2014-07-29 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Scot Huntington, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- The Schlicker organ was a substantial rebuild of the 1925 Moller, resulting in an essentially new instrument from old parts. As a rebuild, the organ was under the direction of Donald Bohall, Schlicker Service Manager. Some of the Moller windchests, the architect-designed walnut façade, and a substantially number of Moller pipes, including most if not all the previously recycled 1891 Wm. Johnson & Son (opus 755) ranks were reused. The new Positive division is installed behind a screen in an adjacent bay to the main chamber, and employing a slider chest, speaks slightly behind the main organ. The main chamber (Great, Pedal) is above and to the right of the choir apse seating, speaking both into the Choir and to the nave, while the Swell is located high to the left, in a chamber which speaks through a grill directly into the nave immediately south of the steps leading to the altar and choir apse. Concurrent with the order for this instrument, a 2 manual, 7-rank Schlicker unit organ was installed in the rear of the acoustically excellent chapel. -Database Manager
stoplist from memory, concert played 1976 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Jamestown, New York First Presbyterian Church Schlicker Organ Co. 1964 Moller chest, pipework, and Johnson & Son pipework recycled. New Choir Master console of black walnut, Moller façade and front pipes reused. GREAT (right chancel chamber, unenclosed) 16' Principal 8' Principal 8' Holzfloete 8' Gemshorn 4' Octave 4' Traverse Floete 2 2/3' Quint 2' Super Octave VI Mixture 8' Trumpet Swell to Great Sub Swell to Great Swell to Great Super Positive to Great Sub Positive to Great SWELL (left nave chamber, partly using old chimney) 16' Bourdon 8' Principal 8' Rohrfloete 8' Viola di Gamba 8' Celeste 8' Dolce 8' Unda Maris 4' Octave 4' Koppelfloete 2' Blockfloete II Sesquialtera IV Mixture 16' Chalumeau 8' Oboe-Schalmei Tremulant Swell Sub Swell Super Positive (unenclosed; right side alcove next to main chamber, slider chest) 8' Quintadena 4' Principal 4' Rohrfloete 2' Octave 1 1/3' Larigot 1' Siffloete IV Scharff 8' Krummhorn Tremulant Swell to Positive Swell to Positive Super PEDAL (right chancel chamber, unenclosed) 16' Holzprincipal 16' Kontrabass (GR) 16' Subbass 16' Lieblich Gedackt (SW) 8' Octave (ext.) 8' Gedackt (ext.) 4' Choral Bass 2' Nachthorn III Mixture 16' Posaune 16' Chalumeau (SW) 8' Trumpet (ext.) 4' Schalmei Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Positive to Pedal There is a Schulmerich tower chime system playable from the Great, with separate console-mounted controls, and with four "voices" available, including possibly Carillon, Tower Chimes, and English Handbells. It needs to be confirmed that the console bell controls could sound in either the sanctuary or the outside tower. [Received from Scot Huntington 2014-07-30.]
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