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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Opus 1524, 1970 Restorative repairs and mechanical alterations made by Hendrickson Organ Co, late 1970s; Dommer Organ Co., ca. 1980; Fabry Organ Co. (moved positiv from console); Dobson Organ Co. 2011-2012 (repaired racking); David Engen & Assocs., 2012-2013 (remove 5th rank in manual mixtures, new keyboards & stop knobs); Grandall & Engen, 2020 (repairs after mold remediation); Grandall & Engen, 2021 (console moved) Manuals: 3 Ranks: 47 Action: Electropneumatic Notes: The original English combination action, used by Aeolian-Skinner for late organs, failed in the late 1970's and was replaced with a Peterson system by Charles Hendrickson who maintained the organ in its early years. The Positiv was originally mounted on top of the console, making the console very heavy and difficult to move. When the Positiv was playing it was impossible for the performer to hear the main organ. Fabry Organ Co. moved the Positiv, cantilevered it in front of the Swell, and removed its casework. Dommer Organ Co. replaced the Peterson relay system (except for K-A unit switches) and combination action with a Matters system. In late 2011 - early 2012 the Dobson Organ Co. undertook many deferred repairs, most notable failed racking of the Great 8' Principal. Dobson built new racking, repaired collapsing pipes, troubleshot electrical faults, repaired sagging languids on both the Great and Pedal 8' Principals and fixed the Swell shade linkage. In August 2012 David Engen and Associates replaced the original keyboards with new Fatar keyboards from Peterson. The original Klann stop action magnets were replaced with new Syndyne units, mounted on new stop jambs, and the entire console was rewired. Swell 16' couplers were added to the Positiv and Great, and a 32' Resultant was added to the Pedal. Chamber wiring was revised to remove the original 1970 K-A unit switches and run everything through the Matters relay. In 2013 the manual mixtures were revoiced, reduced to 4 ranks, and the entire organ was cleaned. In January, 2019, a mold remediation company got into the organ and caused many thousands of dollars of damage. During cleaning in the summer we noted how cold yet humid the room was. All brass parts of reeds had turned black. Our concerns about high humidity went unheeded until finaly mold was found in the room. The console has been moved off stage onto the main floor. -- Pictures by David Engen; bottom photo showing new console location (not on stage) by Paul Kosower, 08/2021. GREAT ORGAN 16' Quintaton 61 8' Principal 61 8' Gedeckt 61 4' Octave 61 4' Spitzflöte 61 2-2/3' Nasat 61 2' Octave 61 1-3/5' Tierce 61 IV Mixture 286 8' Trompete 61 SWELL ORGAN 8' Rohrflöte 68 8' Viole de Gambe 68 8' Viole Celeste 68 4' Principal 68 4' Koppelflöte 68 2' Blockflöte 68 IV Scharf 269 16' Basson 68 8' Regal 68 8' Hautbois 68 Tremulant POSITIV ORGAN 8' Holzgedeckt 56 4' Spillflöte 56 2' Principal 56 1-1/3' Quinte 56 III Cymbel 168 8' Krummhorn 56 Tremulant PEDAL ORGAN 32' Resultant - - 16' Principal 32 16' Subbass 32 16' Quintaton (Gt) 8' Octave 32 8' Gedeckt 32 4' Choralbass 32 IV Mixture 128 16' Posaune 32 4' Schalmei 32 |
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