2012-12-07 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Rick England, using information from this web site: fpc-fullerton.org. -- -Database Manager
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ABBOT & SIEKER OPUS 96, 34 RANKS, 1976 PIPES Great (Abbot & Sieker chest, 3” pressure) Pipes: Nason Gedeckt 16 (choir) Prinicpal 8 61 Gedeckt 8 61 Octave 4 61 Harmonic Flute 4 61 Fifteenth 2 61 Mixture (1 1/3) 2 61 Trumpet IV 255 Tierce 1 3/5 61 Mixture (1') III 183 Trompette 8 61 Oboe 8 61 Clarion 4 12 Temulant Choir (Wicks Chests, 3 ¾” pressure) Nason Gedeckt 8 61 Dolcan 8 61 Celeste ten.C 8 49 Spitzflöte 4 61 Nazard 2 2/3 61 Principal 2 61 Spitzflöte 2 12 Quint 1 1/3 Krumhorn 8 61 Chimes Swell (Wicks Chests, 3 ¾” pressure) Rohrflöte 8 61 Gambe 8 61 Celeste ten.C 8 49 Principal 4 61 Rohrflöte 4 12 Nazard 2 2/3 61 Blockflöte 2 61 Tremulant Pedal (Wicks Chests, 3 ¾” pressure) Principal 16 32 Bourdon 16 32 Nason Gedekt 16 12 Principal 8 12 Bourdon 8 12 Spitzflöte 8 12 Principal 4 12 Bourdon 4 12 Mixture (2') II 64 Cornet 32 Trumpet 16 32 Trumpet 8 12 Trumpet 4 12 Additional Information from Church: The organ installation utilizes as its nucleus the 1958 Wicks pipe organ originally installed in the balcony. Three additions were made through the years to bring the number of pipe ranks to 22. In redesigning the instrument for its new location, a completely different layout of component pats was used. A golden opportunity existed to make a more complete tonal scheme, so that a greater variety of music could be more effectively presented. With Richard Unfried, the builders worked out a specification that aimed for a well-rounded design in the American-Classic tradition. Almost all the old pipes were retained; each of these received some kind of re-voicing treatment. Thirteen new ranks were provided, many of them on a new Great slider chest. Much time was spent adjusting and regulating all the pipes for balance with one another and with the new acoustical environment surrounding them. The quality of the instrument was further enhanced by a new case design, witch displayed Pedal and Great Principal pipes (the longest of which is a 16 foot low D), better access for tuning and maintenance, improved lighting, a moveable console with new keyboards and two compact blowers, one for each side. Two features made possible by modern electronics were incorporated. First, is a solid-state system which performs all coupling and extensions and improves the windchest action for attack, repetition and release. Instantaneous in response, this circuitry replaces bulky and somewhat sluggish conventional relays and multi-contact switches with their maintenance problems. Second, is the circuitry used in the “combination action,” by which the organist can record any combination of stops and couplers, to be recalled at the push of the desired picton button. The system provides eight levels, or programs, of complete piston settings. The builders hope the organ will be a joy and an inspiration in the worship of God for the congregation and friends of First Presbyterian Church. [Received from Matthew Morrison 2014-07-08.]
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