Jaeckel, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota,
has built a new portative organ. The organ features mechanical key (suspended)
and stop actions. Bellows are built in, and the blower is in a removable side
case. The cabinet is of solid mahogany. The organ includes long oak carrying
poles which fit into cabinet yokes. Natural keys are of ivory (from old e-p
keyboards). Turned stop knobs are of rosewood with inserted hand-letted
porcelain name plates. Tuning is according to Vogel-5W scheme. Compass is 54
notes.
MANUAL
8'
Rohrfl??te
4'
Principal
4'
Spitzfl??te
2'
Oktav
Tremulant
Ronald E. Tindall of Newport News,
Virginia, has designed and built opus 3, which is used as a rental organ for
early music groups and small churches in the Tidewater area. The solid cherry
case of Chippendale design contains a Laukhuff pallet and slider chest with
31/2 ranks of wood pipes voiced on 70mm wind pressure. The 54-note manual
transposes to A-415 to play with historic instruments. A Ventola blower is
housed in the removable bench platform; handles attach to the sides for
transporting. The pipes are scaled generously to provide a full resonant sound.
Case dimensions: 47" x 27" x 38"h.
MANUAL
8'
Gedeckt
4'
Rohr Flute
2'
Principal
11/3'
Quinte (31 pipes)
Gregory A. Hand, of Charlotte, North
Carolina, has enlarged and installed a Holtkamp organ in the Chapel/Auditorium
of Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. The organ was originally
installed in 1969 in the Memorial Chapel at Duke University. When in 1995 Duke
authorities decided to replace the electro-pneumatic Holtkamp with a
mechanical-action Brombaugh in Italian Renaissanc style, they donated the
Holtkamp to Wofford College in memory of William Preston Few (AB Wofford 1889;
PhD Harvard 1896), founding president of Duke.
The chapel at Wofford seats 850, nearly 300 of these in a large balcony. The
organ is installed between the stage pilaster and the right transept. In the
photograph the Great is at the top, the Pedal beneath, and the Swell located
behind the ornamental grille. The organ was augmented with new Principal and
Trumpet ranks, and was revoiced. Hand also provided a new slider Swell chest
and replaced the console mechanism; new pipes were made in England. A new solid
state relay was installed allowing for expanded memory combination system and
new couplers, both inter- and intra-manual. A Principal 8', available in both
the Great and Pedal, was designed using the old Principal 4' from c13 and
completing the stop with new pipes in the bottom octave. A new Octave 4' was
scaled to fit the new environment. A large-scaled French romantic Trumpet unit
was installed in the Swell and made available at various pitches throughout the
organ. A new large-scaled Stopped Flute 8' (Copula) was installed in the Swell
to augment 8' tone in that division. In addition, several modifications were
made to the Swell: the old Cornet II (actually a Sesquialtera) was split into
its components, and the old Octave 1' was repitched to produce a new 11/3'
Quint. The organ comprises 16 registers, 19 ranks, 22 stops, and 1,096 pipes.
GREAT
8'
Principal
8'
Gedackt
4'
Octave
2'
Recorder
Mixture
IV
8'
Trumpet
Gt/Gt
4
Sw/Gt
16-8-4
SWELL
8'
Copula
8'
Gemshorn
4'
Chimney Flute
22/3'
Nazard
2'
Principal
13/5'
Tierce
11/3'
Quinte
16'
Trumpet
8'
Trumpet
Tremolo
Sw/Sw
4
PEDAL
16'
Bordun
8'
Principal
8'
Bordun
4'
Octave
2'
Choral Bass
16'
Posaune
4'
Trumpet
Gt/Ped
Sw/Ped
Fabry, Inc., Fox Lake, Illinois,
recently completed the renovation of a 1954 M??ller organ for First Presbyterian
Church, Huntington, Indiana: two manuals, 15 ranks. The project included new
solid state 32-memory combination action, full midi system, sequencer, sound
module with speakers, new keyboards, a movable platform, solid state multiplex chamber
relays, solid state electric shade actions, electric tremolo units, new blower,
and the addition of an electronic 32' for the pedal. The console is prepared
for several tonal additions. Fabry personnel on this project included David J.
Fabry, David G. Fabry, Joseph Poland, and Scott Kleinsmith. The church organist
is Mrs. Agnes Baker, and the chairperson of the project was Mrs. Barbara
Shockley.
GREAT
8'
Diapason (rank 1)
8'
Bourdon (rank 2)
8'
Gemshorn (rank 3)
4'
Octave (ext)
4'
Bourdon (ext)
4'
Gemshorn (ext)
II
Grave Mixture (ranks 4-5)
8'
Clarinet (rank 6)
8'
Trompette (Sw)
Chimes
Tremolo
SWELL
16'
Quintation (rank 7)
8'
Rohr Flote (ext)
8'
Salicional (rank 8)
8'
Voix Celeste (rank 9)
4'
Nachthorn (rank 10)
2'
Flautino (ext)
III
Plein Jeu (ranks 11-12-13)
8'
Trompette (rank 14)
4'
Clarion (ext)
Tremolo
PEDAL
32'
Untersatz (electr)
16'
Soubasse (rank 15)
16'
Quintation (Sw)
8'
Bourdon (Gt)
8'
Rohr Gedeckt (Sw)
4'
Rohr Flote (Sw)
8'
Trompette (Sw)
