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Richard Schneider / Schneider Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 23 (2002)

First Mennonite Church
566 W. Main Street
Berne, IN

Consoles

Main


Notes

2006-02-21 - Completion of renovation of 1914/1947/1972 Möller, originally contracted by another builder. -Database Manager

2011-03-11 - Updated through online information from Richard Schneider. -- Unit stops built using Channeled expansion Toeboards over electro-mechanical actions while larger Pedal stops use Electro-Pneumatic unit actions. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

First Mennonite Church
Berne Indiana


Started: 1998 by another builder
III / 45, III /48 (with additions)
Completed: 2002 by Schneider Pipe Organs, Inc., Kenney, IL

              

GREAT - enclosed, 61 notes (Center Chamber)

16'     Viola d'Gamba                  rank 1   73 pipes
 
 8'     First Open Diapason            rank 2 1-12 offset
 
 8'     Second Open Diapason           rank 3 1-12 offset
 
 8'     Viola d'Gamba                 (from rank 1)

 8'     Viola Celeste                  rank 4

 8'     Doppel Flute                   rank 5

 8'     Gemshorn                       rank 6

 8'     Melodia                        rank 7

 4'     Octave                         rank 8

 4'     Flute d'Amour                  rank 9

 2-2/3' Twelfth                        rank 10

 2'     Fifteenth                      rank 11

 III    Mixture 1-1/3                  rks 12-14
 
16'     Tuba Major (CH)               (non-coupling)
 
 8'     Tuba Major (CH)               (non-coupling)

 4'     Tuba Major (CH)               (non-coupling)

        MIDI 1

        MIDI 2

16'     Great to Great

        Great Unison Release

 4'     Great to Great
        
        Tremulant

        Chimes            21 existing bells; new Peterson electric solenoid action



SWELL - enclosed, 61 notes  (Right Chamber)

16'     Lieblich Gedeckt            rank 15  61 pipes
 
 8'     Open Diapason               rank 16  1-12 offset
 
 8'     Stopped Diapason            rank 17
 
 8'     Salicional                  rank 18

 8'     Voix Celeste (TC)           rank 19

 8'     Æoline                      rank 20

 4'     Principal                   rank 21

 4'     Harmonic Flute              rank 22

 2'     Nachthorn                   rank 23

 1-1/3' Larigot                     rank 24

 III    Plein Jeu 2                 rks 25-27

16'     Bassoon                     rank 28   73 pipes
 
 8'      Trumpet                    rank 29

 8'      Bassoon                   (from rank 28)   

 8'      Vox Humana                 rank 30

 4'      Clarion                    rank 31

16'      Tuba (TC) (CH)            (non-coupling)
 
 8'      Tuba (CH)                 (non-coupling)
 
 4'      Tuba (CH)                 (non-coupling)

         MIDI 3

         MIDI 4

16'      Swell to Swell

         Swell Unison Release

 4'      Swell to Swell

         Tremulant





CHOIR - enclosed, 61 notes (Left Chamber)

16'     Dulciana                    rank 32    85 pipes

 8'     Geigen Principal            rank 33    Conical Construction 1-12 offset
 
 8'     Concert Flute               rank 34

 8'     Rohr Flute                  rank 35

 8'     Dulciana                   (from rank 32)

 8'     Unda Maris (TC)             rank 36

 4'     Geigen Octave               rank 37

 4'     Spitz Flute                 rank 38   73 pipes
 
 4'     Dulciana                   (from rank 32)  

 2-2/3' Nazard                      rank 39   73 pipes
 
 2'     Spitz Flute                (from rank 38)

 1-3/5' Tierce                      rank 40

 1-1/3' Nazard                     (from rank 39)

 8'     Oboe                        rank 41

 8'     Clarinet                    rank 42

16'     Tuba (TC)                  (from rank 46)

 8'     Tuba                        rank 46  73 pipes, non-coupling

 4'     Tuba                       (from rank 46)

        MIDI 5

        MIDI 6

16'     Choir to Choir

        Choir Unison Release

 4'     Choir to Choir

        Tremulant





PEDAL - enclosed with Great, otherwise as indicated, 32 notes

32'     Subbass                    rank 43  56 pipes
 
16'     Basso Profundo             rank 47  32 pipes

16'     Open Bass                  rank 44  56 pipes
 
16'     Viola d'Gamba (GT)

16'     Subbass                   (from rank 43)

16'     Lieblich Gedeckt (SW)

16'     Dulciana (CH)

 8'     Open Bass                 (from rank 44) 

 8'     Viola d'Gamba (GT)

 8'     Subbass                   (from rank 43) 

 8'     Lieblich Gedeckt (SW)

 8'     Dulciana (CH)

 4'     Open Bass                 (from rank 44)

 4'     Lieblich Gedeckt (SW)

32'     Cor Anglais                rank 48  32 pipes

16'     Posaune                    rank 45  44 pipes
 
16'     Bassoon (SW)

 8'     Tuba (CH)

 8'     Posaune                   (from rank 45)

 8'     Bassoon (SW)

 4'     Bassoon (SW)

        MIDI 7

        MIDI 8



TOTALS:

48 ranks

79 stops

2891 pipes

1 percussion



COUPLERS - tilt tablets located below music rack

 8'    Great to Pedal

 4'    Great to Pedal

 8'    Swell to Pedal

 4'    Swell to Pedal

 8'    Choir to Pedal

 4'    Choir to Pedal


16'    Swell to Great

 8'    Swell to Great
                                      
 4'    Swell to Great
                                      
16'    Choir to Great
                                      
 8'    Choir to Great
                                      
 4'    Choir to Great
                                      

16'    Swell to Choir

 8'    Swell to Choir

 4'    Swell to Choir


Great & Choir Manual Transfer W/ indicator LED

Master Expression
(All Swells to Swell)


ACCESSORIES:

Peterson MSP 1000 99 Level Combination Action Memory

MIDI Record/Playback

16 General Pistons, 
 8 thumb pistons
 8 toe studs

6 Divisional Pistons each for Swell, Great, Choir & couplers, thumb only

6 Divisional Pistons for Pedal, toe only

Swell to Pedal Reversible Piston, thumb and toe

Great to Pedal Reversible Piston, thumb and toe

Choir to Pedal Reversible Piston, thumb and toe

Swell to Great Reversible Piston, thumb and toe

Sforzando Reversible Piston, thumb and toe

General Cancel Piston, thumb only

Combination Set Piston, thumb only

Digital Transposer, 7 semitones sharp and 7 semitones flat

Restore Thumb Piston

3 Programmable Crescendi

Programmable Sforzando for each memory level with indicator LED

Crescendo/Sforzando programming control panels in hidden pull-out drawer

Wind Indicator LED

Digital Clock

MIDI In

MIDI Out

MIDI Sequencer Control panel in hidden pull-out drawer

16-stage Swell Expression Pedal (also serves as Master Expression Pedal)
with LED Bargraph display

16-stage Great Expression Pedal with LED Bargraph Display

16-stage Choir Expression Pedal with LED Bargraph Display

60-stage Crescendo Pedal with LED Bargraph Display






 [Received from Richard Schneider 2015-02-21.]

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