2014-02-06 - Altered and relocated existing organ. Identified by Douglas H. Cable, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- Guzowski & Steppe Organbuilders, Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, FL have recently completed installing an organ in St. Benedict-s Episcopal Church, Plantation, FL.<br>The organ of 3 manuals and 55 ranks was built by The Möller Organ Company as Opus 9885 ca.1964 – 1980. It was originally built for the Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel. In June of 1999 it was removed to make way for a new instrument and was placed in storage in Fort Lauderdale while the new Sanctuary was being designed and built. <br>While in storage the organ suffered water damage when the roof of the storage facility was torn off by Hurricane Wilma. The water damaged windchests and reservoirs were repaired and a new layout was engineered for the more commodious chambers. Installation and tonal finishing was completed on August 17, 2006. <br>The instrument was a gift to St. Benedict-s by Capt. William Bailey, USCG (Ret.) in memory of his late Wife, Dorothy. A new set of chimes were donated by Capt. Bailey-s son Brian. -Database Manager
2015-10-27 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -Database Manager
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Plantation, Florida Saint Benedicts Episcopal Church 1964 - 1980 Möller III/55, Opus 9885 Great 16' Pommer 61 pipes 8' Principal 61 pipes 8' Bourdon 61 pipes 8' Gemshorn 61 pipes 4' Octave 61 pipes 4' Spitzflöte 61 pipes 2' Super Octave 61 pipes IV Fourniture 1 1/3' 244 pipes III Cornet 2 2/3' 183 pipes 8' Trompete 61 pipes 8' Trompette Harmonique 61 notes [from choir Trompette Harmonique 8'] Tremulant (Flute Stops Only) Great to Great 4', Unison Off Swell 16' Rohrgedeckt 61 pipes 8' Rohrflöte 12 pipes [extension of Rohrgedeckt 16'] 8' Viole de Gambe 8' 68 pipes 8' Viole Celeste 8' 68 pipes 8' Flauto Dolce 8' 68 pipes 8' Flauto Dolce Celeste 61 pipes (From GG) 4' Principal 68 pipes 4' Spitzflöte 68 pipes 2' Octave 61 pipes 1 1/3' Larigot 61 pipes IV Plein Jeu 244 pipes 16' Basson 68 pipes 8' Trompette 68 pipes 8' Basson 12 pipes [extension of Basson 16'] 4' Hautbois 68 pipes Tremulant Swell to Swell 16’, Swell Unison Off , Swell to Swell 4’, Choir Division: 8' Hölzgedeckt 61 pipes 8' Erzähler 61 pipes 8' Erzähler Celeste 8' GG 54 pipes 4' Principal 61 pipes 4' Koppelflöte 61 pipes 2 2/3' Nazard 61 pipes 2' Blockflöte 61 pipes 1 3/5' Tierce 61 pipes 1' Sifflöte 61 pipes III Zimbel 183 pipes 8' Trompette Harmonique 61 pipes (8" wind) 8' Krummhorn 61 pipes Tremulant Choir to Choir 16’, Choir Unison Off, Choir to Choir 4’ Pedal Division: 32' Untersatz 32 notes (resultant) 16' Contre Bass 32 pipes 16' Pommer Great 32 notes 16' Bourdon 56 pipes 16' Rohrgedeckt Swell 32 notes 8' Principal 8’ 32 pipes 8' Bourdon 32 notes 8' Spitzflöte 44 pipes 8' Rohrflöte Swell 32 notes 4' Choral Bass 44 pipes 4' Spitzflöte 32 notes 4' Bourdon 4' 32 notes 2' Octave 2' 32 notes III Mixture 96 pipes IV Cornet 32 notes 32' Bassoon 12 pipes [extension of Swell Basson 16'] 16' Posaune 56 pipes 16' Bassoon 32 notes from Swell 8' Posaune 32 notes 8' Basson 32 notes from Swell 4' Clairon 32 notes Couplers: 8' Great to Pedal 8' Swell to Pedal 4' Swell to Pedal 8' Choir to Pedal 4' Choir to Pedal Swell to Great 16’ Swell to Great 8' Swell to Great 4’, Choir to Great 16’ Choir to Great 8' Choir to Great 4’, Choir to Swell 8' Great to Choir 8' Swell to Choir 16’ Swell to Choir 8' Swell to Choir 4’ [Received from Douglas H. Cable 2014-07-25.]
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