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Swain & Kates, Inc. (1972)

St. Peter Episcopal Church
Redwood City, CA

Consoles

Main


Notes

2005-06-08 - Identified through online information from Randy Terry. -- This instrument was significantly revised with additions and tonal changes, a new console, and a new control system in 2002 by Paul Sahlin and Randy Terry. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Redwood City, California
The Episcopal Church of St. Peter

Swain & Kates, 1972 13 ranks; rebuilt/revised 2002 by Paul Sahlin (pipes/chests/voicing) 
and Randy Terry (console & switching system); Stop Specification by Randy Terry

GREAT (6 ranks)

16' Gedeckt (sw)
8'  Diapason - 61
8'  Principal (unit from Octave 4 with flute bass)
*8'  Claribel Flute - 61 (1920's Austin pipes revoiced)
8'  Gemshorn (sw)
8'  Gemshorn Celeste (sw)
5-1/3' Gross Nasat (sw, bass from Ghn)
4'  Octave - 61 (revoiced)
*4'  Rohrflute - 61 (1-7 old stopped wood, remainder original Nazard, revoiced)
2-2/3' Twelfth - 61
2'  Fifteenth - 61
2'  Koppel (sw)
II  Sesquialtera (sw)
IV  Mixture 1-1/3' (sw)
8'  Trumpet (sw)
8'  Oboe (sw)
4'  Clarion (sw)
    Chimes (on coupler rail)
    Cymbelstern ( " )
    Great 4'    ( " ) active ONLY on 8' Diap, 8' Flute, 4' Oct, 4' Flute
    Swell 16'
    Swell 8'
    Swell 4'
*   (enclosed w/swell) 

SWELL (13 ranks)

16' Gemshorn (bass from Gedeckt 16' extension)
8'  Principal (new unit, bass from Gedeckt 8, Gemshorn 8+4)
8'  Gedeckt - 61 (1928 Aeolian, Calvary Presbyterian, San Francisco, slightly revoiced)
8'  Gemshorn - 73
8'  Gemshorn Celeste (tc) - 61
4'  Principal - 73 (new pipes by Tommy Anderson, voiced by Paul Sahlin)
4'  Koppelflute - 73
4'  Unda Maris II (from Gemshorns)
2-2/3' Nasat - 61 (1-7 new, remainder used conical metal)
2'  Octave (ext Principal)
2'  Flute (ext gt Rohrflute
1-3/5' Terz (tc) - 49
1-1/3' Kline Nasat (from 2-2/3)
IV  Mixture 1-1/3'
16' Double Trumpet - 85
8'  Trumpet (ext)
8'  Oboe - 61
4'  Oboe Clarion (from Oboe)
    Tremulant (entire enclosed ranks, on coupler rail)

PEDAL (1 rank)

32' Acoustic Bourdon
16' Bourdon - 32 pipes
16' Gedeckt - 12 (sw ext 1-12 original Quintadena revoiced)
8'  Octave (gt)
8'  Bass Flute (Bdn top 12 from Claribel Flute)
8'  Gemshorn (sw)
4'  Choral Bass (gt Diapason)
III Mixture 5-1/3' (derived from Gemshorn, Twelfth, Fifteenth)
32' Acoustic Bombarde (1-12 III Cornet derived from Claribel Flute, rest from sw Trumpet)
16' Double Trumpet (sw)
8'  Trumpet (sw)
4'  Clarion (sw)
4'  Oboe (sw)
    Great 8'
    Swell 8'
    Swell 4'

Loads of pistons (Generals, divisionals, reversibles, toe studs. 
Combination fully mappable. 99 memory levels)
This organ may seem strange, but it works beautifully. 
The acoustic/synthetic stops are especially successful, 
and registration of just about anything is very easy due to 
the many swell duplexes to the great.

 [Received from Randy Terry 2012-11-19.]

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