1990-02-05 - Organ case (Archival source not identified by contributor: James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
1990-02-05 - Keydesk (Archival source not identified by contributor: James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2004-10-30 - From Thomas Harmon residence, Pacific Palisades, CA. -Database Manager
2007-02-20 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Couplers may be actuated by either drawknob or hitch-down. -Database Manager
2012-09-07 - Updated through online information from Karl J. Wetzel, Ph.D.. -- The organ has been sold and moved to a new location. I was a faculty member in physics at the U. of Portland for over 30 years. When the organ was purchased, from a music professor in California, it was installed by Mr. Hradetsky himself who made the trip from Austria. I assisted him as my time allowed. -Database Manager
2014-03-23 - Updated through online information from Gerhard Hradetzky. -- Update of above information by Gerhard Hradetzky, visual, technical and tonal designer of this organ. -Database Manager
2021-10-22 - Installed here in 1987. -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist copied from the console February 5, 1990 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Portland, Oregon
University of Portland - Chapel of Christ the Teacher
GREGOR HRADETZKY, 1971 - Original Specifications
HAUPTWERK COUPLERS (Drawknob)
[8] Flöte 58 Copelzug [BW/HW]
[4] Principal 58 Pedal - I
[2] Oktav [en facade] 58 Pedal - II
BRUSTWERK FOOT LEVERS (Labeled; l-r; h-d)
[8] Copel [Holzgedeckt] 58 BW/HW
[4] Fl. Dolce 58 HW/Ped
[1-1/3] Quint 58 BW/Ped
[8] Vox Humana 58
Tremolo
ACTION: Mechanical Key & Stop
PEDAL
[16] Bordun Bass 32 VOICES: 10 STOPS: 10
[8] Gedeckt Bass 32
[4] Octav Bass 32 RANKS: 10 PIPES: 502
NOTES
This organ was originally built for and installed at the home of Thomas Harmon, Ph.D.
(Professor of Organ at University of CA. In Los Angeles) in Pacific Palisades, CA.
It was purchased by the University of Portland in the spring of 1987. John Strege was
the consultant, and the tonal finishing was done at the school by Gerhard Hradetzky,
son of the builder.
The organ is free-standing and encased with an attached, projecting keydesk. The ex-
pression shutters are quite unique. They are vertical, and each “shutter” is divided
into thirds, with the left section at the back, the next section in the middle, and
the right section is stationary. As the swell shoe is pressed, the left (back) section
slides to the right, catching the middle section, and pulling it along until the two
moveable sections have lined-up behind the right (front) section.
The names of the stops but not their pitches are displayed.
Sources: School files; JRS; extant organ
[Received from James R. Stettner 2013-02-17.]From 1992 AIO convention booklet Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Portland, Oregon University of Portland (Chapel of Christ the Teacher) 1971 G. Hradetsky organ Hauptwerk: 8' Flöte 4' Principal 2' Octav Brustwerk: 8' Copel 4' Flöte Dolce 1 1/3' Quinte 8' Vox Humana Tremolo Pedal: 16' Bourdon Bass 8' Gedeckt Bass 4' Octav Bass [Received from Connor Annable 2012-05-30.]
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