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Berghaus Organ Co. (2007)

St. John's Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish
6701 Wisconsin Ave.
Chevy Chase, MD

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Unknown - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case ((ca. 2008) Photograph by David McCleary/Database Manager)

Unknown - Pipework (Positif) ((ca. 2008) Photograph by David McCleary/Database Manager)

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Notes

2008-05-28 - Listed in "Recent Installations," <i>The American Organist</i> Vol. 42, No. 3 [March, 2008] -Database Manager

2008-10-07 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is in a central chamber at the front with a case front having a 3-sectional facade containing 27 pipes arranged: 9-9-9. The console is of the French, terraced type. The organ has two registers/three ranks prepared-for as two stops in the console only: a II Flute Celeste in the Positif, and a 16' Contrabasse in the Pedale. With additions the organ will be 49 independent registers, 61 speaking stops (inc. clochettes), 66 ranks, and 2539 pipes. Sources: church website, builder's website. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from the builder's web site Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Chevy Chase, Maryland
St. John's Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish

Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders   2007                 3 manuals, 48 stops, 65 ranks
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         GRAND-ORGUE (I)                            RÉCIT (III)
     16' Quintaton             61                8' Salicional            61
      8' Montre (façade)       61                8' Voix Céleste (FF)     56
      8' Gambe                 61                8' Flûte à Cheminée      61
      8' Flûte Harmonique      61                4' Prestant              61
      8' Bourdon               61                4' Flûte Conique         61
      4' Prestant              61                2' Flûte à Bec           61
      4' Flûte Octaviante      61                2' Plein Jeu V          305
  2 2/3' Quinte                61               16' Basson                61
      2' Doublette             61                8' Trompette             61
  1 3/5' Tierce                61                8' Hautbois              61
      8' Cornet V             220 (c13 to g56)   8' Voix Humaine          61
  1 1/3' Fourniture IV        244                4' Clairon               61
      8' Trompete              61                   Tremblant
         Tremblant                               8' Cornet V              GO
     16' Trompette Royale      -- a              8' Trompette Royale      GO
      8' Trompette Royale      61                   MIDI
         MIDI
         Clochettes                                 PÉDALE
                                                32' Basse Acoustique      --
         POSITIF (II)                           16' Contrebasse           pf
      8' Principal             61               16' Montre (façade)       32
      8' Bourdon               61               16' Soubasse              32
      8' Flûte Célestes II     pf               16' Quintaton             GO
      4' Octave                61                8' Octave                32
      4' Flûte à Fuseau        61                8' Cor de Chamois        32
  2 2/3' Nasard                61                8' Bourdon (ext)         12
      2' Quarte de Nasard      61                4' Basse de Choral       32
  1 3/5' Tierce                61                4' Bourdon (ext)         12
  1 1/3' Larigot               61            2 2/3' Fourniture IV        128
      1' Cymbale IV           244               32' Contre Bombarde (ext) 12
      8' Trompette             61               16' Bombarde              32
      8' Cromorne              61               16' Basson                RE
         Tremblant                               8' Trompette             32


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2014-09-14]


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