Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2004-10-30 - From Swearingen residence, San Antonio, 1986. -Database Manager
2014-04-15 - Updated through online information from Julius Coyle. -Database Manager
2014-04-26 - Updated through online information from Julius Coyle. -- University Performing Arts and Conference Center building torn down in 2010. -Database Manager
2019-08-21 - Updated by Gregory Nussel, who has heard or played the organ. -Database Manager
2024-10-04 - I last played this organ in 1974, and in 1972 was one of several organists who played it at a public function at the Swearingen residence, where the instrument was then located. The Hauptwerk had a seven-rank Mixture and a twelfth or quint at 2-2/3’ and a Terz at 1-3/5’, not a three-rank blokwerk Cornet. There was also a 16’ flute of some kind on the HW, most likely a Quintadena. In lieu of a 8’ flute on the HW, there was a 8’ Gemshorn. The 8’ and 4’ Chorus reeds on the HW were en chamade. There were no intermanual couplers: Mr. Swearingen stated, In a talk given at the 1972 event, that he preferred that there be none; however, each of the manuals coupled to the pedal. Each manual had its own tremulant, with controls for the rate and depth of each to the left and right of the en fenetre console, directly beneath the Brustwerk chest. There were only general combinations (maybe about five, both thumb pistons and foot controls), and setterboards were to the left and right of the drawknobs (on either side). The business of adding intermanual couplers, splitting the HW chorus mixture into two stops, making the 12th and 15th on the HW into a blokwerk Cornet and substituting a Bourdon 8’ for the 16’ Quintadena on the HW may may have been done at a later time. Again, it’s been a long time since I played the organ but I think my memories of it are pretty reliable. I have heard that this instrument is in storage and is no longer playable, but I cannot verify that. Information Christopher Hathaway on 2024-07-20 -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist taken from the console Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
San Marcos, Texas Texas State University - University Performing Arts and Conference Center Swearingen, 1970 Hauptwerk 8' Prestant 8' Bourdon 8' Gemshorn 4' Oktave 4' Rohrflöte 2' Oktave III Cornet (2 2/3') IV Mixtur (1 1/3') III Mixtur (2/3') 16' Fagott 8' Trompete 4' Schalmei Tremulant Brustwerk to Hauptwerk Positiv to Hauptwerk Brustwerk 8' Gedeckt 4' Spitz Flöte 2' Oktave 1 1/3' Nasat 1' Sifflöte III Kling Zimbel (1/4') 8' Bärpfeife Tremulant Positiv 8' Rohr Flöte 4' Prestant 4' Nachthorn 2' Spiel Flöte 1 1/3' Quinte II Sesquialtera (2 2/3') III Scharf (1/2') 16' Dulzian 8' Musette Tremulant Pedal 16' Prestant 16' Subbass 16' Gedeckt 8' Oktave 8' Holz Gedeckt 4' Oktave 4' Koppel Flöte II Rausch Pfeife (2 2/3') IV Mixtur (1 1/3') 16' Posaune 8' Trompete 4' Trompete Hauptwerk to Pedal Brustwerk to Pedal Positiv to Pedal Note: I don't know whether it is possible to couple the Brustwerk and Positiv together. [Received from Julius Coyle 2014-04-14.]
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