Five Wounds Portuguese National Parish
1375 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA
Images
2025-01-20 - Organ in rear gallery (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Left stopjamb (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Builder nameplate (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Couplers (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Crescendo gauge (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Right stopjamb (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Builder restoration nameplate (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Pedals (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Console (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Tubular pneumatic action (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
2025-01-20 - Blower (Benjamin Smith/Benjamin Smith)
Consoles
Main
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 2 manuals
- 11 stops
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Angled Jambs
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
- Has crescendo
- Combination action: Other
Notes
2014-09-15 - Organ relocated without any change.
Identified by James R. Stettner, based on information learned from a conversation with
Roger Inkpen.
-- The 4' x 8' double-rise reservoir is being re-leathered by Roger Inkpen of Newton Pipe Organ Services (Sept/Oct 2014). According to the parish website, "In 1929 and 1930, the I.E.S. Holy Ghost celebrations continued to draw thousands to East San José and to Five Wounds Church. Over 15,000 attended and two hundred calves were auctioned to pay for the new church organ." -Database Manager
2019-02-14 - "After years of silence, the organ has recently gone through a two-year restoration by Roger Inkpen of Newton Pipe Organ Services". Source: "The American Organist," March 2019, page 18. -Database Manager
2025-01-21 - Pay no heed to the number of ranks, this is an inspiring instrument. The instrument is largely in good condition; some notes are out of tune. There's also a digital organ from 2004 present that may be used more. -Benjamin Smith
Stoplist
Source: Taken from console
Great Gamba 8, Open Diapason 8, Dulciana 8, Melodia 8
Swell Stopped Diapason 8, Oboe & Bassoon 8, Salicional 8, Tremolo
Pedal Bourdon 16, Principal 4
Swell to Pedal 8, Swell to Great 4, Swell to Great 8, Great to Great 4 (Great Super Octave) (Sorry, didn't pay enough attention to get details on this coupler other than the name.)
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