The large painted case is softened by richly-hued light from the ceiling clerestory. Natural pipe lengths further enliven the facade, as do the contrasting metals of the front pipes. Placement high in the rear gallery is ideal for leading congregational song and supporting voices and instruments. The organ project spanned eight years of planning and fund-raising for the congregation. Mechanical key and coupler actions, solenoid motors control sliders and drawknobs; flexible winding via a Meidinger blower and multiple reservoirs; wind presssure 74mm manuals, 85mm pedal; casework of painted poplar and maple; keydesk, pipe shades, and other decorative elements made of oiled walnut; manual keys plated with ebony on cherry naturals, and polished bone on cocobolo sharps; pedal keys of oak, maple and walnut; drawknobs turned from cocobolo with engraved bone nameplates; metal pipes by A. Grunemann (Germany) and J. Stinkens (Netherlands); reeds by R. Killinger (Germany); wood pipes by Nordlie workshop; tuning (scroll & cone) after Vallotti's 18th-century well-tempered plan. Organist: Dr. O. Wayne Smith; consultant: Dr. Ted Stewart; dedication: September 24, 1995; 30 stops, 27 voices, 33 ranks, 1718 pipes. Couplers: Gt/P, Sw/P, Cont/P, Sw/Gt; tremulant to manual divisions; balanced Swell pedal and Register Crescendo; multi-level combination action; compass 56/30.

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SWELL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CONTINUO

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

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

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

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

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

Zimbelstern
(prep)

PEDAL

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prestant
(flamed copper facade)

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Bedient Pipe Organ Co., Lincoln, NE, has built a new organ, opus 44, for St. Luke's Chapel at
the Medical University, Charleston, SC. The case is of white oak, pipe shades
of red gum; 12 stops, 15 ranks, 791 pipes; compass 58/30; mechanical key and
stop action. St. Luke's Chapel is a historic structure that was severely
damaged during hurricane Hugo. The several-times-rebuilt Hutchings and Votey
organ was destroyed during the storm. Consultant and dedication organist was
Dr. William Gudger.

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

Mixture
II-III

CHOIR

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

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

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

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

II
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornet

PEDAL

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

Gt/Ped

Ch/Ped

Ch/Gt

Tremulant

Visser Rowland Associates, Inc., Houston, TX, has built a new organ, opus 109, of 30
stops, for the Church of the Holy Spirit, San Antonio, TX. Pieter Visser
designed the organ and supervised its construction. Pascal Boissonet voiced the
organ. The case is built into a shallow chamber near the choir to the left of
the sanctuary. Facade pipes to the left are of the Pedal Prinzipal, and to the
right are of the Hauptwerk; the Schwellwerk is in the middle of the case, with
pipes shades designed and executed by Ron Williams. The anticipated Positiv
division will be above the Hauptwerk. Manual chests follow the company's
standard tierce layout; Pedal chest is in octave groups chromatically. The wind
system has one single rise weighted bellows with wooden wind trunks throughout.
The console is detached and reversed. The consultant was Fr. Vaughan Fayle,
O.M.I.

POSITIV (prep)

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

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

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

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

1'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Kleinmixtur
III

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

MIDI

Zimbelstern

HAUPTWERK

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte

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

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

2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Waldflöte

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

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

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

SCHWELLWERK

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

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

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

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

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

1'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Scharff
IV

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

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

Tremulant

PEDAL

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

102/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quinte

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

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

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

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

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

MIDI
(prep)

New Organs

John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, Champaign, IL, has built a new organ for First Congregational Church, Crystal Lake, IL: opus 16, 18 stops, 24 ranks. Although the original church was built in 1867, this is the congregation's first pipe organ. The first instrument was a reed organ which served faithfully for nearly 100 years. The reed organ's handsome case was made into the church's pulpit, still in use today. A Hammond electronic instrument followed, which the new pipe organ replaces.

The church expanded its crowded chancel to accommodate the
large music program and the new organ, installed front and center as a backdrop
for the worship space. The project incorporated the organ's design into the
greatly expanded chancel, harmonizing with the stately American colonial
architecture of the building.

The tonal design is a contemporary adaptation of American
organbuilding styles prevalent when the church was originally built. One notes
a large percentage of wood pipes as in earlier times. There are more open and
harmonic stops than one might typically see in new "eclectic"
instruments. The disposition of the flute choruses, large-scaled Great Open
Diapason, and plaintive English Oboe are also reminiscent of many 19th-century
organs. The inclusion of mixtures on both manuals, a full battery of Swell
reeds, employment of contemporary voicing techniques and classic scaling
concepts provides a contemporary sound for leading hymn singing, accompanying
choral and instrumental ensembles, and rendering a wide variety of solo
literature.

The Great division is located in the left side of the organ
case, with the Swell enclosed on the right side. The Pedal is divided between
both the Great and Swell. Facade pipes are from the Pedal 8' Octave and Great
8' Open Diapason, made from lightly polished English tin. Members of the Buzard
staff include: Phillip Campbell, Brian K. Davis, Stephen Downes, Charles Eames,
Michael Fisher, Charles R. Leach, Stuart Martin, Jay Sallmon, and Ray Wiggs.
Eva Wedel is minister of music of the church; Barbara Thorsen is organist.

GREAT

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Melodia
(open wood)

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

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
d'Amour (wood)

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

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

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

Cymbalstern

Gt
16-UO-4

Sw
16-8-4

SWELL

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopped
Diapason (wood)

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

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

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

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonic
Flute (open metal)

2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flageolet
(harmonic)

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
(ext 16')

Tremulant

Sw
16-UO-4

PEDAL

32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Subbass
(1-12 elect ext Bourdon)

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

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

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

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedeckt
Flute (Gt)

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

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

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

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

Gt
8-4

Sw
8-4

B. Rule & Co.,
New Market, TN, has recently completed a four-stop practice organ for a
residence in Knoxville, TN. A simple mechanical action of cherry backfalls and
correctly-sized pallet valves ensure a responsive touch, including a definite
sense of "pluck." The action compensates for seasonal humidity
changes. Several ranks of 19th-century pipework, small-scaled and gently
voiced, were incorporated into the organ.
The old Vox Humana was revoiced into a regal-type reed. The Principal
4', made by Paul Byron of York, ME, has eight polished tin pipes in the facade.
The customer, who has experience with building harpsichords from kits, was able
to do some of the work, including painting the case, recovering the recycled
keyboards (c. 1865) with boxwood, and cutting out the patterns in the
ornamental center door panels. Windpressure 23/4"; temperament 1/6 comma,
after van Biezen; compass 56/30; couplers I/Ped, II/Ped, II/I.

MANUAL I

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

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

MANUAL II

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Vox
Humana

PEDAL

I/Ped

II/Ped

The Schlicker Organ Company, Buffalo, NY, has built a new organ for Forest Park United Methodist
Church, Fort Wayne, IN: three manuals, 36 ranks. The new organ replaces an
instrument that was severely damaged by fire. Some of the pipework was
restored, rescaled, and revoiced in keeping with the concept of the new instrument.
The 3-manual English style console is moveable, and the choir has flexible
seating, allowing a variety of performance possibilities. Chest design is
electric slider with a solid state combination action.

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chimes

Zimbelstern

SWELL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

III
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Scharf

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oboe/Bassoon

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

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

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

Tremolo

CHOIR

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

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

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

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

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

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

III
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cymbal

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

Tremolo

FANFARE (prep)

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompeta
(tc, ext)

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

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

PEDAL

32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Resultant
(Gemshorn & Bourdon)

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

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
(Gt, prep)

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

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
(Gt, prep)

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

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

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oboe/Bassoon
(Sw)

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

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

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

Austin Organs, Inc.,
Hartford, CT, has recently completed its Opus 2759 for Christ Church UCC
Congregational, Brockton, MA. The new building is octagonal in shape with the
organ situated 90° from the chancel. This position places the choir in
front of the organ with the solid-state drawknob console centered. The room
enjoys a favorable acoustic. The entire Choir division is prepared for. The
facade is composed of pipes from the Great 8' Principal, Great 8' Harmonic
Flute, Pedal 16' Principal, and Pedal 8' Octave. Director of music and organist
is J. Kimball Darling.

