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Gress-Miles Organ Co. (1980)

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cathedral
360 Main Street
Winona, MN

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


Consoles

Main


Notes

2015-12-28 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by John Igoe, using information from this web site: http://customers.hbci.com/~cathedra/RenovationOct05.pdf. <br><br>Organ was was located in the rear balcony of the Cathedral which also served as a choir loft. -Database Manager

2016-03-17 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. <br>An online document from the Cathedral Organ Committee ( http://customers.hbci.com/~cathedra/html/organ_update.html ) indicates that none of the companies consulted were willing to transplant the Gress-Miles organ "as is", and were highly disinclined to incorporate the pipework in a new instrument based on the small scales and existing voicing. The Cathedral later chose a new Reuter for the Cathedral.<br><br>Reuter reportedly pledged to incorporate as much of the Gress-Miles as could be artistically done. One possibility was suggested to use the Gress-Miles as the basis for an Antiphonal organ. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed Stoplist Source: Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> May 1982 Date not recorded

        Winona, Minnesota
        Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

        Gress-Miles   1980   3/38
        ______________________________________________

        GREAT

    16' Gedecktpommer              8' Montre
     8' Principal                  8' Holzgedeckt
     8' Rohrflöte                  8' Flauto Dolce
     8' Harmonic Flute PD          4' Principal
     4' Octave                     4' Spillflöte
     2' Rohrpfeife                 2' Octave
  V-VI  Mixture                1 1/3' Quint
     8' Trompette      SW     III-IV  Scharf
                                   8' Cromorne
        SWELL                         Tremulant

     8' Bourdon                       PEDAL
     8' Viole de Gambe
     8' Voix Celeste   tc         32' Acoustic Bass II
     4' Traversflöte              16' Principal
     4' Octave Viole              16' Subbass
     4' Octave Celeste             8' Principal
 2 2/3' Nasat                      8' Holzgedeckt   GT
     2' Principal              5 1/3' Quintflöte
     2' Piccolo                    4' Octave
 1 3/5' Terz                       2' Harmonic Flute
 1 1/3' Quintflöte                 V  Mixture
     1' Octave                 IV-VI  Basse de Cornet
III-IV  Zimbel                    16' Bombarde      SW
    16' Bombarde                   8' Trompette     SW
     8' Trompette                  4' Cromorne      PO
     4' Clairon
        Tremulant
        Octaves Graves

         [Received from Jeff Scofield April 16, 2017]

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