Gulangyu Organ Museum: Kulangsu Organ Art Center
Gulangyu Island
Xiamen, 11, CN
Images
Unknown - Organ Hall Interior (Photograph by Franz Roth (March 2018)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Chancel Organ (Photograph by Franz Roth (March 2018)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Console (Photograph by Franz Roth (March 2018)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Gallery Organ (Photograph by Franz Roth (March 2018)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Console before restoration (Photograph from Rieger Orgelbau/Database Manager)
Unknown - Console after restoration (Photograph from Rieger Orgelbau/Database Manager)
Unknown - Console and Rieger keypad pedestal (Photograph from Rieger Orgelbau/Database Manager)
Unknown - Console sideview (Photograph from Rieger Orgelbau/Database Manager)
Unknown - Chancel Organ and Console (Photograph from Rieger Orgelbau/Database Manager)
Unknown - Gallery Organ and Console (Photograph from Rieger Orgelbau/Database Manager)
Unknown - Kulangsu Organ Art Center (Photograph from Rieger Orgelbau/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 4 manuals
- 103 stops
- 131 registers
- 9 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Has crescendo
- Combination action: Computerized/Digital
- Has sequencer
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2009-10-19 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was originally designed by Lynnwood Farnam and built for Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Boston, Massachusetts. It was for sale through the Organ Clearing House in 2004. The organ (along with a Norman & Beard from England) was purchased by piano collector Hu Youyin. The Casavant was shipped in 2007, and relocated to Gulangyu Island in China where it resides in an organ museum - the former villa of a wealthy Chinese merchant. -Database Manager
2018-03-26 - Updated by Douglas P Wilson<br>
XIAMEN, March 24 2018 (Xinhua)--- Olivier Latry, chief organist at Notre-Dame de Paris, held a recital Friday evening on Gulangyu Island in east China's Fujian Province. -Database Manager
2018-06-22 - Updated by Antony Melck, representative of the builder.<br>
The instrument is divided into the Chancel Organ and the Gallery Organ. Most of the stops of the Chancel and Gallery Swell divisions, and those of the Gallery Choir division, each have 73 pipes for use with the octave couplers.<br>After being bought by Mr Hu Youyi, the organ was moved from Boston, USA, to Gulangyu, China, by Wakeley Pipe Organs, Australia, in 2007; and fully restored by Rieger Orgelbau, Austria, in 2017/8. <br>The two sections of the organ (Chancel and Gallery organs) are positioned at either end of a new, custom-made, hall to simulate the relationship that existed between the organ's sections in the Emmanuel Church, Boston. Both sections have their original facades which have been fully restored with the rest of the organ, including the re-carving of lost sections of the intricate Gallery organ case. The restored console is now on a mobile platform that can be positioned anywhere between the two cases. All the original (thumb and toe) pistons and the accompanying pneumatic system of the console have been retained, but can also be operated by the digital combination system, REA, made by Rieger Orgelbau. This includes a sequencer and playback facility. A keypad for programming the Rieger system is mounted separately on a pedestal next to the organ bench. <br>Thirty-two stops come from the Hutchings instrument; ten stops, that were missing (or replaced with neo-baroque stops in the mid 20th century) have been remade anew by Rieger according to the original specification. <br>The windchests of the organ are original, excluding three off-note chests that were lost when their stops were replaced in the mid 20th century, and which were remade by Rieger. The electrical system and cabling activating the pneumatic chests have been replaced. However, the original electro-pneumatic parts have been retained and stored in the Museum. <br>Following the restoration by Rieger, the organ is once again fully functional as a concert instrument. The restored Gallery organ was inaugurated on 17 December 2017, with Alcee Chriss (USA) as main organist; the complete organ (Chancel and Gallery) was inaugurated on 23 March 2018 with Olivier Latry (France) as organist. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Typed stoplist Source: from Antony Melck, Rieger-Orgelbau Date not recorded
Xiamen, China
Gulangyu Organ Museum
Restored by Rieger Orgelbau 2017 4 manuals, 103 stops, 116 ranks
Originally in Emmanuel Church, Boston; moved to China in 2007
Casavant Frères Ltée Opus 700 1917 4 manuals, 107 stops, 120 ranks
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* 1890 Hutchings stops NOTE: The 1917 Casavant organ
+ 2017 Rieger stops had a 5-rank Chapel organ that
Unmarked = Casavant 1917 stops was playable from the Swell.
