From the builder
Hendrickson Organ Company, St. Peter, Minnesota, has built a
new organ for Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata, Minnesota. Opus 92 is a
4-manual, 70-rank tracker action instrument installed in a white colonial-revival style case at the front-center of the new church sanctuary. The "C.
Charles Jackson" pipe organ is named for its principal donor and long-time
supporter of the church and its music program. Diana Lee Lucker is Director of
Music and Organist.
The facade pipes are in 70% tin from the Pedal Prestant 16',
the Great Principal 16', Octave 4', and Horizontal Trumpet 8'. Manual keys have
bone-covered naturals and ebony sharps. Console trim is cherry. The keyboards
are built into the case for the shortest possible tracker runs. All coupling is
by electric pull-downs, and the stop action uses electric solenoids. The
tracker action uses aluminum wires for short runs, and wood for long runs. The
structure of the organ uses solid walnut beams and piers. The Swell shutters
are a special design using floating sections to reduce sound transmission and
give a wide dynamic range.
Because of height limitations imposed on the new sanctuary
by local building codes, the organ is arranged in two-stories with the Positiv
and Grand Choir behind the lower section of the facade, and the Great and Swell
behind the upper. The Pedal is divided in the two outside towers. All pipes
have clear and open egress for sound through the facade. The Swell and Grand
Choir are separately expressive.
The organ is powered by a 2 HP blower. Manual wind pressures
range from 23/4" on the Positiv to 33/4" on the Horizontal Trumpet.
Most of the Pedal is on 33/4", but the Bourdon 32' is on dual-pressures.
The organist can individually change the speeds of the tremulants. There are no
electronic voices in the organ.
The tonal design is unabashed eclectic-American aimed at the
many demands of the busy music program at the church. A secondary goal was for
the broad needs of the organ literature. In a departure from normal tracker
styles in the Midwest, the organ has 8 ranks of strings, 4 ranks of harmonic
flutes, and a generous expressive and dramatic character. But these are not
obtained at the expense of classic needs, and the design starts with full
Principal choruses on Great, Positiv, and Pedal.
The voicing has been applied individually, avoiding rules or
restrictions. Some flues are unnicked, others are mildly nicked, and most
strings are extensively nicked. This freedom imparts great individuality to
each rank, and the ability to portray many different styles of music with
appropriateness.
The visual design, by Charles Hendrickson, was developed in
collaboration with architect Craig Rafferty, and the sculptor Paul Granlund who
designed and cast the bronze cross-shield in the organ's aedicule. The organ
emulates the visual style of the room without copying, but maintains its
profile as a pipe organ without being a slavish representation of the inner
pipe arrangements. Robert Mahoney was the acoustical consultant.
The church allowed Charles Hendrickson to design both the
organ and the musical materials (risers, railings) at the front of the
church--a dream situation of freedom and support for the organ builder. The
flexibility and musical success have been well received.
Janis Allen was Chair of the Organ Committee, and Roderick
Kettlewell supplied early design goals. Organ recitals have been performed by
Diana Lee Lucker, Lynne Davis, and Volodymyr Koshuba. Stephen Hamilton will
heard on February 7.
Shop foreman Eric Hendrickson and designer Andreas
Hendrickson assisted their father in the project.
--Charles Hendrickson
GREAT
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonic
Flute
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gamba
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spitzflute
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'> Mixture
VI
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagott
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clairon
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Trumpet (TC)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Trumpet
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Clairon
Chimes
POSITIV
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Pommer
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prinzipal
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octav
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrflote
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octav
13/5'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Terz
11/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Quintflote
1/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Scharff
IV
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cromorne
Tremulant
Zimbelstern
GRAND CHOIR
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viole
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gemshorn
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Celeste
(BA)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Hohlflote
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Dolce
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Unda
Maris (TC)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viola
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spitzgedackt
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Waldflote
11/7'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Septieme
1'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Sifflute
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Cornet
V
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Vox
Humana
Tremulant
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Trumpet (Gt)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Clairon (Gt)
SWELL
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Harmonique
Flute
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Salicional
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Voix
Celeste (BF)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prestant
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Flute
Octaviante
22/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nasard
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octavin
13/5'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fourniture
IV
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Basson
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trompette
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Hautbois
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clairon
Tremulant
PEDAL
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Subbass
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Prestant
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viole
(G.C.)
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gedackt
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Viola
(G.C.)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Choral
Bass
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Open
Flute (prep)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture
VI
32'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bombarde
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Posaune
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Fagott
(Gt)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
(Gt)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Clairon
(Gt)
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Trumpet (Gt)
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Horizontal
Clairon (Gt)
Couplers
Pos/Gt
Sw/Gt
G.C./Gt
Sw/Pos
G.C./Pos
Gt/Ped
Pos/Ped
Sw/Ped
G.C./Ped
