Better Pipe Organ Database

Holtkamp Opus 1806 (1965)

Sweet Briar College, Chapel: Memorial Chapel
Sweet Briar, VA

Images

2011-06-11 - Fa?ade (Photograph by Charlie Hoilman/Database Manager)

2011-06-11 - Console (Photograph by Charlie Hoilman/Database Manager)

2011-06-11 - Console Detail - Great & Positiv Stopkeys (Photograph by Charlie Hoilman/Database Manager)

2011-06-11 - Console Detail - Swell & Pedal Stopkeys (Photograph by Charlie Hoilman/Database Manager)

2011-06-11 - Console Detail - Couplers (Photograph by Charlie Hoilman/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
27 stops
28 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
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: Setterboard
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-08-16 - Identified through research conducted by Sand Lawn, courtesy of David Scribner. -Database Manager

2010-12-09 - Updated through on-line information from Dan Smith. -- Original manual chests by OSI. Positive chest was destroyed by water in mid 90's and replaced by identical chest also from OSI. new chest was later again damaged by water and re-leathered. Some occasional issues remain as a result of water damage. All chest leather was replaced in early 1990's by another technician. Leather was of inappropriate thickness and the key action became slow or un-responsive. Primary pouches were replaced with correct leather thickness and the organ again became playable. Most of the chest problems have been "worked out" over the years although occasionally issues show up. Organ is now showing signs of age in the switching system. Dry air in chapel contributes to cyphers during winter. Considering what this organ has been through, it's doing quite nicely. -Database Manager

2011-07-25 - Updated through online information from Charles Hoilman. -- I began my study of the organ with Dr. John R. Shannon at Sweet Briar. In 1978-9 I served as the Chapel organist while the College organist was on sabbatical. During a recent visit to the campus on 7/23/2011 I had an opportunity to play this instrument. It seems to be in reasonably good condition and playable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console July 23, 2011 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Sweet Briar College, Virginia (USA)
Sweet Briar Memorial Chapel

Holtkamp Organ Company, Opus 1806, 1965


Swell (61 keys):
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 8' Celeste
 8' Gamba
 8' Bourdon
 4' Principal
 4' Flute
 2' Block Flute
1 1/3' Quint
 8' Oboe


Great (61 keys):
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16' Quintadena
 8' Principal
 8' Gedackt
 4' Octave
 2' Doublette
    Mixture
 8' Trumpet


Positiv (61 keys):
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 8' Copula
 4' Rohr Flote
 2' Principal
    Sesquialtera    
    Scharf
 8' Cromorne


Pedal (32 pedals):
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16' Principal
16' Quintadena
 8' Octave
 8' Gedackt
 4' Choral Bass
    Mixture
16' Posaune


Couplers
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Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Positiv to Pedal
Swell to Pedal 4'
Swell to Great
Positiv to Great
Swell to Positiv


Swell Pedal
Crescendo Pedal


5 pistons per manual division and pedal (toe studs)
6 general pistons (1-3 below Swell, 4-6 below Great)
6 general toe studs

 [Received from Charles Hoilman 2011-07-25.]