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
à Cheminée

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

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

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

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

Tremulant

Chimes

SWELL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tremulant

CHOIR (prep)

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

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

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

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

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

2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spire
Principal

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

II
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Scharf

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

Tremulant

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

PEDAL

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

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
(ext Gt 8')

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

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

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

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

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedeckt
(Ch, prep)

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

II
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fourniture

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

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trombone
(ext Gt 8')

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

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

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cromorne
(Ch, prep)

T. R. Rench and Co., Racine, WI, has completed a new organ for Coon Valley Lutheran Church, Coon Valley, WI. This is the third pipe organ in this Norwegian Lutheran church, and replaces a theatre organ installed in the 1950s. (The style 135 Wurlitzer is being re-installed in its original theatre in nearby Viroqua, WI.) Containing 17 sets of pipes (19 ranks), the new organ is of electro-pneumatic construction, and all windchests are of the unit type. Windpressures are 5" for the 16' Trumpet and 33/4" for the organ in general. The stoplist reflects 19th-century American and German Romantic tonal styles. However, a Cornet group is provided and the Swell division contains the basic elements of a Positive division. The layout of the instrument has the Swell in the organ chamber and the Great in front, contained by casework of walnut and mahogany. The front display pipes are from the church's first organ, restored to the original stencil designs and colors. Consultant to the church council was John Henley of Sauk City, WI.

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IIIMixture

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

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

SWELL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13/5' Tierce

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

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

Tremulant

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

PEDAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Schlicker Organ Company, Buffalo, NY, has built a new organ for First United Methodist Church,
Green Bay, WI. The 29-rank organ is located in divided cases in the rear
gallery, allowing it to speak clearly into the nave. The tonal concept provides
a complete 2-manual organ with 8' Principal choruses in each division. In order
to increase tonal flexibility for solo literature as well as accompanying the
choir, three Swell stops were given a separate manual and couplers as a Solo
division. This allows them to be used as part of the Swell chorus or in
contrast to it. The three-manual, terraced drawknob console is prepared for a
future antiphonal division, playable from the Solo manual. Schlicker's artistic
director, J. Stanton Peters, designed the specification and scaling to include
broad scaled principals with high cut-ups and a wide spectrum of colors, producing
a vocal quality and versatility in its liturgical function.

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

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

II
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Sesquialtera

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

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

SWELL

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

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

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

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

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

III
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Scharf

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

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

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

Tremolo

SOLO (enclosed with Swell)

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

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

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

Tremolo

ANTIPHONAL (prep)

PEDAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visscher Associates,
Santa Cruz, CA, has built a new organ for Trinity United Methodist Church,
Chico, CA. Casework is of California walnut and Eastern black walnut. Facade
pipes in the towers are of polished copper, with the center pipe in each
"point" having a "flamed" upper lip of polished tin. Facade
pipes in the flats are of 75% tin. Key and stop action are mechanical. Swell
shades immediately behind the facade pipes provide expression for the manual
stops except the 8' Prestant. The depth from the wall to the front of the case
is 60 inches, which allows choir members to stand in front of the organ when
singing. To make the organ this shallow, bottom octave pipes of the Pedal 16'
Subbass and 16' Bassoon were located in recesses on the back wall to either
side of the main case. Having only space and funds for a smaller organ of 14
stops, the decision was made to opt for what is basically a single manual division with "either-or" registration, allowing any of the manual stops to be played on either keyboard. The option not taken, of dividing the stoplist between two independent divisions, would significantly decrease registration possibilities. Manual stop levers move up to the "on" position for the upper keyboard, to a detent in the middle for off, and down to the "on" position for the lower keyboard. The bottom 12 pipes of the 16' Contra-Bassoon are unique in that they employ "Haskell" miters for
the bottom octave. The two-piece resonator has a half-length "cap" of
parallel proportions fitting over a half-length, tapered bass, creating a
continuous taper, full-length, 16' resonator in nine feet. Dr. David Rothe was
consultant and played the dedication recital. Molly Wadsworth was chair of the
organ committee, and Ellen Rowan is Pastor of the church. Visscher Associates'
staff involved in building this organ included Lorraine Emery, Bret Smith,
Timothy O'Brien, Ernesto Sustaita, Gwen Shupe, and William Visscher.

MANUAL I or II

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viol
(1-4 from Gedeckt)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chimes

PEDAL

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

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

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

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

Accessories

Tremulant

16' Contra-Bassoon reversible

I/Ped reversible

II/Ped reversible

II/I reversible

J.F. Nordlie Company,
Sioux Falls, SD, has built a new organ for Edina Community Lutheran Church,
Edina, MN: an electro-mechanical action instrument of six ranks. The free
standing case and open keydesk are constructed of rift sawn red oak. The low 20
pipes of the Principal 8' are made of polished aluminum and make up the facade.
The console is connected to the organ by a single fiber optic cable allowing
flexibility in placement. The integrated combination/relay action as built by
Matters, Inc., allows complete programmable control over the switching system
and a sophisticated combination action complete with transposer and player
mechanism. Carsten Slostad is Music Director for the church and served as
consultant on the organ project. The organ was built in the Nordlie shop by
craftsmen John F. Nordlie, Paul E. Nordlie, Trintje Nordlie, David L. Beyer,
Martin D. Larsen, Eric Grane, James Greenwald, and Beth MacDonald.

Analysis

A Bourdon 16' 85 pipes, 13-85 enclosed, 1-24 wood, variable
scale, 1-40 Gedackt, 41-54 Rohrflöte, 55-85 Blockflöte

B Principal 8' CC-g'' 44 open metal pipes unenclosed, 1-20
aluminum facade

C Octave 4' c°-g'''' 56 open metal pipes unenclosed

D Gemshorn 8' 85 pipes, enclosed, variable scale

E Quinte 11/3' CC-d''' 51 pipes, enclosed, variable scale

F Terz 13/5' c°-d''' 39 pipes, enclosed

G Trumpet 16' prepared

GREAT

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

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
D

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

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte
A

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

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

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

1'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture
II-III D&E

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

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

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

SWELL

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
D

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte
A

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
D

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

2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
C

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

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

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

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

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

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

PEDAL

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

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
D

51/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quint A

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

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
A

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

11/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture III
C&E

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonics
D

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

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

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

MIDI

Eight programmable stops x nine levels memory for a total of
72 MIDI stops. All stops with choice of coupling or non-coupling and accessible
in any division. Connections for MIDI in, MIDI out, and MIDI thru.

New Organs

Cover

Lauck Pipe Organ Company, Otsego, Michigan

Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights,
Illinois

Trinity Christian College is a four-year liberal arts college founded in
1959 and located in Palos Heights, Illinois, a suburb 25 miles southwest of
Chicago. It is dedicated to providing students with a quality higher education
in the Reformed Christian tradition. The college has grown extensively in
recent years with many new buildings erected. In 2001, the college dedicated a
new 1,200-seat auditorium: The Martin and Janet Ozinga Chapel. The chapel is
also the home of the college's music department with faculty offices, rehearsal
rooms, a recital hall, a music computer lab, and practice rooms. An organ for
the auditorium was envisioned from the building's conception.

Under the chairmanship of music department chair Helen Van Wyck, a committee
was formed to choose a builder for the organ. Paula Pugh Romanaux was selected
as the consultant to work with the committee. After visiting several of our organs,
Lauck Pipe Organ Company was chosen to build the organ. Working with the
builder, the committee decided that the instrument would be located at the back
of the stage and would occupy the central position. The committee felt that an
organ with a detached console would prove more flexible, especially when used
with orchestra and to accompany small ensembles.

Several designs for the organ case were prepared ranging from traditional to
contemporary, the latter being chosen. The proportions of the case are generous
in order to fill the expansive rear wall of the stage area. The façade
consists of the 16' Principal, 8' Pedal Octave and the 8' Great Diapason,
with pipes of polished tin. The
casework is arranged so that the Pedal division occupies the center and two
outer towers. Between the left and center tower is the Great Principal chorus
with the Choir division above. Between the right and center towers are the
Great flutes and reed with the Swell division above. A shallow case with
expression shades capable of a full range of motion allow for excellent egress
of sound. The emblem at the top of the center tower is the college's logo done
in relief and gilded.

