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Builder: Hendrickson Organ Co, Opus 63, 1983 Manuals: 3 Ranks: 48 Action: Electromechanical (direct electric) Notes: Information from Hendrickson Organ Co. and David Engen. Pictures from church's Facebook pictures. 2024: The original ICMI relay system had been failing in hot weather for years and a lightning strike to the church finished it off. A new Syndyne system was installed by Grandall & Engen in 2024. The console was refinished to better match the color of the pew. New keyboards and pistons. The original Austin electric stop action was replaced with Syndyne stop action magnets so the multi-level memory would work. GREAT ORGAN 16' Pommer (wood, mostly old) 8' Principal (old and new) 8' Bourdon (old, rescaled) 8' Flauto Dolce (old) 8' Flauto Dolce Celeste tc (old) 4' Octave (old and new) 4' Spitzfloete (new) 2.2/3' Twelfth (old) 2' Octave (new) 1.3/5' Seventeenth bg (old) 1.1/3' Mixture IV-V (new) 8' Trumpet (new) Chimes (digital) SWELL ORGAN 16' Salicional (old) 8' Flute (old, wood) 8' Salicional (old) 8' Schwebung bf (old) 4' Principal (old) 4' Spillfloete (new) 2.2/3' Nasard (old) 2' Nachthorn (old) 1.3/5' Tierce (old) 1' Mixture III-IV (old) 16' Basson (1-12 new) 8' Trompette (old pipes, new shallots) 8' Oboe (ext, old) 4' Clarion (ext, old) Tremulant POSITIV ORGAN 8' Gedackt (old, rescaled) 8' Principal tc (old) 4' Octave (new) 4' Spitzgedackt (new) 2' Blockfloete (new) 1.1/3' Quintfloete (new) 2/3' Mixture IV (new) 8' Krummhorn (new) 8' Major Trumpet (old and new) Tremulant Zimbelstern PEDAL ORGAN 32' Resultant (soft, medium, loud) 16' Principal (old) 16' Bourdon (old) 16' Salicional (Sw) 16' Pommer (Gt) 8' Octave (old, ext) 8' Flute (old, ext) 4' Octave (old, ext) 4' Flute (old, ext) 2.2/3' Mixture IV (old) 16' Posaune (old) 16' Basson (Sw) 8' Trumpet (Pos) 4' Clarion (Pos) 4' Schalmey (Sw) Notes from David Engen, voicer Original organ was rebuilt by Hillgreen-Lane in the 1950's, using many of the original pipes. The Hendrickson rebuild also retained many of the old pipes. Here are some examples: Great 8' Bourdon was converted from an 8' Open Diapason originally installed at First Lutheran, St. James. It has chimneys in the French manner from middle C up. Caps made by Rob Hoppe. Great Flauto Dolce and Celeste were in the Choir division in the Hillgreen-Lane. Pipes are tapered lead. Swell Salicional, 16' octave, consists of two old pipes soldered end-to-end, presumably by Hillgreen-Lane, standing outside the swell box. Swell reeds (trompette and oboe) were both in the Hillgreen-Lane and were almost identical. In the rebuild the Trompette received new shallots. The Oboe received a 16' octave Fagott (in the Hillgreen-Lane, the 16' Salicional was wired in to fill this function.) Positiv Gedackt was a string in its first life and was converted to a "Gelind Gedackt" by Hillgreen-Lane. It was re-scaled larger in the Hendrickson rebuild and caps were made tight to seal. Positiv 8' Principal was the 4' Gemshorn in the Hillgreen-Lane Positiv. Both 8' Gedackt and Principal share mahogany stopped pipes for their bottom octave, taken from the Hillgreen-Lane Great harmonic melodia. Positiv Major Trumpet was a tuba in the Hillgreen-Lane. It was given new boots, shallots and tongues. Pedal Resultant is wired with 3 volume levels of Cornet, selectable by the organist. There are actual 32' pipes for AAAA/AAAA#/BBBB. Pedal Mixture was made by assembling the Hillgreen-Lane Great 2.2/3' + Mixture. |
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There are "hidden" sub and super couplers, available in levels II and III of the Sforzando. 16' Pommer was a manual Lieblich Gedackt in the original organ, split and used in several stops by Hillgreen-Lane, and re-united in the Hendrickson rebuild. The top end pipes are from Laukhuff. Swell Tierce pipes were the metal trebles of the Hillgreen-Lane unit manual bourdon and have very narrow mouths on tapered pipes. Positiv 4' Spitzgedackt was originally destined for an unbuilt practice organ as an 8' flute. Hillgreen-Lane manual diapason was used in the pedal unit principal from 8' up. Swell mixture was recycled from the Hillgreen-Lane. Positiv and Great mixtures are new. Because of acoustic tile on the walls, the organ is loud in the chancel in an attempt to get it to project into the nave. |