CHANCEL ORGAN
GREAT ORGAN (Man. 2) SWELL ORGAN (Man. 3)
16' Diapason 61* 16' Bourdon 73*
8' Open Diapason I 61+ 8' Violin Diapason 73*
8' Open Diapason II 61* 8' Spitz Flute 73*
8' Open Diapason III 61* 8' Salicional 73*
8' Double Flute 61+ 8' Voix Céleste (TC) 61*
8' Stopped Flute 61 8' Stopped Flute 73*
4' Octave 61* 8' Aeoline 73*
4' Harmonic Flute 61* 4' Octave 73*
2 2/3' Twelfth 61* 4' Violina 73
2' Fifteenth 61* 4' Traverse Flute 73*
2' Mixture III 183* 2' Piccolo 61*
1 1/3' Mixture IV 244 2' Mixture IV 244
16' Trombone 61 16' Contra Bassoon 73
8' Trumpet 61 8' Cornopean 73
4' Clarion 61 8' Oboe 73
8' Vox Humana 61+
CHOIR ORGAN (Man. 1) 4' Clarion 73
16' Dulciana 61* Tremulant
8' Open Diapason 61
8' Gemshorn 61* PEDAL ORGAN
8' Viola di Gamba 61* 32' Bourdon 32*
8' Melodia 61* 16' Open Flute 44+
8' Lieblich Gedeckt 61 16' Open Metal (Gt) --
8' Dulciana 61* 16' Violone 44*
8' Unda Maris (TC) 49 16' Bourdon 56*
4' Gemshorn 61 16' Echo Bourdon (Sw) --
4' Violina 61* 16' Dulciana (Ch) --
4' Wood Flute 61* 8' Open Flute (fr. 16') --+
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 8' Cello (fr. Violone) --*
2' Piccolo 61 8' Bourdon (fr. 16') --*
1 3/5' Tierce 61 8' Echo Bourdon (Sw) --
8' Trumpet 61 8' Dulciana (Ch) --
8' Clarinet 61 4' Super Octave 32*
8' Musette 61 4' Bourdon (fr. 16') --
4' Clarion 61 32' Bombarde (ext Gt) 12+
Tremulant 16' Bombarde 56
16' Trombone (Gt) --
COUPLERS 16' Bassoon (Sw) --
Chancel Crescendo On 8' Tromba (fr. 16' Bomb) --
Great to Pedal 4' Clarion (fr. 16' Bomb) --
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Swell octave to Pedal
Choir octave to Pedal
Swell sub to 2 (Great)
Swell to 2
Swell octave to 2
Choir sub to 2
Choir to 2
Swell sub
Swell octave
Swell sub to 1 (Choir)
Swell to 1
Swell octave to 1
Choir sub
Chancel Great to 1
Chancel Great off
Chancel Choir off
Chancel Organ alone
Gallery Organ alone
GALLERY ORGAN
GREAT ORGAN (Man. 2) SWELL ORGAN (Man. 3)
16' Contra Gamba 61 16' Bourdon 73
16' Bourdon 61 8' Open Diapason 73
8' Open Diapason I 61 8' Viola da Gamba 73
8' Open Diapason II 61 8' Voix Céleste (TC) 61
8' Stopped Flute 61 8' Stopped Flute 73
8' Harmonic Flute 61 8' Dolce 73
5 1/3' Quint 61 4' Gemshorn 73
4' Octave 61 4' Traverse Flute 73
4' Harmonic Flute 61 2' Flautino 61
3 1/5' Tierce 61 2 2/3' Sesquialtera III 183
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 16' Double Trumpet 73
2' Fifteenth 61 8' Trumpet 73
1 3/5' Tierce 61 8' Oboe 73
1 1/7' Septième 61 8' Vox Humana 61
2' Mixture IV 244 4' Clarion 73
16' Trombone 61 Tremulant
8' Tromba 61
4' Clarion 61 PEDAL ORGAN
32' Bourdon (Gt + 10-2/3') 12