Over the past 30 years, we have built many French-terraced consoles with
curved terraces, but Marilyn Mulder, the school's organ instructor, suggested a
console based on a design she saw at Chicago's Orchestra Hall. From her
photograph, we designed and built a console with straight, oblique terraces.
The woodwork is of cherry to match other furnishings in the chapel. The
terraces, keycheeks, manual and pedal sharps, and drawknobs are all of
rosewood. The manual naturals are of bone. Peterson supplied the MIDI system
and combination action. Lauck manufactured the coupler and relay systems, as
well as the electric expression servos.

The room, alas, suffers from insufficient reflection of sound. As we worked
with the acoustician and architect, the organ committee and I realized we would
not be able to have all of our requests granted; the acoustician was more
interested in absorbing rather than reflecting sound. The architect and
building committee did agree that the expansive drywall ceiling would be well
supported and made up of a double layer glued together so as to not absorb the
lower frequencies. Preliminary acoustical tests of the room proved that we
needed a lot of sound to fill it. The organ had to be scaled very boldly, with
variable scales and higher cut-ups being freely employed. In addition, generous
wind pressures, especially in the reeds, would be used. Our tonal concept was
to establish well-developed Principal choruses in each division, colorful and
contrasting flute choruses, and chorus reeds that bind together well. This goal
was achieved and supplemented by colorful solo reeds and strings with character
and variety.

The Great is based on a 16' Principal. The 8' extension of the Principal can
be used as a second Diapason and creates a rich fond d'orgue with the open and
stopped flutes. Mutations provide for a Great Principal Cornet. To ensure a
bold, full pedal, the 16' Diapason is really a 16' open wood located in the
central tower of the case. The Great 16' Principal is also available in the
Pedal for use in lighter textures, while the 8' Octave and 4' Choralbass are
independent. The Trumpet-en-Chamade is made of tin and is voiced on 10 inches
of wind pressure using domed parallel shallots. The Pedal Trombone unit is also
voiced with domed parallel shallots on 8 inches of wind pressure. The Swell
reeds are on 6 inches of wind with the Bassoon/Oboe having tapered shallots and
the Trumpet/Clarion parallel shallots. The Swell Gamba and Gamba Celeste are
slotted with rollers throughout. It is a well-developed string tone with good
strength and carrying power; however, the expression boxes and shades are
heavily built and can make the strings evaporate when desired. The Swell also
has a Flute Celeste, which is built as a Ludwigtone; basically, two wood pipes
built with a common middle wall on one foot. The Choir Viola and Viola Celeste
are of about equal power to the Swell strings but are not slotted and are of a
broader tone quality. They are voiced to work together perfectly yet retain
their individual colors.

The Lauck employees that built Opus 55 include: Craig Manor, console design
and construction, wood pipes; Ken Reed, pipemaker, office manager; Ben Aldrich,
design, windchests, foreman; Bob Dykstra, windchests, wood pipes, casework;
Dick Slider, windchests, lower casework; Dan Staley, circuit board
manufacturing, wiring; Jim Lauck, design, voicing, tonal finishing; Jonathan
Tuuk; tonal finishing.

--Jim Lauck

Lauck Opus 55, 2002

3 manuals, 46 ranks, electric action

GREAT

16' Principal (61 pipes)

8' Diapason (61 pipes)

8' Principal (12 pipes)

8' Rohrflute (61 pipes)

8' Flute Harmonique (61 pipes)

4' Octave (61 pipes)

4' Principal (12 pipes)

4' Flute Octaviante (12 pipes)

22/3' Quint (61 pipes)

2' Superoctave (61 pipes)

13/5' Tierce (61 pipes)

IV Fourniture (244 pipes)

8' Trumpet (61 pipes)

8' Trumpet-en-Chamade (61 pipes)

Great
to Great 4

Swell
to Great 16-8-4

Choir
to Great 16-8-4

Zimbelstern

SWELL

16' Bourdon (12 pipes)

8' Bourdon (61 pipes)

8' Gamba (61 pipes)

8' Gamba Celeste (49 pipes)

8' Flute Celeste (49 pipes)

4' Principal (61 pipes)

4' Spitzflute (61 pipes)

2' Blockflute (12 pipes)

V Mixture (293 pipes)

16' Bassoon (61 pipes)

8' Trumpet (61 pipes)

8' Oboe (12 pipes)

4' Clarion (12 pipes)

Tremulant

Swell to Swell 16-UO-4

CHOIR

8' Gedeckt (61 pipes)

8' Viola (61 pipes)

8' Viola Celeste (49 pipes)

4' Principal (61 pipes)

4' Koppelflute (61 pipes)

22/3' Nazard (61 pipes)

2' Octave (61 pipes)

2' Flautino (12 pipes)

13/5' Tierce (61 pipes)

11/3' Larigot (5 pipes)

III Scharff (183 pipes)

8' Cromorne (61 pipes)

8' Trumpet-en-Chamade (Gt)

Tremulant

Choir to Choir 16-UO-4

Swell to Choir 16-8-4

PEDAL

32' Sub Bourdon (electronic ext)

16' Diapason (open wood) (32 pipes)

16' Principal (Great)

16' Subbass (32 pipes)

16' Bourdon (Swell)

8' Octave (32 pipes)

8' Principal (Great)

8' Bass Flute (12 pipes)

4' Choralbass (32 pipes)

II Rauschquint (64 pipes)

II Mixture (24 pipes)

32' Contra Bassoon (electronic ext)

16' Trombone (32 pipes)

16' Bassoon (Swell)

8' Trumpet (12 pipes)

4' Clarion (12 pipes)

4' Cromorne (Choir)

Great to Pedal 8-4

Swell to Pedal 8-4

Choir to Pedal 8-4

Lauck Pipe Organ Company

92 - 24th Street

Otsego, MI 49078-9633

Telephone: 269/694-4500

Fax: 269/694-4401

<[email protected]>

Cover photo by Richard Lanenga

Paul Fritts and Co., Tacoma,
Washington, has built a new organ for Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York.
The mechanical-action pipe organ is installed in the 500-seat Mary Anna Fox
Martel Recital Hall of the Belle Skinner Music Building. It contains 34 stops
distributed over two manuals (Hauptwerk and Positiv) and Pedal.

The tonal design reflects both the North and Middle German schools of
organbuilding from the first half of the eighteenth century. North German
features include fully independent manual and pedal divisions with
well-developed upper work; a full spectrum of mutation stops (two on double
draws); and seven reed stops, 20% of the registers. Middle German building is
represented by a variety of six manual 8' flue stops; the “gravity”
of 16' stops in each manual division and four 16' pedal stops; a Tierce rank
which can be added to the Hauptwerk Mixture; and the inclusion of the Positiv
division in the main case, rather than positioned to the rear of the player.

The northern features pay homage to the seventeenth-century style of Arp
Schnitger and the middle German school points more to the pre-Romantic
eighteenth-century styles of Wender, Trost, Hildebrandt and others. The new
Vassar organ is well-suited for music of J. S. Bach with its cosmopolitan
mixture of northern, middle, and southern European traits. Other literature
from the sixteenth-century through the works of Mendelssohn will also sound to
advantage.

The new organ is placed centrally in a gallery nine feet above the stage
floor in the front of the hall. The case has a bright burgundy enamel finish.
Gold leaf highlights the gray painted pipe shades. The case and many internal
parts are crafted from popular.
Many other woods were chosen for their various properties, including
mahogany, oak, maple, ebony, redwood and sugar pine.

Along with the new organ came alterations to the organ gallery and stage
area significantly improving acoustics, and a climate control system for the
recital hall. The Marian and Speros Martel Foundation Inc. donated funds
covering both the organ and hall improvements. Glenn D. White recommended
acoustical improvements, and Richard Turlington designed architectural plans
for the room. Frances D. Fergusson, President of Vassar College, initiated the
project. George B. Stauffer was consultant.

