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
