1972 - Organ (Photograph from an archival source: submitted by David Engen/David Engen)
2010-05-28 - Updated through on-line information from Andrew Schaeffer. -- Short octave in bass -Database Manager
2021-03-01 - Charles Hendrickson and I designed this organ to go through the door of a Greyhound bus. He and I waited one evening in 1971/72 a the hotel in St. Peter until a bus arrived and we measured the door. The organ is fully portable and has been on a number of tours with the St. Olaf Choir, including to Europe. The mechanical key action is by woven wires and pulleys. Bass of the 8' Gedeckt is wood with metal treble. 4' is a chimney flute and 2' is a principal. Voicing by Robert Sperling. This was the first of several portativs built, one of which went to the Rockford Kantorei and another to UW Eau Claire. There are pull-out handles under the case for lifting, although they make it feel top-heavy and they are quite close together. The keyboard folds down inside the case, and doors on the front that can be removed. The case is thin walnut plywood. The lid opens up, and the blower is located in the void created by the treble pipes. On one occasion the organ was unloaded upside down and the pipes fell out. On another occasion someone who didn't know about the short octave moved the wires, making the bass keys play the wrong notes, much to Kenneth Jennings' consternation since it was only discovered during a concert. -David Engen
Stoplist taken from the console May 26, 2010 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Manual 8' Gedeckt (wood) 4' Spillfloete (metal) 2' Praestant (metal) [Received on line from Andrew Schaeffer May 28, 2010.]
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