To inaugurate the new instrument, Merellyn Gallagher, James David Christie,
and Joan Lippincott played solo recitals in February and March 2003.

HAUPTWERK

16' Principal

8' Octava

8' Rohrflöte

8' Viol di Gamba

4' Octava

4' Spitzflöte

Nasat/Cornet II*

2' Superoctava

Mixture Tierce

Mixture IV–VI

16' Trompet

8' Trompet

POSITIVE

8' Geigenprincipal

8' Gedackt

8' Quintadena

4' Octava

4' Rohrflöte

2' Octava

2' Gemshorn

11/3' Quinte

Quint/Sesquialtara II*

Mixture IV–V

16' Fagotto

8' Dulcian

PEDAL

16' Principal**

16' Violon

16' Subbass

8' Octava***

8' Bourdon***

4' Octava

Mixture V–VII

16' Posaune

8' Trompet

4' Trompet

* Double draw

** Bottom octave transmission from Hauptwerk

*** Extension

Couplers

Positiv
to Hauptwerk

Hauptwerk
to Pedal

Positiv
to Pedal

Manual/Pedal compass: 56/30, flat pedalboard

Burnished tin front pipes

Solid wood casework with pipe shades carved by Judy Fritts

Suspended key action

Mechanical stop action

Variable tremulant

Three bellows fitted with pedals for foot pumping

Wind stabilizer

Pitch: A 440

Temperament: Kellner

Wind pressure: 74 mm. (ca. 3≤)

Fabry Pipe Organs, Inc., of Fox
Lake, Illinois, has completed the 5-rank antiphonal division added to the
original Möller organ in Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Homewood,
Illinois.

Fabry Inc. installed the original M.P. Möller instrument (2 manuals, 19
ranks) in 1980 in the rear balcony of the sanctuary and has been maintaining
the organ since that time. The console was prepared for an antiphonal division.
On many occasions while tuning the instrument, the organist, Mrs. Phyllis
Silhan, would always say, “I hope I get to see this instrument completed
before I retire.” Twenty-two years later, the church elected to add the
antiphonal division.

The new antiphonal division was installed in October of 2002. The original
specification for this division--8' Gedeckt, 4' Gemshorn, 2' Flautino, II
Mixture--was changed to 8' Gedeckt, 4' Octave, 4' Harmonic Flute, 2' Fifteenth,
and 8' Oboe. A new solid-state relay was provided that is totally prepared for
the addition of a small antiphonal console.

Fabry Inc. would like to thank the organist, Mrs. Phyllis Silhan, and
Reverend Dr. Timothy Knaff, who coordinated the entire project. David G. Fabry
built all the chestwork and new casework. Crew leader Joseph Poland handled the
installation.

GREAT

8' Principal

8' Bourdon

4' Octave

2' Super Octave

IV Fourniture

8' Trompette (Sw)

SWELL

8' Rohrflote

8' Viola

8' Viola Celeste

4' Spitz Principal

4' Rohrflote (ext)

2' Hohlflote

III Scharf

8' Trompette

ANTIPHONAL (new division)

8' Gedeckt

4' Octave

4' Harmonic Flute

2' Fifteenth

8' Oboe

PEDAL

16' Contra Bass

16' Rohr Bourdon (ext)

8' Principal (Gt)

8' Rohrflote (Sw)

4' Nachthorn

16' Bombarde (ext)

4' Clarion (Sw)

COUPLERS

Gt
& Sw to Ped 8

Sw
to Gt 16-8-4

Gt
4

Sw
16-UO-4

Antiph
to Ped 8

Antiph
to Gt 8

Antiph
to Sw 8

New Organs

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An organ built by J.L. van den Heuvel
style='font-weight:normal'>, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, has been installed at
the Church of the Holy Apostles, New York, NY. Originally installed at Castle
Shiloah, Fairview, TX, it was relocated by the Organ Clearing House, and
revoiced by Rosales Organ Builders. When a fire destroyed the Church of the
Holy Apostles in 1990, it also destoyed the church's Casavant organ. The parish
entered into an agreement with Rosales Organ Builders for a new instrument. As
the restoration of the building consumed available funds, it became apparent
that the congregation could no longer afford the new organ. In an effort to
make the best use of monies available, Rosales agreed to explore alternatives.
In 1991, Joseph and Marla Mooibroek of Fairview, TX, commissioned J.L. van den Heuvel
to build an organ for their home. The organ was installed in Castle Shiloah in
1994. In 1996 the Mooibroeks decided to sell their residence and organ. Manuel
Rosales examined the organ and notified Holy Apostles about its availability.
The Organ Clearing House, Alan Laufman, executive director, moved the organ to
its new home. After the two-month reassembly, Manuel Rosales revoiced the organ
for its new environment. The organ is housed in a Dutch Baroque-style case with
detailed sculpture and carvings. Tonally it is in early French romantic style.
The Organ Clearing House staff, Alan Laufman, executive director, included
Amory Atkin, Terence Atkin, William Dixon, Whitney Flecher, George Gibson,
Richard Hamar, Scott Huntington, and Joshua Wood. Manuel Rosales was assisted
by Peter Batchelder, Timothy Fink, and Scot Huntington. Donald Joyce is music
director of the church. Compass is 61/32. The nave of the church is used each
day for one of the parish's outreach programs--the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, which
serves over 1,000 meals per day. Photo by Amy Reichman.

GRAND ORGUE

16' Bourdon

8' Montre

8' Flûte a cheminée

8' Flûte harmonique

4' Prestant

2' Doublette

Plein Jeu III-V

Cornet IV (MC)

8' Trompette

Tremblant

Pos/G.O.

Réc/G.O.

RÉCIT

8' Flûte traversière

8' Viole de Gambe

8' Voix céleste

4' Flûte Octaviante

2' Octavin

8' Basson-Hautbois

8' Voix Humaine

Tremulant

POSITIF

8' Bourdon

8' Salicional

8' Unda Maris

4' Flûte à fuseau

22/3' Nasard

2' Flageolet

13/5' Tierce

1' Piccolo

8' Clarinette

8' Trumpet Royal (horizontal)

Tremulant

Chimes

Zimbelstern

Réc/Pos

PÉDAL

32' Bourdon (electronic)

16' Soubasse (1-24 G.O.)

8' Flûte

8' Violoncelle

16' Basson

4' Chalumeau

G.O./Péd

Pos/Péd

Réc/Péd

Bond Organ Builders, Inc., Portland, OR, has completed the restoration of the organ at St. Mary's
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also in Portland. The organ was
originally built in 1904 by the Los Angeles Art Organ Co., opus 42, under the
direction of Murray M. Harris, for Holy Cross Catholic Church in San Francisco.
It was severely damaged in the 1906 earthquake. Falling debris largely
destroyed the Great and Choir divisions; the original Fleming windchests for
these divisions were replaced by new chests of the Spencer design. Repairs were
carried out by a local firm using new pipes, windchests, and other parts
supplied by Murray Harris. Some original stops survived, notably the Great 16'
and 8' Diapasons, most of the 4'Octave, and the Doppel Flute, as well as the
Choir Melodia. The Great Second Open Diapason was added at this time, and the
Choir tremolo deleted. By the 1980s, the organ was in need of a complete
restoration; nevertheless, it was heard at the 1988 OHS convention. The church
was damaged again by the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, and the parish closed
at that time. In 1995, the Archdiocese of Portland acquired the organ.
Disassembly and removal from Holy Cross Church began in September, 1995.
Smaller internal parts were carried by hand down a narrow staircase from the
balcony. Windchests, pedal pipes, reservoir, etc., were too large to handle in
this manner. A crane was erected outside the church, a hole was broken in the
roof just large enough to allow the crane hook to pass into the building, and
the large parts were lowered to the floor.

