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Dan Garland (2006)

St. Paul's United Methodist Church
525 Beech Street
Abilene, TX

Images


2007-11-06 - Console (Photograph by Casey L. R. Marchbanks/Database Manager)

2007-11-06 - Toe Studs and Expression Shoes (Photograph by Casey L. R. Marchbanks/Database Manager)

2007-11-06 - Rebuilder's Nameplate (Photograph by Casey L. R. Marchbanks/Database Manager)

Consoles

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Notes

2007-08-05 - Identified through online information from Adam Samuels. -- Garland Organs rebuilt the 1956 Möller revoicing entire instrument, broadened scale on most ranks; original combination action removed, new solid-state Petersen action & memory levels added, new pipe-work added, Walker digital pedal stops added. -Database Manager

2011-04-26 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

2015-12-01 - Updated through online information from Adam Samuels. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist provided by Adam Samuels Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        St. Paul United Methodist Church
        Abilene, Texas

        Möller    1957   3/35   Op. 8967
        Garland   2006   3/44
        __________________________________________________________

        GREAT

    16' Quintaten         61  existing
     8' Principal         61  new
     8' Octave            29  1-32 from Pedal; 33-61 new
     8' Doppel Flute      CH
     8' Bourdon           61  existing, rescaled
     4' Octave            61  existing, rescaled
     4' Nachthorn         61  existing Choir stop
 2 2/3' Twelfth           61  existing
     2' Super Octave      61  existing, rescaled
    IV  Mixture          244  new, 1 1/3'
     8' Trumpet           61  new, added 2011
     8' Festival Trumpet  CH
        Tremulant
    16' Great
     4' Great
        Chimes            21  existing

        SWELL

    16' Rohrgedeckt       97  1-36 existing, 37-97 new
     8' Principal         61  existing GT Principal 8, rescaled
     8' Rohr Flute            from Rohrgedeckt
     8' Salicional        61  1-61 existing, rescaled
     8' Viole Celeste     49  13-61 existing, rescaled
     4' Principal         61  existing
     4' Harmonic Flute    61  existing
     2' Octave            61  from existing mixtures
     2' Spitz Flute       61  new
III-IV  Plein Jeu        244  new
    16' Contra Trumpet    85  1-12 new, 13-85 existing SW Trumpet 8
     8' Trumpet           61  new
     8' Oboe              61  new
     4' Clarion               from Contra Trumpet 16
        Tremulant
    16' Swell
     4' Swell

        CHOIR

     8' Doppel Flute      61  used, Möller clearinghouse, c.1926
     8' Holz Bourdon      61  existing, rescaled
     8' Erzähler          61  existing
     8' Erzähler Celeste  49  existing
     4' Principal         61  from existing Pedal 5 1/3
     4' Block Flute       61  new
 2 2/3' Nazard            61  existing
     2' Block Flute       61  existing
 1 3/5' Tierce            61  existing
     8' Krummhorn         61  existing
        Tremulant
    16' Choir
     4' Choir
    16' Festival Trumpet      from Festival Trumpet
     8' Festival Trumpet  73  new
     4' Festival Trumpet      from Festival Trumpet

        PEDAL

    32' Contra Bourdon        Walker digital
    16' Contrebasse       73  existing
    16' Bourdon           44  existing
    16' Rohrgedeckt           from Swell
    16' Erzähler          12  13-32 from Choir Erzähler 8
     8' Octave                from Contrebasse 16
     8' Bourdon               from Bourdon 16
     8' Gedeckt               from Swell
     4' Super Octave          from Contrebasse 16
     4' Gedeckt               from Swell
    32' Contra Bombarde       Walker digital
    16' Bombarde          44  existing
    16' Contra Trumpet        from Swell
     8' Bombarde              from Bombarde 16

        ACCESSORIES

        All Swells to Swell rev. thumb and toe, indicator light
        Great to Pedal      rev. thumb and toe
        Swell to Pedal      rev. thumb and toe
        Choir to Pedal      rev. thumb and toe
        Sforzando           rev. thumb and toe, indicator light
        Contra Bombarde 32  rev. toe
        Contra Bourdon 32   rev. toe
        Zymbelstern         rev. toe, cancels, not settable in combination action, new

        COMBINATION ACTION

        32 memory levels, manufactured by Solid State Organ Systems
        12 General Pistons controlling all stops and couplers, duplicated by toe studs
        6 local pistons for Great
        6 local pistons for Swell
        6 local pistons for Choir
        6 local pistons for Pedal, 1-6 thumb and toe, 7-8 toe only
        Crescendo Pedal with indicator light, standard, A, B & C

        Console exterior mahogany, interior existing
        New plexiglass music rack & light, new pedalboard light
        Existing windchests, reservoirs, swell shades, swell engines
        Existing main blower, motor rewound, bearings replaced
        New step up blower for Festival Trumpet
        New rectifier with DC fuses meeting NEC requirements for pipe organs
        Console on moveable platform, floor and skirt of oak stained to match exterior
        3 new division tremulants from A R Schopp's Sons, Alliance, Ohio
        New pipework from Aug. Laukhuff GmbH & Co. and Rolland Killinger & Co, Germany
        Digital stops built by Walker Technical Company, Zionsville, Pennsylvania

       [Received from Jeff Scofield November 26, 2015]
 

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