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Gress-Miles Organ Co. (1969)

St. John's Episcopal Church
Lafayette Square
Washington, DC

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


Unknown - Console and Left Facade facing Altar (Photograph from 'The American Organist' undocumented issue, 1970s./Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2012-11-12 - An original installation. Identified by Rick Erickson, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- -Database Manager

2017-04-16 - Replaced in 2009 by Lively-Fulcher Organbuilders 3/47. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console, summer 1977 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Washington, D.C.
St John’s (Episcopal), Lafayette Square

Gress Miles 

Great (Manual I):
16 Violon
16 Quintaton
8 Principal
8 Bordun
8 Harmonic Flute (low 12 from Bordun)
8 Violoncello (ext)
4 Octave
4 Spitzflote
3 1/5 Gross Tierce (ext)
2 2/3 Nasard
2 Superoctave
2 Waldfloete (ext)
1 3/5 Tierce
V-VII Mixture  (1 1/3')
16 Trumpet (TC) (ext)
8 Trumpet
8 Trompette-a-Pavillon
4 Clarion-a-Pavillon (ext)
Tremulant
Zimbelstern
Chimes
Swell to Great Sub Octave
Swell to Great
Positiv to Great

Positiv (Manual II):
16 Gedecktpommer (TC, ext)
8 Spitzprincipal
8 Holzgedeckt
8 Flute-a-Fuseau (low 12 from Holzgedeckt)
8 Flauto Dolce *
8 Flute Celeste (TC) *
4 Principal
4 Rohrfloete
4 Flauto Dolce (ext)
2 2/3 Quintfloete
2 Octave
2 Blockflote
1 3/5 Terz
1 1/3 Nasat (ext)
1 Siffloete (ext)
III-V Scharf  (2/3')
16 Baerpfeiffe 
8 Trompette
8 Cromorne
8 Baerpfieffe (ext)
4 Clarion (ext)
Tremulant
Swell to Positiv Sub Octave
Swell to Positiv
*  Enclosed with Swell

Swell (Manual III):
16 Lieblich Quintade (ext)
8 Rohrfloete
8 Salicional
8 Voix Celeste
8 Quintadena
4 Traversfloete
4 Viole (ext)
2 2/3 Quint (TC)
2 Principal
2 Hohlflfloete (ext)
1 3/5 Terz (TC)
1 1/3 Quint (ext)
1 Octave (ext)
III-IV Zimbel  (1/3')
16 Basson (ext)
8 Trompette
8 Hautbois
4 Clarion (ext)
8 Vox Humana
Tremulant
Swell Sub Octave

Pedal:
16 Untersatz
16 Subbass
16 Violonbasse (Great)
16 Quintaton (Great)
16 Lieblich Quintade (Swell)
10 2/3 Quintfloete (ext)
8 Principal (ext)
8 Gedeckt (ext)
4 Octave (ext)
4 Nachthorn (ext)
2 Nachthorn (ext)
V-VI Mixture  (2')
32 Posaune (ext)
16 Posaune
16 Basson (Swell)
16 Baerpfeiffe (Positiv)
8 Trumpet (ext)
8 Basson (Swell)
4 Clarion (ext)
4 Cromorne (Positiv)
2 Cornett (ext)
Swell to Pedal
Positiv to Pedal
Great to Pedal

62 ranks, 3530 pipes, 58/32 note compasses


 [Received from Rick Erickson 2012-11-15.]

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