Restoration began with a thorough cleaning. All parts of the
original patented electro-pneumatic action were retained and restored,
including releathering. All pipes were washed and voiced for the new room.
Damaged pipes were repaired, missing pipes replaced. Front casework and console
were well preserved; it was necessary only to clean and repair scratches. Side
casework was re-engineered to provide access to the mechanism inside and
strengthened. The console mechanism was retained in its entirety, including 10
combination pedals. Stenciling on the facade pipes was copied, the pipes
stripped, and new paint applied using the original design. After much
deliberation, it was decided to add Mixtures to the Great and Swell, as well as
a Pedal 16' Trombone. The
additions were carried out after study of extant mixtures and trombones built
by Murray Harris. 41 ranks, 37 stops.

GREAT

16' Double Open Diapason

8' Open Diapason

8' Open Diapason (2nd)

8' Viola da Gamba

8' Viola d'Amour

8' Doppel Flute

4' Octave

22/3 Octave Quinte

2' Super Octave

Mixture III-IV*

8' Trumpet

SWELL

16' Bourdon

8' Violin Diapason

8' Viol d'Orchestre

8' Aeoline

8' Voix Celeste

8' Stopped Diapason

4' Fugara

4' Harmonic Flute

2' Flautina

Cornet
IV*

8' Oboe

8' Vox Humana

Tremolo

CHOIR

8' Geigen Principal

8' Dulciana

8' Melodia

4' Violina

4' Flute d'Amour

2' Harmonic Piccolo

8' Clarinet

PEDAL

32' Resultant*

16' Open Diapason (wood)

16' Bourdon

16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw)

8' Violoncello

8' Flute Stop'd

16' Trombone*

*additions by Bond

Berghaus Organ Company, Inc., Bellwood, IL, has built a new organ for Trinity Lutheran Church,
Faribault, MN. The new organ comprises 23 ranks (1,263 pipes) on two manuals
and pedal. Slider windchests are used for the Great, Swell, and Pedal
divisions, with an all-electric action windchest for the Trompete stop. The
movable oak console has keyboards of maple naturals and rosewood sharps. Stops
and couplers are controlled by tilting tablets placed above the top keyboard.
Preparations have been made for future installation of MIDI. The Swell division
is located in wooden chambers to the left and under expression. Great division
is to the right of the Swell, and the Pedal is housed in a chamber behind the
Great.

GREAT

8' Principal

8' Rohrfloete

4' Octave

4' Spillfloete

22/3' Nasat

2' Hohlfloete

13/5' Terz

IV Mixtur

8' Trompete

Tremulant

Chimes

Zimbelstern
(prep)

SWELL

8' Gedackt

8' Viola

8' Celeste

4' Spitzfloete

2' Principal

11/3' Quinte

III Scharf-Zimbel (prep)

8' Schalmei

Tremulant

8' Trompete

PEDAL

16' Subbass

8' Offenbass

4' Choralbass

II Rauschquinte (prep)

16' Still Posaune

8' Trompete

4' Trompete

Temple Organs, St.
Joseph, MO, has rebuilt the 1968/1986 Wicks organ at West Hills Presbyterian
Church, Omaha, NE. All original pipework was retained in new casework of oak
trim over birch panels, painted to match the church walls. A new 3-manual
console includes an Artisan control system, with preparation for future digital
additions. The Principal, Octave, and Subbass form the facade. The low octave
of the 16' Trumpet, by Killinger, was added as a donation by one of the
church's organists, Dr. Ted Holyoke. Music director is Dwaine Price.

Analysis

16' Subbass (44 pipes)

16' Gedeckt (97)

8' Principal (61)

8' Geigen (73)

8' Gemshorn (61)

8' Gemshorn Celeste (77)

8' Bourdon (73)

4' Octave (73)

22/3' Twelfth (61)

16' Trompette (85)

8' Oboe (61)

Chimes
(25 tubes)

GREAT

8' Principal

8' Bourdon

8' Gemshorn

4' Octave

22/3' Twelfth

2' Fifteenth

Mixture III

8' Trompette

Chimes

Couplers

SWELL

16' Gedeckt

8' Geigen Principal

8' Rohrgedeckt

8' Gemshorn

8' Gemshorn Celeste

4' Prestant

4' Bourdon

22/3' Quinte

2' Blockflöte

13/5' Tierce

Scharf III

16' Trompette

8' Trompette

8' Oboe

4' Clarion

Tremulant

Couplers

CHOIR

Digital preparation

10 knobs

Couplers

PEDAL

16' Subbass

16' Lieblich Gedeckt

8' Principal

8' Pedalflöte

4' Choralbass

4' Rohrflöte

2' Super Octave

Mixture III

16' Trompette

8' Trompette

8' Fagotto

4' Clarion

New Organs

Jaeckel, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota, has built a new organ for St. John's
Church UCC on Madeline Island, La Pointe, Wisconsin. The two-manual and pedal
organ comprises 8 stops, 10 ranks, and 516 pipes. Manual/pedal compass is
56/30. Key and stop actions are mechanical. The case is of solid white oak,
fumed and oiled. Voicing took place on site. Tuning is according to a
temperament developed by J.G. Neidhardt in 1732; a' is 440hz at 68ºF. The
organ uses some pipes from the church's previous organ and from the collection
of Tom Vennum. All these pipes were rebuilt and revoiced to fit the new tonal
scheme. The use and rebuilding of a windchest which Mr. Vennum had in storage
encouraged the beginnings of contributions for the organ project. The organ
took five months to build, install, and voice. Members of the Jaeckel staff
included Frank Mehle, David Rollin, John Thoennes, Dean Hauge, Todd Caine, and
Peter Pestalozzi.

MANUAL I

8'
Principal (6 wood, 50 of 50% tin)

8'
Rohrflöte (18 wood, 38 of 15% tin)

4'
Octave (15% tin)

2'
Mixtur III (15% tin)

MANUAL II

8'
Gedackt (wood)

4'
Holzflöte (wood)

2'
Principal (15% tin)

PEDAL

16'
Subbass (12 wood, 18 from Rohrflöte)

Andover Organ Company, Methuen,
Massachusetts, has built a new organ, opus 108, for St. Michael's Episcopal
Church, Milton, Massachusetts. The console of the old organ had been installed
in a small room off the sacristy. Only by looking in a mirror could organist
John Whiteside see the celebrant and coordinate the music with the service. In
the new mechanical action organ, the Great division is cantilevered into the
chancel, with the console directly below it. The case was designed by Donald H.
Olson to blend with Ralph Adams Cram's turn of the century chancel. The
two-manual and pedal console is of walnut. The case is of red oak stained to
match existing wookwork, with painted zinc case pipes from the 8' Open
Diapason. Manuals have bone naturals and vermillion sharps. The 30-note flat
pedalboard has maple naturals and walnut sharps. The stops have oblique knobs
with bone labels. Mechanical design by Jay Zoller includes stop action by
electric solenoid. Solid state combination action includes eight levels of
memory. The Swell is located behind the Great on the same level, with the Pedal
at the sides and to the rear of the manuals. Key action is a suspended type.
The mechanism and wind system have been relocated behind the Great in the area
formerly occupied by the console. John Whiteside played the dedication recital
which coincided with the 100th anniversary of the church.

GREAT

16'
Bourdon

8'
Principal

8'
Stopped Diapason

4'
Octave

4'
Chimney Flute

2'
Fifteenth

IV
Mixture

III
Cornet

8'
Trumpet

Zimbelstern

SWELL

8'
Violin Diapason

8'
Celeste

8'
Gedeckt

4'
Principal Flute

22/3'
Nazard

2'
Octavin

III
Mixture

16'
Faggot

8'
Trompette

8'
Hautboy

Tremolo

PEDAL

16'
Subbass

16'
Bourdon (Gt)

8'
Principalbass

8'
Flutebass (ext)

4'
Choralbass (ext)

16'
Trombone

8'
Tromba (ext)

Martin Pasi Organbuilders, Roy,
Washington, has built a new organ for the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in
La Mesa, California. The organ has 29 stops on two manuals and pedal,
mechanical key action and electric stop action. The keydesk is located more
than 15 feet from the base of the organ case, requiring the trackers to run
beneath the platform area. Most of the organ's 1,450 pipes were made in the
builder's shop. Several ranks of pipes were reused from the church's previous
organ, an Estey from the 1920s. Although the case and tonal design are rooted
in historical traditions, particularly the 19th-century American
“Victorian” organ, the aim was to create a thoroughly modern
instrument capable of playing a wealth of repertoire. The organist of the church
is John Churchill. The organ was dedicated on November 16, 1997 with a recital
by Bruce Neswick.

