2015-03-02 - Console and Chambers (either side of the stained-glass window) (Photograph by Edmond Johnson/Database Manager)
2012-03-01 - Console (Photograph by Les Deutsch/Database Manager)
2008-08-08 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Mildred Miles Crew Memorial Organ. Four manual divisions: Great, Swell I, Swell II, and Positiv. Given in honor of the alumna of the Class of 1945. Source: Recital program; Sunday May 5, 1968. -Database Manager
2015-04-18 - Updated through online information from Edmond Johnson. -Database Manager
2018-05-23 - Console rebuilt by Robert M. Turner in 1991; renovated by Manual Rosales beginning 2014. -Database Manager
2018-06-01 - Updated by Edmond Johnson, who has heard or played the organ.<br> In 2016, Rosales Organ Builders repaired several non-functioning slider pneumatics; restored mixtures to their original 1966 configuration; repaired sagging pipes and improved racking as necessary; cleaned reeds; and improved functionality of swell shades. While minor tonal correction were made to the reeds (to address issues caused after 50 years of use), the organ remains true to its original tonal design. -Database Manager
2023-01-29 - The organ was designed by Clarence Made in consultation with Herman Schlicker, and is noted for having double Swell divisions having French inspiration to contrast with the Germanic design of the Great and Positiv. Swell I is a chorus division, based on a Flute Harmonique with low-pitched mixture and trompette-family chorus. Swell II by contrast, is the Recit-Positif to the Swell I Grand Orgue, with a high-pitched mixture topping the cornet de composee and French Schalmei (Chalumeaux). The Swell divisions couple to the rest of the organ independently. The console had a quick-disconnect cable with connection plugs at the right front and right rear of the chancel in this contemporary building. After several minor modifications, the organ is fortunate to still possess its Schlicker "Choir Master" console with the company's signature Steinmeyer-inspired curved stop tablets. -Scot Huntington
2023-05-26 - I want to make two small corrections to the otherwise excellent note contributed by Scot Huntington on January 29, 2023. First, it should be noted that the while the console is movable, it does not have a "quick-disconnect" cable or multiple connection points at this time. Instead, it is still relies on a large and unwieldy cable bundle that dates back to 1966. The console's movements are limited to a roughly 25-foot radius from the pit where the console normally resides. Extra care is required when moving the console given the size and age of this umbilical. When funds become available, the college hopes to update the console control system to allow for a more modern and resilient connection with the chambers. Second, while the Schlicker console is indeed original, it sadly no longer possesses the original Schlicker-style stop tablets. When the console was rebuilt by Robert M. Turner in 1991, the stop rails were replaced and new tablets were installed to accommodate the addition of the 32' resultant and many new couplers. These new rocking tablets are very similar in design to those used on many Casavant instruments in the 1970s and 1980s. One of the two original stop rails (the upper rail with Swell I, Swell II, and Postiv) was been preserved by then-College Organist James Walker and has been retained by the college as a historical artifact. -Edmond Johnson
Stoplist taken from the console March 1, 2012 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Los Angeles, California
Occidental College, Herrick Memorial Chapel
Schlicker 1965
GREAT SWELL I POSITIV
16 Quintadena 61 8 Flute Harmonique 61 8 Gedeckt 61
8 Principal 61 8 Dolce 61 4 Principal 61
8 Rohrfloete 61 8 Dolce Celeste 56 4 Koppelfloete 61
4 Octave 61 4 Prestant 61 2 Blockfloete 61
4 Flachfloete 61 2 Doublette 61 1 1/3 Quint 61
2 2/3 Nasat 61 Fourniture IV 244 1 Siffloete 61
2 Octave 61 16 Basson 61 Scharf IV 225
IV-VI Mixture 330 8 Trompette 61 8 Krummhorn 61
8 Trompete 61 4 Clairon 61 Tremolo
Tremolo
16 Swell I to Great 8 Swell I to Positiv
8 Swell I to Great 16 Swell I 4 Swell I to Positiv
4 Swell I to Great 4 Swell I 16 Swell II to Positiv
16 Swell II to Great Swell I Unison Off 8 Swell II to Positiv
8 Swell II to Great 16 Positiv
4 Swell II to Great Positiv Unison Off
16 Positiv to Great
8 Positiv to Great
PEDAL SWELL II
32 Resultant -- 8 Bourdon 61
16 Principal 12 8 Viole de Gamba 61
16 Subbass 32 8 Voix Celeste 56
16 Quintadena GT 4 Flute a Cheminée 61
8 Octave 32 2 2/3 Nazard 61
8 Gedeckt 32 2 Quarte de Nazard 61
4 Choral Bass 32 1 3/5 Tierce 61
4 Gedeckt 12 Cymbal III 183
2 Nachthorn 32 8 Chalumeau 61
Mixture IV 128 Tremolo
16 Posaune 32
16 Basson SW 16 Swell II
8 Trumpet 12 Swell II Unison Off
8 Fagott SW
4 Clairon SW
2 Cornet SW
8 Great to Pedal
8 Swell I to Pedal
4 Swell I to Pedal
8 Swell II to Pedal
4 Swell II to Pedal
8 Positiv to Pedal
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