John Brombaugh & Associates Opus 25 (1981)

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2008-06-25 - Gallery and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-06-25 - Nave, Gallery, and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-06-25 - Keydesk (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-06-25 - Organ Case Detail (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-06-25 - List of Builders (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-06-25 - Bosworth Hall Exterior (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - 1/4-comma meantone with 3 sub-semitones per octave. Tuned one whole-tone sharp to a440. Can be hand pumped. Dedicated 9/27/1981 by Harald Vogel. -Database Manager

2014-08-20 - This project was completed in Spring 1981 and was developed by the Builder in coordination with ideas from David Boe, Dean, and Dr. William Porter, Professor of Organ and Harpsichord, Oberlin Conservatory of Music. -Database Manager

2014-08-20 - Dedication took place on 27 September 1981; the inaugural recital was played by Harald Vogel with musicians, Stephen Stubbs, lute; Holger Eichhorn, cornetto; and Harry Geraerts, tenor. -Database Manager

Stoplist

From Builder's web site and <i>2009 Organ Atlas: The City of Cleveland and Northern Ohio</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Oberlin, Ohio Oberlin College - Fairchild Chapel The Mary McIntosh Bridge Memorial Organ John Brombaugh & Associates Opus 25 1981 2 manuals, 15 stops, 19 ranks _____________________________________________________________________________________ WERCK - Manual I 8' Præstant 52 a (CC, DD, FF# and GG# from Gedackt 8') 8' Oak Principal 52 (CC, DD, FF# and GG# from Gedackt 8') 8' Gedackt 56 4' Octava 56 4' Spitzpype 56 2' Octava 56 3' Quinta ] II Sesquialtera ] 112 b V-VII Mixtura 382 8' Trommett 56 a BRUSTWERCK - Manual II 8' Regal 45 (permanently engaged) 3' Hohlquinta 31 (discant, from c') This division patterned after the original pre-Schnitgerian Brustwerck in Lüdingworth, Niedersaxony, Germany. PEDAL 16' Subbass (wood) 28 8' Præstant WK 8' Trommett WK a Manual stops playable in Pedal by transmission b Quinta and Sesquialtera use one stop-knob with Quinta playing when full drawn Sesquialtera begins at c' or cis' at choice of organist to accommodate various compositional styles/requirements Organ tuned in pure 1/4 SC Meantone temperament with Subsemitonien eb/dis, gis/ab & gis/bb on Werck & Pedal divisions Keyboard compasses: Werck, 52 notes: CDE - c ''' in "gebrockene Octav" form; Brustwerk, 50 notes: CDEFGA - c ''' in "kurz Octav" form; Pedal, 28 notes: CDE - d ' in Schnitgerian form Coupler: Werck / Pedal Tremulant to entire organ, adjustable Mechanical key action, suspended; mechanical stop action Metal flue pipes of finest lead/tin alloys, hammered and voiced for vocale sound Cone tuning used for open metal flue pipes; soldered domed hats for stopped metal pipes Reeds arranged for easy tuning by the organist Façade pipe mouths gilded with 23 carat goldleaf Wind system made with two wedge bellows which may be foot pumped in historic manner or may be winded by an electrical blower when desired. [Received from Steven E. Lawson August 19, 2014]

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