GREAT

16'
Bourdon*

8'
Principal

8'
Chimney Flute*

8'
Salicional*

4'
Octave

4'
Cone Flute*

22/3'
Twelfth*

2'
Fifteenth

13/5'
Seventeenth*

11/3'
Mixture IV

8'
Trumpet

Chimes

Bell
Star

Sw/Gt

SWELL

8'
Viol Principal

8'
Wood Flute

8'
Celeste

8'
Gentle Flute

4'
Fugara

4'
Harmonic Flute

2'
Octavin

16'
Bassoon

8'
Cornopean

8'
English Horn

PEDAL

16'
Subbass

16'
Bourdon (Gt)

8'
Principal (Gt)

8'
Cello

8'
Chimney Flute (Gt)

4'
Octave Bass

16'
Trombone

8'
Trumpet (Gt)

Gt/Ped

Sw/Ped

Tremulant

*Great stops enclosed in the Swell box with Swell stops

New Organs

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Our Savior's Lutheran Church,
Rockford, Illinois

Buzard Pipe Organ Builders,
Champaign, Illinois

Opus 23

Builder's statement

It has been a high honor to build the new organ for Our Savior's
Lutheran Church. The congregation is actively engaged in musical expression at
every service and their participation is extraordinarily high. The new organ is
a part of the congregation's ongoing growth and recent construction of a new
church building.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America is an inclusive,
living tradition which embraces diversity and newness, while fostering
liturgical expression through the Lutheran Book of Worship and its incredibly
rich musical tradition. It is truly a catholic, inclusive tradition, as are its
musics and requirements for an organ. Therefore, a balanced eclecticism must be
embraced when designing the organ. However, it is only through a single
artistic vision that such eclecticism can have integrity as the organbuilder's
individual style.

Our instruments are first and foremost accompanying organs.
Their primary roles are accompanying choirs, leading hymn-singing and lending
grandeur to ceremonial occasions. They are liturgy-spirited, but
literature-minded as well. A wide variety of solo literature played for
voluntaries and recitals is an essential requirement of an organ and is given
careful consideration when designing all our instruments. The true test of such
an instrument is its ability to sensitively accompany choral repertoire,
colorfully illuminate textual subtleties in the hymns and canticles, and
musically render the Bach "Magnificat" fugue at the close of service.

The abundance of 8-foot stops creates a blended full sound,
made more intense by each successively added stop as a crescendo is built. The
rich, warm "Buzard Trademark" strings are sufficient for leading a
congregation of 300 people, and the full Swell behind the box majestically
supports a choir without overpowering. The Festival Trumpet (a Tuba) can
regally herald the arrival of the Bishop or a bride, and it is orchestrally
appropriate to the full organ's accompaniment. The organ can text-paint the
hymns and accompaniments through registrations and subtle changes as the
meaning of the texts shifts. Within its modest stoplist are the resources to
effectively capture the sprightliness of Purcell, the spirituality of Howells,
and the intricacies of Bach's counterpoint.

The case of this organ is made of solid white oak with
walnut accents, and was designed in conjunction with the building's architects.
The facade pipes utilize flamed copper and polished tin, with the low 9 pipes
of the Pedal 16' Open Diapason made of poplar and cherry, lacquered in a color
which harmonizes with the other colors in the room. The Tuba is horizontally
mounted over the Great Organ and is made of flamed copper. The interior pipes
are made of 50% tin and lead, with 15% tin for some of the metal flutes. The
Great, Swell, and a portion of the Pedal divisions play upon 4 inches of wind
pressure. The low 10 pipes of the Pedal 16' Open Diapason and the 16' Bourdon
play on 41/4 inches, the Festival
Trumpet plays on 10 inches of pressure. The organ comprises 24 stops, 30 ranks,
across two manuals and pedal.

Thanks to the Buzard staff who have made this organ a
reality, and who turn hunks of wood and metal into living, breathing, and
singing creations worthy to praise and extol our Creator. John-Paul Buzard,
design, artistic direction, tonal finishing; Brian Davis, head voicer, manager,
tonal department, installation; Stephen P. Downes, tonal assistant,
installation; Charles Eames, general manager, engineering, installation; R.
Charles Leach, cabinetmaker, installation; Stuart Martin, cabinetmaker,
installation; Kenneth McCabe, cabinetmaker, wind system, installation; Jay K.
Salmon, office manager; Ray Wiggs, console & chest builder, installation;
Keith Williams, service department manager.

GREAT

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flûte
à Bibéron (metal)

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedeckt
Flute (ext 16')

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

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

Chimes

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Festival
Trumpet (10≤ wind)

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

Gt/Gt
16-UO-4

Sw/Gt
16-8-4

MIDI
on Great

SWELL

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopped
Diapason (wood)

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

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

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

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

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

2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Full
Mixture IV

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bassoon
(full length)

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'> Festival
Trumpet (Gt)

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

Sw/Sw
16-UO-4

MIDI
on Swell

PEDAL

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

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

                  16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'>          Open
Diapason (wood, flamed cop-                                        per,
polished tin)

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
(from 16') (tin-facade)

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedeckt
Flute (from 16')

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Choral
Bass (from 8') (tin-facade)

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trombone
(ext Sw Trpt)

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
from 16')

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

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

Gt/Ped
8 4

Sw/Ped
8 4

MIDI
on Pedal

Festival Trumpet

Swell reed battery

Lauck Pipe Organ Company, Otsego, Michigan, has completed an
organ renovation project for Pillar Christian Reformed Church, Holland,
Michigan. The church's organ was originally built in 1900 by Barkhoff. In 1928,
Hinners installed an electro-pneumatic organ. Stolz Piano and Organ of Holland,
MI, was contracted in 1965 to provide a new console, recondition pipes and
replace the blower. In 1996 Lauck Pipe Organ Company installed a new 2-manual
console and completed an electric action rebuild as their Opus 42, which added
11 new ranks, repositioned the windchests, and returned the facade to the 1900
configuration. The present project added nine new ranks, including a third
manual division, revoicing and rescaling of old ranks, and a new three-manual
console. The firm's Opus 52 comprises 31 ranks, electric action. A service of
rededication took place on September 10 with guest organist Linda Hakken
performing. Jonathan Tuuk played the rededication concert on September 11.

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mixture
III

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

Chimes

Harp

Gt/Gt
4

Sw/Gt
16-8-4

Ch/Gt
16-8-4

CHOIR

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Voix
Celeste (49 pipes)

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

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

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

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

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

Tremulant

Ch/Ch
16-4

Sw/Ch
16-8-4

SWELL

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viola
Celeste (49 pipes)

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

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

2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
(12 pipes)

Plein
Jeu III

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bassoon
(12 pipes)

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

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

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

Tremulant

Sw/Sw
16-4

PEDAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
(ext, Gt)

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

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

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

Gt/Ped
8-4

Sw/Ped
8-4

Ch/Ped
8-4

Orgues Létourneau Limitée, Saint-Hyacinthe,
Québec, has completed a new organ for the historic Chapel Royal of St.
Peter ad Vincula at H.M. Tower of London. The firm's opus 70, the instrument
features mechanical key action and both mechanical and electronic stop action.
The organ was designed to accompany the chapel's professional choir, as well as
provide leadership for worship services. It is built within the 1699 case by
Father Smith, which was restored in the Létourneau workshops to its
original dimensions. The facade pipes, composed of the 8' Open Diapason, are
made of 70% tin (as is the entire principal chorus) and are gilded with 24
carat gold by artisan Isabelle Hordequin. Manual naturals are covered with
bone, accidentals are ebony; pedal naturals of maple, accidentals of ebony;
manual/ pedal compass 56/32. The photo is reproduced by permission of Historic
Royal Palaces under license from the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery
Office.

