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Estey Organ Co. Opus 2811 (1929)

St. Benedict Roman Catholic Church
300 N. Sheppard Street
Richmond, VA

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


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Notes

2007-10-25 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager

2017-05-04 - Updated by Joel S. Kumro, who gave this as the source of the information: Current Choirmaster and Organist.<br> Replaced by M. P. Möller Opus 9869, 1964 -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from churchesofvirginia.org, attributed to Donald Traser Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Richmond, Virginia
St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church

Estey Organ Co.   Opus 2811   1929   2 manuals, 16 ranks

GREAT

1.    8      Open Diapason            73 pipes
2.    8      Melodia                  73 pipes
3.    8                               73 pipes
4.    8      Gross Flute              73 pipes
5.    4      Flute Harmonic           73 pipes                   
6.    8      Tuba                     73 pipes
7.           Chimes

SWELL

8.    16     Bourdon                  73 pipes
9.    8      Open Diapason            73 pipes
10.   8      Salicional               73 pipes
11.   8      Aeoline                  73 pipes
12.   8      Stopped Diapason         73 pipes
13.   8      Voix Celeste             61 pipes
14.   4      Flute D'Amour            73 pipes
15.   8      Oboe                     73 pipes

PEDAL

16.   16      Open Diapason           44 pipes
17.   16      Bourdon                 44 pipes
18.   16      Lieblich Gedeckt (#8)
19.   8       Bass Flute (from #16)
20.   8       Flauto Dolce (from #17)

COUPLERS

Great to Great 4, Swell to Great 16, Swell to Great 8, Swell to Great 4, Great Unison Separation; Swell to Swell 16, Swell to Swell 4, Swell Unison Separation; Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 4

Organ, choir, and console were located in the rear gallery with the organ in divided cases on either side of the rose window.  It was replaced by M. P. Moller in 1964.
Although the above information was copied from the original contract, the pedal extensions seem a bit odd.  More typical, it seems, would be for the Flauto Dolce to be extended from the Lieblich Gedeckt and the Bass Flute to be extended from the Bourdon.

 [Received from Joel S. Kumro 2016-09-13.]

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