CHOIR ORGAN (Man. 1) 16' Open Flute 56+
8' Stentorphone 73 16' Open Metal 44
8' Gross Flute 73 16' Gamba (Gt) --
8' Viole d'Orchestre 73 16' Bourdon (Gt) --
8' Viole Céleste 73 16' Echo Bourdon (Sw) --
8' Gemshorn 73+ 8' Open Flute (fr. 16') --+
8' Quintadena 73* 8' Open Metal (fr. 16') --
4' Harmonic Flute 73 8' Bourdon (Gt) --
2' Harmonic Piccolo 61 8' Echo Bourdon (Sw) --
8' Orchestral Oboe 61 4' Open Flute (fr. 16') --+
Tremulant 32' Contra Trombone (ext Gt) 12
16' Trombone 56
SOLO ORGAN (Man. 4; enc. w/Choir) 16' Small Trombone (Gt) --
8' Tuba Mirabilis 61 16' Echo Trombone (Sw) --
8' Cor Anglais 61 8' Tromba (fr. Trombone) --
4' Celesta 61 bars 4' Clarion (fr. Trombone) --
COMBINATION ACTION (250 levels) COUPLERS
Gallery Solo 5 (thumb) Great to Pedal
Chancel Swell 6 (thumb) Swell to Pedal
Gallery Swell 6 (thumb) Choir to Pedal
Chancel Great 8 (thumb) Solo to Pedal
Gallery Great 8 (thumb) Swell octave to Pedal
Chancel Choir 6 (thumb) Solo octave to Pedal
Gallery Choir 3 (thumb) Swell sub to 2 (Great)
Chancel Pedal 6 (toe) Swell to 2
Gallery Pedal 6 (toe) Swell octave to 2
General 0-9 (thumb & toe) Choir sub to 2
Adjuster (thumb) Choir to 2
Solo sub to 2
REVERSIBLES Solo to 2
Gallery Solo to Pedal (thumb) Solo octave to 2
Chancel Swell to Pedal (thumb) Solo to Swell
Gallery Swell to Pedal (thumb) Swell sub
Chancel Great to Pedal (thumb & toe) Swell octave
Gallery Great to Pedal (thumb & toe) Swell sub to 1 (Choir)
Chancel Choir to Pedal (thumb) Swell to 1
Gallery Choir to Pedal (thumb) Swell octave to 1
Chancel Swell to Great (thumb) Solo to 1
Chancel Choir to Great (thumb) Solo octave to 1
Chancel Great to Choir (thumb) Choir sub
Chancel Swell to Choir (thumb) Choir octave
Gallery Solo to Great (thumb) Great to Solo
Full Organ (thumb) Swell to Solo
Reeds (thumb) Choir to Solo
Strings (thumb) Solo sub
Manual 16' off (thumb) Solo octave
Subs off (thumb) Gallery Great to 1
Pedal 32-16' off (thumb) Gallery Great off
Gallery Choir off
SEQUENCER Gt. & Ped. combs. coupled
> (Next) (3 thumb, 2 toe) Gallery Cresendo on
Celesta sub
RIEGER COMBINATION SYSTEM, REA: INDICATOR LIGHTS
10 Users with: Chancel Crescendo - 7 lights
1000 Combinations each Gallery Crescendo - 7 lights
with 3 inserts each Full Organ
Archive for 250 Tracks, Reeds
4 Crescendi - adjustable Strings
Sequencer All manual 16' off
Rieger replay system Subs off
Rieger tuning system Pedal 32-16' off
Chancel Wind
Gallery Wind
BALANCED SHOE-PEDALS
Chancel Choir
Chancel Swell
Gallery Swell
Gallery Choir/Solo
Crescendo
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2018-06-25]
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