Crown copyright: Historic Royal Palaces

GREAT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tremulant

SWELL

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Stopped
Diapason (stopped wood)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tremulant

PEDAL

16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Contrabass
(open wood)

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
(1-12 stopped wood)

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

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

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

R.T. Swanson, Inc., of Grand Ledge, Michigan, has built a
new organ for the chapel of Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, Michigan. The
school is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Its main
purpose is to train students in grades 9 through 12 who are anticipating
careers in the teaching and pastoral ministries. The organ will be used for
daily chapel services and as a teaching and practice instrument.

The two-manual organ comprises 20 ranks, 1186 pipes located
in a shallow chamber created from what was previously second level storage
space. Action is electro-mechanical. All pipes are new with the exception of
the Subbass, Holtzgedeckt/Gedecktbass, and Hohl-flöte, which are recycled
pipes which were revoiced to blend with the new. Facade pipes are polished zinc
and are from the bass 17 of the Great 8' Principal and the bass 18 of the Pedal
8' Octave. The console is located on a rolling platform on the chapel's main
floor and features a 32 memory combination action and out only MIDI. Compass is
61/32. The organ dedication was on August 26 and featured a performance by
Leonard Proeber.

GREAT

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflöte

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

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

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Hohlflöte

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

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

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

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

Gt
16-UO-4

Sw/Gt
16-8-4

MIDI
on Gt

SWELL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sw
16-UO-4

MIDI
on Sw

PEDAL

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

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

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

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

8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bassflöte

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

4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flöte

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

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

Gt/Ped
8, 4

Sw/Ped
8, 4

MIDI
on Ped

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Kegg Pipe
Organ Builders, Hartville, Ohio

First United
Methodist Church, Winnsboro, North Carolina

In an organ builder's life there come projects that for one reason or
another always remain close to one's heart. First United Methodist Church of
Winnsboro, South Carolina, is one such project. From the first contact by
consultant Stephen Williams of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to the final day of
tonal finishing, this project was and continues to be a delight to the eye, the
ear, and the heart of this builder.

The organ committee, headed by Jim Gladden, had one goal in mind: to have a
fine instrument that would serve the congregation in all its needs through the
21st century. The room is not large, seating about 300. The acoustic is on the
dry side, but sound travels well in the room. They knew that they did not need
or have room for a large instrument, but they desired an instrument that gave
them maximum musical versatility. Our design has provided them an instrument of
16 ranks and 13 independent stops. These ranks are used carefully to provide an
instrument that seems larger than it is. The previous Estey organ provided
three wood stops that fit well into the new design, namely the Gedeckt,
Hohlflute and Pedal Bourdon. There are no electronic imitation voices in the
organ.

There are several features of particular note in the design. The organ is
installed in a very compact space. I wanted to provide a 16' open flue stop,
and the Viole extension done in Haskell pipes has proven very valuable while
taking up little space. It provides the soft 16' line when used alone and also
adds point to the 16' Bourdon when used in combination. Its use as a double on
the Great adds just the amount of weight needed in a modest room. In order to
provide a strong leading voice in the organ, we have provided a Sesquialtera on
the Great; this is a 37-note stop running from C13 to C49. The pipes of the
22/3' pitch are taken from the bottom 37 pipes of the first rank of the
Mixture. Thus the Sesquialtera only requires the extra space for the small
pipes of the 13/5' rank. This stop can easily lead hymn singing when built
using the principal chorus. When built using flutes, it is a charming solo
voice.

Another feature that furthers the reputation of organ builders as innovators
is the air conditioning ducts. The previous organ had large A/C grilles
directly on the front of the case, blowing out over the heads of the choir
members. These had to stay and were not negotiable in the deep South, and being
a chorister myself, I could completely understand the request. But what to do?
I couldn't have grilles on the new case, or so I thought. Another look at the
case and you will find that there are indeed A/C grilles on the front in the
form of quatrefoils just below the impost.

This organ is installed in the existing chamber that opens out through the
right of three arches. The space available was 6' deep, 13' wide at the front
and 16' wide at the back. The height of the chamber went above the opening creating
a tone pocket that would hinder sound egress. The solution was to build a swell
box in the chamber, eliminating the excess space above the tone opening and
with it the tone pocket. The entire organ is under one expression except the
Great Principal 8', the Pedal Bourdon 16' and the chimes. While the organ is
very dense in the space available, all parts and pipes are easily accessible
for tuning and maintenance. The largest pipes of the wood Pedal Bourdon are
laying on the floor under the main chest. The blower is in a dedicated space in
the basement under the organ.

The stepped terrace drawknob console is what we normally provide with our
two-manual organs. It is very compact and easy to see over, and is fitted with
bone and rosewood keys as is our custom. The combination system by Z-Tronics
provides piston range and copy functions along with archive of memory levels to
disk. There is also a performance sequencer.

The organ was dedicated in concert on November 10, 2002 by consultant
Stephen Williams. I would like to acknowledge the organ committee chaired by
Jim Gladden, organist Esther Baughman, and Al Williams, without whom this
project would not have been possible. The people of First United Methodist
Church embraced the new organ from beginning to end in a way that brought
uncommon joy to the Kegg company. We were indeed honored to have been chosen.
We would invite you to stop and see this instrument when you find yourself in
the Charlotte or Columbia area.

--Charles Kegg

GREAT

9
ranks, 6 stops, 549 pipes

16' Violone
style='mso-tab-count:1'> 73 pipes

8' Prestant*
style='mso-tab-count:2'> 61
pipes

8' Hohlflute
style='mso-tab-count:2'> 73
existing pipes

8' Viole
(ext 16' Violone)

8' Viole
Celeste TC (Sw)

4' Octave
61
pipes

4' Gedeckt
(Sw)

2' Flute
(ext Hohlflute)

II Sesquialtera
style='mso-tab-count:1'> 37
pipes & from Mixture

IV Mixture
style='mso-tab-count:1'> 244 pipes

8' Trumpet
(Sw)

Chimes
(existing)

Great
4

Swell
to Great 16

Swell
to Great 8

Swell
to Great 4

*Unenclosed

SWELL

6
ranks, 6 stops, 390 pipes

8' Gedeckt
style='mso-tab-count:2'> 73
existing pipes

8' Viole
(Gt Violone)

8' Viole
Celeste TC 49
pipes

4' Principal
style='mso-tab-count:2'> 73
pipes

4' Hohlflute
(Gt)

22/3' Nazard
TC (ext Quinte)

2' Octave
(ext 4')

11/3' Quinte
49
pipes

16' Contra
Trumpet 85
pipes

8' Trumpet
(ext)

8' Oboe
style='mso-tab-count:2'> 61
pipes

4' Clarion
(ext)

Tremulant

Swell
to Swell 16

Swell
Unison Off

Swell
to Swell 4

PEDAL

1
rank, 1 stop, 44 pipes

32' Resultant
(from Bourdon)

16' Bourdon
style='mso-tab-count:2'> 44
existing pipes

16' Violone
(Gt)

8' Prestant
(Gt)

8' Bourdon
(ext)

8' Viole
(Gt)

8' Gedeckt
(Sw)

4' Octave
(Gt 8')

16' Trumpet
(Sw)

8' Trumpet
(Sw)

4' Oboe
(Sw)

Great
to Pedal 8

Great
to Pedal 4

Swell
to Pedal 8

Swell
to Pedal 4

Tonal Resources

13
stops

16
ranks

983
pipes

Accessories

Expression
Pedal with indicator

Dual
level Crescendo Pedal with numeric ndicator

Concave
and radiating pedal clavier

Adjustable
Bench

Full
Organ indicator light

Combination
lock with indicator

Transposer

Performance
Sequencer

Photo credit: Charles Kegg

Kegg Pipe Organ Builders

1184 Woodland St. SW

Hartville, OH 44632

330/966-2499

www.keggorgan.com

Muller Pipe Organ Company, Croton, Ohio

First English
Lutheran Church, Mansfield, Ohio

Muller Pipe Organ Company has completed installation of the III/50 organ at
the First English Lutheran Church of Mansfield, Ohio. M. P. Möller
installed the original organ in 1950 (Opus 7997), and made tonal additions in
1961. In the 1980s, minor stopgap repairs were completed, and the Great 8'
Principal and 4' Octave ranks were replaced. In recent years, the condition of
the windchests and console had deteriorated nearly to the point of failure.

