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Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Opus 86 (2008)

Westminster Presbyterian Church: Chapel
1200 S. Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN

Images

Unknown - Chapel interior (Photograph by Westminster Presbyterian Church, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-22 - Console (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-22 - Chancel, organ case and console (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-22 - Chancel, organ cases and console (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
2 manuals
21 stops
26 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Flat Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2008-10-13 - Identified by Dennis Steckley from information in "Recent Installations," <i>The American Organist</i> Vol. 42, No 7 [July, 2008] -Database Manager

2012-08-29 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From builder's website Date not recorded

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Westminster Presbyterian Church - Chapel

Dobson Pipe Organ Builders   Opus 86   2008        2 manuals, 21 stops, 24 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                            SOLO ORGAN (floating)
     16' Bourdon                  61         8' Harmonic Flute           61
      8' Prestant                 61*        8' Flauto Dolce             61
      8' Chimney Flute            61         8' Flute Celeste (TC)       49
      4' Octave                   61         8' Trumpet                  61
      2' Fifteenth (fr. Mixture)  --         
  1 1/3' Mixture IV              244            PEDAL ORGAN
           Swell to Great                   16' Subbass                  44
           Solo on Great                    16' Bourdon (Gt)             --
                                             8' Principal                44*
         SWELL ORGAN (expressive)            8' Bass Flute (fr. Subbass) --
      8' Bourdon                  61         4' Octave (fr. Principal)   --
      8' Viole                    61        16' Trombone (ext. So Trpt)  12
      8' Viole Celeste (TC)       49         8' Trumpet (So)             --
      4' Principal                61              Great to Pedal
      4' Flute                    61              Swell to Pedal
  2 2/3' Nasard                   61              Solo on Pedal
      2' Piccolo                  61
  1 3/5' Tierce                   61         *  in façade
      8' Trumpet                  61
      8' Oboe                     61            EXPRESSION
           Tremulant (affects Gt & Sw)          Balanced Swell Pedal
           Solo on Swell

         Mechanical key action for Great and Swell
         Electric key action for Solo and Pedal
         Electric stop action and multi-level combination action


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-05-11]

Documents

Celebrating the Organ Chapel Organ Inaugural Concert Series Program, 2008-2009 -William Barnes