Better Pipe Organ Database

Schoenstein & Co. Opus 118A (1995)

University of Arizona: Holsclaw Hall
Olive and 1st Streets
Tucson, AZ

Images

Unknown - Console and organ case (Photograph by Southern Arizona Chapter, AGO, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Stage and organ case (Photograph by Fred Fix School of Music, Univ. of Arizona, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
27 stops
50 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons

Notes

2008-07-28 - Identified through information submitted by Jack Bethards, Schoenstein & Co. Addition to existing organ. -Database Manager

2008-08-16 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ is in regular use for teaching and recitals; the hall seats 204(August 2008). -Database Manager

Stoplist

Specification from builder's web site Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Tucson, Arizona
University of Arizona - Holsclaw Hall

Schoenstein & Co.   Opus 118-A   1998            3 manuals, 27 stops, 33 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon                  CH         16' Double Diapason          12
      8' Principal                61          8' Open Diapason            61
      8' Harmonic Flute           61          8' Concert Flute            49 b
      8' Gamba                    CH          8' Echo Gamba               61
      8' Stopped Diapason         CH          8' Vox Angelica (EE)        57
      4' Octave                   61          4' Principal                61
      4' Chimney Flute            CH          4' Harmonic Flute           61
      2' Super Octave             61      2 2/3' Nazard (TC)              44
      2' Chorus Mixture III-V     CH          2' Harmonic Piccolo         61
      8' English Trumpet          CH      1 3/5' Tierce (TC)              44
         Great Nominal Pitch Off              2' Mixture III             183
         Great Super                         16' Bass Clarinet            73
                                              8' French Trumpet           61
         CHOIR ORGAN                          8' Bassoon & Oboe           CH
     16' Bourdon                  73          8' Clarinet (fr. 16')       --
      8' Gamba                    61          8' Vox Humana               61
      8' Stopped Diapason (Bdn)   --             Tremulants
      8' Salicional               49 a           Swell Sub
      4' Gemshorn                 61             Swell Nominal Pitch Off
      4' Chimney Flute            61             Swell Super
      2' Chorus Mixture III-V    281
      8' English Trumpet          61             PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Bassoon & Oboe           61         32' Resultant                --
      8' Clarinet                 SW         16' Contra Bass              56
         Tremulant                           16' Double Diapason          SW
         Choir Sub                           16' Bourdon                  CH
         Choir Nominal Pitch Off              8' Bass (fr. 16' CB)        --
         Choir Super                          8' Flute                    GT
                                              8' Open Diapason            SW
         COUPLERS                             8' Stopped Diapason         CH
         Great to Pedal      8  4             4' Octave Bass (fr. 16' CB) --
         Choir to Pedal      8  4             4' Flute                    GT
         Swell to Pedal      8  4            16' Trombone                 32
         Swell to Great  16  8  4            16' Bass Clarinet            SW
         Choir to Great  16  8  4             8' Trombone (fr. 16' Tbn)   pf
         Swell to Choir  16  8  4             8' Trumpet                  CH
         Choir to Swell      8                4' Clarinet                 SW

      a  1-12 from Stopped Diapason
      b  1-12 from Open Diapason


         MECHANICALS
         Solid State Combination Action with:
         • 16 memories
         • 34 pistons and toe studs
         • 4 coupler reversibles
         • programmable piston range for each memory level
         Full Organ
         Crescendo         



[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-02-06]

Websites

Holsclaw Hall University of Arizona Organ Tucson Arizona [Southern Arizona AGO] - Photographs, brief description (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#36355 - Schoenstein & Co. Opus 118 (1994)