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Holtkamp Organ Co. Opus 1742-A (1995)

St. John's Abbey: Abbey Church
2900 Abbey Plaza
Collegeville, MN

OHS convention: 2017

Images

2017-07-25 - Tower and bells (Photograph by Joseph Ripka, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2017-08-08 - Bell Banner (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Database Manager)

2017-08-08 - Balcony (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Database Manager)

2017-08-08 - Church Interior and Organ Screen (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Database Manager)

2014-08-01 - Console (Photograph by Joel S. Kumro/Database Manager)

2014-11-01 - Building Interior and Chamber Screen (red) (Photograph by Joel S. Kumro/Database Manager)

2014-11-01 - Building Exterior (Photograph by Joel S. Kumro/Database Manager)

2017-08-09 - Church exterior (Bill Van Pelt/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
47 stops
45 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2011-10-17 - Identified through online information from Richard C Greene. -Database Manager

2014-12-15 - Updated through online information from Joel S. Kumro. -- I am a graduate student at Saint John's and contacted Holtkamp for more information about this supposed rebuild. This organ was not rebuilt and no tonal modifications were made. Updates were to the switching system, console, and combination action. -Database Manager

2014-12-17 - Updated through online information from Joel S. Kumro. -Database Manager

2018-03-20 - Updated by Mark Higgins, who has heard or played the organ. Additionally, Mark Higgins listed this web site as a source of information: Www.pasiorgans.com/instruments/opus27.html. <br> <br>I-m not sure how to update. Pasi Organs says its opus 27 will coexist with the original Holtkamp, but Anthony Ruff OSB refers to it as the "Holtkamp Pasiâ€ organ on his www.praytell.com blog entry of 3-12-2018. Can there be two organs in the same space sharing a console? -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From University Date not recorded

Collegeville, Minnesota
St. John Abbey Church

Holtkamp Organ Co. (Job 1742, 1961; Job 1742-A, 1995)

GREAT ORGAN                    SWELL ORGAN                     POSITIV ORGAN
16' Quintadena       61        8' Rohrflöte          61        8' Copula       61
8' Principal         61        8' Lieblichgedackt    61        4' Praestant    61
8' Flute             61        8' Spitzgamba         61        4' Rohrflöte    61
8' Gedackt           61        8' Voix Celeste (FF)  56        2-2/3' Nazard   61
4' Octave            61        4' Octave Geigen      61        2' Octava       61
4' Spitzflöte        61        4' Bourdon            61        2' Blockflöte   61
2' Superoctave       61        2' Doublette          61        1-3/5' Tierce   61
1 1/3' Octave Quint  61        1' Piccolo            61        III Fourniture  183
IV Mixture           244       III Sesquialtera      183       8' Cromorne     61
III Scharf           183       IV Plein Jeu          244
8' Trumpet           73*       16' Basson            61
                               8' Fagott             73*
                               4' Oboe Clarion       73*
                               Tremolo
                               Swell to Swell 16'
                               Swell Unison Off
                               Swell to Swell 4'


                               PEDAL ORGAN
                               16' Principal      32
                               16' Subbass        39**
                               16' Quintadena     GT
                               10 2/3' Quintbass  44**
                               8' Octave          32
                               8' Flauto Dolce    32
                               4' Choralbass      32
                               4' Nachthorn       32
                               V Cornet (32')     160
                               IV Mixture         128
                               16' Posaune        32
                               8' Trumpet         32
                               4' Schalmey        32

* = Double trebles for notes 50-61
** = Rank extended for Pedal Cornet

Pedal Cornet Composition

   PITCH     DRAWN FROM
   16'     = 16' Principal
   10-2/3' = 16' Subbass
   8'      = 8' Octave
   6-2/5'  = Independent
   5-1/3'  = 10-2/3' Quintbass
   4-4/7'  = Independent
   4'      = 4' Choral Bass
   3-1/2'  = Independent
   2-3/4'  = Independent
   2-1/2'  = Independent

Websites

Saint John's Abbey:: The Holtkamp Organ - History and description, photographs (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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