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Charles M. Ruggles (Pipe Organs) Opus 2 (1976)

Residence: Richard L. Ruggles
Cleveland Heights, OH

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


2021-01-14 - Organ case (Photograph by Solomon Wickline/Solomon Wickline)

2021-01-14 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Solomon Wickline/Solomon Wickline)

1976-01-01 - Organ case (Ruggles promotional photograph/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2008-08-05 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- 3-sectional case of black walnut. -Database Manager

2021-03-14 - Organ moved to Ruggles' shop. -Solomon Wickline

2021-08-17 - Builder's ad in the 1979 Handbook says the Mixtur on Manual I is 3 ranks. Also from that ad: "The case is of Walnut, manual naturals of bone and sharps of grenadil. The organ is tuned in a temperament after Werckmeister. The Boonton 16 bottom 12 pipes are of Ash and stand behind the case. Key and stop action are mechanical." -Paul R. Marchesano

2024-05-30 - The organ is no longer extant in Cleveland Heights, it is now extant and fully functioning at Charles Ruggles' shop in Conifer, Colorado Information received online from Solomon Wickline on 2024-05-29 -Paul R. Marchesano


Stoplist

Pipe counts derived Source: Ruggles promotional materials from Bruce R Schutrum 1986

MANUAL I Roerfluit 8, Praestant 4, Mixtuur II

PEDAL Bourdon 16, Bourdon 8

MANUAL II Gedekt 8, Roerfluit 4, Gemshoorn 2

MANUAL I to PEDAL 8, MANUAL II to PEDAL 8, MANUAL II to MANUAL I 8


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