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Schantz Organ Co. Opus 166 (1952)

Christ Church Cathedral, Episcopal
421 South Second Street
Lexington, KY

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
64 stops
46 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
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

2011-06-02 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Retained 26 ranks of 1884 Hilborne L. Roosevelt 3/32 Op. 118 that was rebuilt and enlarged by six ranks by Marshall & Bennett as Op. 155 in 1904; Op. 166 was rebuilt by Schantz in 1973 as Op. 1227; replaced in 1986 by a 2/26 Bedient that was moved in 1994 to Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Charleston, SC. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The American Organist</i> December 1952 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Louisville, Kentucky
        Christ Church Cathedral

        Schantz   Op. 166   1952   3/56
        __________________________________________________

     *  new pipework

        GREAT                           SWELL
    16' Quintaten        61 *       16' Bourdon         73
     8' Diapason         61          8' Open Diapason   73
     8' Melodia          61          8' Gedeckt         12
     8' Gemshorn         61          8' Salicional      73
     4' Octave           61          8' Voix Celeste    66
     4' Flute            61          8' Spitzflute      73
 2 2/3' Quint            61          8' Flute Celeste   pf
     2' Superoctave      61          4' Octave          73
    IV  Fourniture      244 *        4' Flute Traverso  73
     8' Trumpet          61          2' Flautino        61
        Chimes                      IV  Plein Jeu      244 *
                                    16' Contra Fagotto  73 *
        POSITIV                      8' Trompette       73 *
     8' Gedackt          61 *        8' Oboe            73
     4' Principal        61 *        8' Vox Humana      73
     4' Rohr Flute       61          4' Clarion         73 *
 2 2/3' Nazard           61 *           Tremulant
     2' Blockfloete      61 *           Sub
 1 3/5' Tierce           61 *           Unison Off
   III  Cymbale         183 *           Super
 
        PEDAL                           CHOIR
    16' Open Diapason    32          8' Viola           73 *
    16' Bourdon          32          8' Quintadena      73 *
    16' Violone          32          8' Dulciana        73
    16' Quintaten        GT          8' Unda Maris      61 *
    16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW          4' Octave          12 *
    16' Dulciana         12 CH       4' Flute Ouverte   73 *
10 2/3' Quint (Violone)   7      2 2/3' Nazard          61 *
     8' Octave           32 *        2' Piccolo         61
     8' Bass Flute       12          8' Clarinet        73
     8' Cello             5             Tremulant
     8' Quintaten        GT             Sub
     8' Still Gedeckt    SW             Unison Off
     4' Super Octave     12 *           Super
     4' Flute            12
   III  Mixture          96 *
    16' Double Trumpet   32 *
    16' Contra Fagotto   SW
     8' Trumpet          12 *
     8' Fagotto          SW
     4' Clarion          12 *

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield  June 4, 2011]

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