2021-12-07 - Organ facade in the rear gallery (Photograph by Joe Routon/Joe Routon)
Unknown - Church Exterior (Photograph by Taylor Phillips (ca. Summer 2007)/Database Manager)
2009-01-20 - Identified through online information from Don Daley. -- Rebuild (with new console) and additions, existing organ. Installation completed before Hurricane Katrina devastated the city; repairs completed 2008. -Database Manager
2012-03-22 - Updated through online information from Ronald Yeater. -- About half of the pipes in this rebuild were new, of European origin; the other half came from the Moller. -Database Manager
2012-03-22 - Updated through online information from Ron Yeater. -Database Manager
stoplist copied from factory records Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
Holtkamp Organ Co., 2004
PEDALE
32 Resultant
16 Contrebasse M
16 Montre (GO)
16 Soubasse M
16 Bourdon (Re)
16 Quintaten (Po)
8 Huitieme (Ext. Contrebasse)
8 Soubasse (ext. 16')
8 Bourdon (Re)
5 1/3 Grosquinte (Ext. Contrebasse)
4 Prestant M
4 Cor de Nuit M
2 Cor de Nuit (ext. 4')
IV Grand Fourniture M (recomposed Hoffman)
32 Contre Bombarde 1-24 +, rest new
16 Bombarde (ext. 32')
16 Trompette (Re)
8 Trompette (Re)
4 Clairon (Re 8')
16 Tuba Harmonique (GO)
8 Trompette en Chamade (GO)
8 Tuba Harmonique (GO)
GRAND ORGUE
16 Montre
8 Montre I
8 Montre II 1-12 M, rest +
8 Flute Harmonique
8 Bourdon de Cambon 1-12 M, rest +
4 Octave
4 Flute en Fusee +
2 2/3 Quinte +
2 Super Octave +
2 Flute +
V Grand Cornet tc M *see note below
V Fourniture
III Mixture +
8 Trompette
16 Tuba Harmonique (ext. 8')
8 Trompette en Chamade +
8 Tuba Harmonique
* consists of the Hoffman III Cornet made from reworked Moller pipes, plus additional pipes
from Holtkamp stock, all rescaled into a VERY large-scaled stop
RECIT
16 Bourdon (ext. 8' Flute) M
8 Montre I
8 Montre II + (1-16 from Rec. Flute)
8 Flute a Chiminee M
8 Viole de Gambe M
8 Viole Celeste tc M
4 Octave Geigen
4 Flute Triangulaire M
2 2/3 Nasard
II Cornet M (recomposed Hoffman)
2 Piccolo Harmonique
1 1/3 Larigot
IV Plein Jeu
III Cymbale M
16 Trompette (ext. 8' M
8 Trompette M
8 Hautbois
4 Clairon du Roi +
Tremulant
POSITIF EXPRESIF
16 Quintaten
8 Montre
8 Viole Douce M
8 Viole Celeste tc M
8 Cor de Nuit M
8 Quintaten (ext. 16')
4 Prestant
4 Flute a Chiminee 1-16 M, rest +
2 2/3 Nasard M
2 Doublette
2 Quarte de Nasard M
1 3/5 Tierce M
IV Scharff
III-IV Cymbale +
8 Trompette
8 Cromorne +
Tremulant
16 Tuba Harmonique (GO)
8 Trompette en Chamade (GO)
8 Tuba Harmonique (GO)
M= Moller ranks += European stops added by Hoffman rest of stops are new
each manual division has two main chests, one an Organ Supply Co. pitman chest recycled from the Hoffman organ, and
one new pitman chest.
REPAIRS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA:
Although the flood waters did not reach the Cathedral, a large amount of water blew into the tower and flooded down the walls
of the organ chamber. Several main chests at the back of the chamber were soaked and damaged beyond repair. Fortunately,
these were all the recycled chests from the Hoffman project and were replaced by new pitman chests. The new (2004) chests
were able to be repaired. A few Moller wood pipes were replaced, but other than that, all the pipework, after a good cleaning
and replacement of felt packing on the capped metal pipes, was in good shape. As a precaution, all the reed pipes were compl-
etely disassembled and cleaned. The organ was completely removed from the chamber so that the walls could by cleaned and
painted (and waterproofed!). Due to the inevitable discussions among the various insurance companies involved it wasn't until
2008 that the organ was completely reinstalled and playable. The insurance settlement was generous enough to enable a few
additional modifications to the stop list:
GO 8' Montre II 1-12 new pipes to replace the Moller ones
RE 8' Montre II 1-16 new pipes to replace borrow from the Flute
RE 8' V. Celeste 6-12 new pipes )
PO 8' V. Celeste 6-12 new pipes ) in accord with customary Holtkamp
practice to extend Celestes to low F
PO 4' Fl. a Chim. 1-24 new pipes, rest rescaled
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