In addition to the new pipework, select ranks of the existing pipework were
restored, then revoiced and rebalanced to serve in new capacities within the
ensemble of the new instrument. The Great Organ now features a robust principal
chorus of new pipework, a full complement of flutes and strings, and a fiery
Trompette. The Swell Organ boasts a secondary principal chorus and a battery of
chorus reeds. The Choir Organ is both the most intimate and most colorful
division of the instrument, containing a flute-based Cornet and the sonorous
Clarinet from the original organ. The Antiphonal Organ (the Great principal
chorus in the original instrument) helps support congregational singing for
those seated in the rear of the nave. Due to its relatively poor placement,
this pipework was substantially revoiced and regulated to speak on much higher
wind pressure to insure adequate volume. The Pedal Organ, with its independent
principal chorus and powerful Posaune, provides an exciting foundation for the
instrument. From the softest stops to full organ, the instrument is versatile
and exciting, a wonderful example of the American Classic tradition.

The church completed significant renovations to the chancel area while work
was in progress at our facility. The new area is much more flexible, providing
a suitable space for orchestras or large choirs. Acoustics were improved by
replacing the plush carpeting in the chancel with hardwood flooring. In
addition, substantially improved tonal projection was achieved by removing the
original plaster wall that served as the front of the organ chamber and
replacing it with grille cloth.

The entire playing mechanism is new, with the exception of selected offset
windchests, replacing a problematic Möller mechanism. The beautiful
original console cabinet was refinished and fitted with wheels, and is playable
from three locations in the chancel. The ivory and ebony manual keyboards and
the pedal keyboard were restored. New solid-state operating systems were
installed, including MIDI with record/playback capability, as well as new
drawknob and tilting tablet assemblies. A custom music rack was built,
featuring walnut with bird's eye maple inlay, and a new adjustable bench with
backrest was provided.

For his invaluable contributions to the development of the specification, we
extend special thanks to Dr. Timothy E. Guenther, director of music and
organist of First English Lutheran Church (ELCA), and adjunct instructor in
organ and university organist, Ashland University of Ashland, Ohio.

--John Muller

Photo by Steven Elbert

GREAT

16' Violone

8' Principal

8' Bourdon

8' Viola

8' Erzähler

8' Erzähler
Celeste TC

4' Octave

4' Rohrflöte

2' Super
Octave

IV Mixture

8' Trompette

Chimes

Tremolo

SWELL (expressive)

16' Waldflöte

8' Geigen
Principal

8' Waldflöte

8' Salicional

8' Voix
Celeste TC

4' Geigen
Principal

4' Spillflöte

22/3' Nazard

2' Flageolet

III Plein
Jeu

16' Bassoon

8' Trumpet

8' Oboe

8' Vox
Humana

4' Clairon

Tremolo

CHOIR (expressive)

8' Rohrflöte

8' Dulciana

8' Unda
Maris TC

4' Principal

4' Koppelflöte

4' Dulciana

22/3' Nazard

2' Blockflöte

13/5' Tierce

11/3' Quint

8' Clarinet

Tremolo

ANTIPHONAL (expressive)

8' Principal

8' Spitzflöte

4' Octave

4' Spitzflöte

2' Fifteenth

III Mixture

PEDAL

16' Diapason

16' Bourdon

16' Waldflöte

16' Violone

102/3' Quint

8' Diapason

8' Bourdon

8' Waldflöte

8' Viola

4' Choral
Bass

4' Bourdon

II Mixture

16' Posaune

16' Bassoon

8' Posaune

8' Trumpet

4' Rohrschalmei

Chimes

Couplers

Gt/Gt
16-UO-4

Sw/Gt
16-8-4

Ch/Gt
16-8-4

Ant/Gt
8-4

MIDI/Gt

[if !supportEmptyParas] [endif]

Sw/Sw
16-UO-4

Ant/Sw
8

MIDI/Sw

Ch/Ch
16-UO-4

Sw/Ch
16-8-4

Ant/Ch
8

MIDI/Ch

Gt/Ped
8-4

Sw/Ped
8-4

Ch/Ped
8-4

Ant/Ped
8

MIDI/Ped

Carillon
I

Carillon
II

John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders
of Champaign, Illinois, has built a new organ for St. Bartholomew Episcopal
Church, Estes Park, Colorado. Our opus 30 was installed during March, 2004,
ready for Palm Sunday, about a month ahead of the contracted schedule.

The church is a simple log cabin structure about 7,500 feet up in the Rocky
Mountains. The view of snow-capped Long's Peak through the plate glass window
behind the altar (along with the thin air) literally takes one's breath away.
Folks who have made their lives in this rugged terrain are used to doing things
pretty much for themselves, and in their own time. Witness their former pipe
organ, fondly nicknamed "Little Toot." This homemade three-rank
instrument (Diapason, Dulciana, Flute) served the congregation for many, many
years, until its deteriorating mechanical condition begged for replacement. The
old organ had been located in a cramped balcony projecting over the last four
rows of pews. It was too small for a choir, or for a pipe organ of adequate
size. The ceiling under the balcony was covered with acoustic tile, which at
best discouraged anyone seated there from singing. We began our conversations
with the church four years ago.

Folks who have made this church their parish home were also used to things
just the way they were, and so it was remarkable that they ultimately agreed to
remove the balcony, locate the organ in the elevated area over the narthex, and
provide space for a choir on the main floor of the nave. The instrument and the
reconfiguration of the space looks natural and relaxed, as though it had always
been that way.

The organ is small, but beautiful things come in small packages! The
instrument has a complete Principal chorus on the Great, flute choruses, a
string and celeste, as well as independent manual and pedal reeds. It is
intended to lead hymn-singing, accompany singers and other musicians, and play
voluntaries before and after services. The altitude was taken into account in
the organ's scaling, voicing, and engineering. The result is that, even though
small in the number of stops, it fills the building with a rich, full sound,
even when playing softly. The visual design plays upon the earth-tone colors in
the room, and the roof line. The organ speaks unimpeded down the axis of the
building.

Thanks to The Rev. M. Paul Garrett, rector; Martha Sandford, organ consultant;
and to The Rev. Al Persons, who, with his late wife Marcia, guaranteed the
purchase of the organ. Thanks also to the dedicated members of my staff who
make every project a special and life's work undertaking: Charles Eames,
executive vice-president; Brian Davis, associate tonal director; Keith
Williams, director of service; Shayne Tippett, production manager; Jay Salmon,
office manager; Stuart Martin, cabinetmaker; C. Robert Leach, cabinetmaker;
Kenneth McCabe, cabinetmaker; Stephen Downes, tonal assistant; Evan Rench,
pipemaker, tonal assistant, tonal department scheduling; Ray Wiggs, consoles,
windchests, wiring; Bob Ference, service technician; Jonathan Borchardt,
service technician; Stuart Weber, service technician; JoAnne Hutchcraft Rench,
receptionist, administrative assistant.

--John-Paul Buzard

[if !supportEmptyParas] [endif]

Buzard Opus 30: 14 stops, 17 ranks, across two manuals and
pedal; voiced on 4 inches wind pressure

GREAT

8' Open
Diapason (polished tin in façade)

8' Flûte
à Bibéron (metal chimney flute)

4' Principal

2' Recorder

11/3' Mixture
IV

Tremulant

Gt
16-UO-4

Sw/Gt
16-8-4

SWELL (expressive)

8' Stopped
Diapason

8' Salicional

8' Voix
Celeste

4' Spire
Flute

2' Principal

8' Minor
Trumpet

Tremulant

Sw
16-UO-4

PEDAL

16' Bourdon
(stoppered, wood)

8' Principal
(polished tin in façade)

8' Bass
Flute (ext)

4' Choral
Bass (ext)

16' Bassoon

Gt/Ped
8-4

Sw/Ped
8-4

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