Better Pipe Organ Database

Holtkamp Organ Co. Opus 1777 (1964)

North Christian Church: Sanctuary
850 Tipton Lane
Columbus, IN

OHS convention: 2007

Images

2006-06-17 - Organ (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Console (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Church exterior (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Nameplate (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2007-07-16 - Console (Photo by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2007-07-16 - Interior (Photo by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2007-07-16 - Church exterior (Photo by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2007-07-16 - Interior (Photo by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
36 stops
38 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2004 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - In Eero Saarinen building. -Database Manager

2015-11-14 - Dr. Vernon de Tar of New York City was consultant during the design and construction of the organ and was guest recitalist for its dedication. The organ was a gift to the congregation by Miss Elsie Sweeney and Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Tangeman. -Database Manager

2006-10-06 - Updated through online information from John Sittard. -- The organ was releathered in the mid 1990s by Holtkamp. The Great 4' Principal, which had been made louder at an earlier time, was restored to its original regulation. Otherwise, the Great chest is of electric slider-action. A new eight-level SSL solid-state combination action was installed to replace the original manual setterboard action. The original action remains in an unmovable partition behind the organ bench. A tremolo was added to the Positiv some time later by the Miller Organ Company. A switch to activate the tremolo is located under the right positiv key cheek. With the exception of the items listed above, the organ is unaltered and is regularly maintained. -Database Manager

2007-07-28 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Specification from Southern Indiana Chapter AGO web site Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Columbus, Indiana
North Christian Church

Holtkamp Organ Company   Job 1777   1964      3 manuals, 38 stops, 47 ranks
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          GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
      16' Quintadena         61              8' Gamba              61
       8' Principal          61              8' Celeste            61
       8' Gedackt            61              8' Bourdon            61
       4' Octave             61              8' Flauto Dolce       61
       4' Spitz Flöte        61              4' Gemshorn           61
       2' Doublette          61              2' Flautino           61
          Mixture IV        244             16' Basson             61
      16' Dulzian            61              8' Fagott             61
       8' Trumpet            61              4' Clarion            61

          POSITIV ORGAN                         PEDAL ORGAN
       8' Copula             61             16' Basso Coperto      32
       4' Principal          61             16' Subbass            32
       4' Rohr Flöte         61             16' Quintadena         GT
   2 2/3' Nazard             61              8' Octave             32
       2' Octave             61              8' Gedackt            32
       2' Blockflöte         61          5 1/3' Quinte             32
   1 3/5' Tierce             61              4' Choral Bass        32
          Fourniture IV     244              4' Flute              32
       8' Cromorne           61                 Mixture IV        128
                                            16' Posaune            32
          COUPLERS                          16' Dulzian            GT
          Great to Pedal                     8' Trumpet            32
          Swell to Pedal                     4' Schalmey           32
          Positiv to Pedal
          Swell to Great
          Positiv to Great
          Swell to Positiv

          COMBINATIONS (Setterboard)
          Swell       5  (thumb)
          Great       5  (thumb)
          Positiv     5  (thumb)
          Pedal       5  (toe)
          General     6  (thumb & toe)


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2015-11-14]

Websites

Southern Indiana chapter of the American Guild of Organists - Extensive photographs, stoplist, description (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)