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Irving Lawless / Lawless & Associates (2015)

St.John's United Church of Christ: Sanctuary
1811 Lincoln Way East
Chambersburg, PA

Images

2016-06-22 - Console to right (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Console to left (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Sanctuary interior to rear, organ and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Balcony choirloft, console and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Sanctuary interior angle (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-06-22 - Sanctuary interior to rear, organ and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
26 stops
40 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2016-07-14 - Originally installed in 1965 as 3/31 Moller Op. 9640, the organ was refurbished in 2015 by Lawless & Associates, which included releathering the entire organ, adding Peterson ICS4000 combination action and relays, rescaling and revoicing the Principals, rebuilding the console and making some tonal changes. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist courtesy of Lawless & Associates Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
       St. John's United Church of Christ

       Möller   Op. 9640   1963   3/31
       Lawless             2015   3/32
       _____________________________________________

       GREAT                       SWELL

   16' Pommer         -- a      8' Rohrflöte      61
    8' Principal      61        8' Gamba          61
    8' Bourdon        61        8' Gamba Celeste  49
    4' Octave         61        4' Spitzprincipal 61
2 2/3' Nasat          61        4' Nachthorn      -- d
    2' Fifteenth      61        2' Nachthorn      61
  III  Mixture       183      III  Plein Jeu     183
    8' Trompete       17 PD    16' Bassoon        61
       Super                    8' Trompette      61
       Blank                    8' Bassoon      prep
                                4' Rohrschalmei   61
       PEDAL                       Tremolo
                                   Sub
   32' Bourdon        dg           Unison Off
   16' Principal      -- b         Super
   16' Subbass        32           Blank
   16' Rohrgedeckt    12 SW        
    8' Spitzprincipal 32           POSITIV
    8' Flute          12       
    8' Rohrflöte      SW        8' Nasongedeckt   61
5 1/3' Quint          -- c      4' Koppelflöte    61
    4' Spitzprincipal 12        2' Principal      61
    4' Waldflöte      32    1 1/3' Larigot        61
    2' Blockflöte     12        1' Oktav          61
  III  Mixture        96        8' Cromorne       61
   32' Cornet         --           Tremolo
   16' Bombarde       32           Sub
   16' Bassoon        SW           Unison Off
    8' Trompete       12       16' Trompete       PD
    4' Clairon        12        8' Trompete       GT

    a  56 notes, united from SW Rohrflöte
    b  1-12 Peterson; 13-up from Spitzprincipal
    c  from Pedal Mixture
    d  1-12 from Rohrflöte, 13-up from Nachthorn

        [Received from Jeff Scofield July 14, 2016]

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