2008-11-24 - Identified through information posted to PipeChat by Steven Weyand Folkers November 23, 2008: -- Enlargement of Bradford organ of 1990. Dedication service November 30, 2008. "We acquired a late 1940s Tellers organ from a shuttered church in 1989 and expanded it to 17 ranks. This rather basic organ served its purpose well, but there was a lack of dynamic flexibility as the Great was voiced rather boldly and the Swell always had the character of a Choir division. About seven years ago we had the good fortune to acquire a disused Hillgreen & Lane Swell division along with its 3 h.p. blower (which almost instantly solved some tuning issues when it replaced the old 1.5 h.p. blower). The former Swell division is now the Choir, and has been enhanced with the addition of a Tierce and a Clarinet. The new Swell contains 12 ranks. I am impressed with the artistry our organ builder Walter Bradford has demonstrated in incorporating pipework and chests from several builders into an instrument that possesses that basic integrity of sound that is often lacking in such "assembled" instruments. To produce a pleasing blend from such disparate parts is, in my opinion, a work of art in itself." -Database Manager
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Skokie, Illinois
St. Lambert RC Church
Organ by Walter Bradford, 2008.
Organ is III/31 electropneumatic. Console is Möller; chests and pipework by Tellers, Wangerin,
Hillgreen & Lane, and a German supplier.
GREAT
16' Double Open Diapason (Wangerin)
8' Open Diapason (new 1990)
8' Chimney Flute
4' Octave (new 1990)
4' Chimney Flute (extension)
2' Fifteenth (new 1990)
IV Mixture (new 1990)
16' Trumpet (extension; bottom 12 pipes new 1990)
8' Trumpet
4' Trumpet (extension)
Chimes
Great 16', Unison Off, Great 4'
SWELL (Hillgreen & Lane, installed 2008)
16' Bourdon (extension)
8' String Diapason
8' Chimney Flute
8' Gamba
8' Gamba Celeste
4' Koppel Flute
2' Flute
III Mixture
8' Trumpet
8' Oboe
8' Vox Humana
Tremolo
Swell 16', Unison Off, Swell 4'
CHOIR (former Swell -- Tellers)
16' Bourdon (extension)
8' Bourdon
8' Salicional
8' Vox Celeste
4' Principal
4' Triangular Flute
2 2/3' Twelfth
2' Triangular Flute (extension)
1 3/5' Tierce (2008)
8' Clarinet (2008)
Tremolo
Choir 16', Unison Off, Choir 4'
PEDAL
32' Acoustic Bass (from Subbass)
32' Resultant (from Swell Bourdon)
16' Diapason (from Great)
16' Subbass
16' Wood Bourdon (from Swell)
16' Bourdon (from Choir)
8' Diapason (extension)
8' Major Flute (Subbass extension)
8' Chimney Flute (extension Swell)
8' Bourdon (extension Choir)
4' Choral Bass (diapason extension)
16' Trumpet (from Great)
The above are drawknobs; Pedal and Swell on left jamb, Great and Choir on right jamb.
Tilting tablet couplers: Great to Pedal 8' & 4'; Swell to Pedal 8' & 4';
Choir to Pedal 8' & 4'; Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'; Choir to Great 16', 8', 4',
Swell to Choir 16', 8' 4'.
10 general pistons duplicated by toe studs, 10 divisional pistons, 3 level Tutti,
60 level programmable crescendo, 99 levels of memory, stop sequencer.
[Received via e-mail from Steve Folkers December 1, 2008]
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