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Mudler-Hunter (1923)

St. Thomas Catholic Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
919 Indiana Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID

Images

1992-08-11 - Church exterior (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-08-11 - Church interior (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2008-12-01 - Photo of original console from church archives (Digital image by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-08-11 - Original nameplate (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-08-11 - Great case from sanctuary floor (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-08-11 - Swell case from sanctuary floor (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-08-11 - Great case in rear gallery (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1992-08-11 - Swell case in rear gallery (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
19 stops
16 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2006-11-04 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is housed in twin matching cases on either side of the central window in the rear gallery. The façades are painted silver, and contain 39 pipes arranged: 10-3-26. The Great façade contains the first 32 pipes of the Great 8' Open Diapason. The Swell facade is entirely of dummy pipes. The Gt. Open Diapason is the only unexpressive manual rank. The first 5 pipes of the Pedal 16' Bourdon are atop the Great case expressive enclosure. The organ was to be installed and ready for use by December 24, 1923. Cost of the organ was $8,000.00 installed. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the original contract Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
St. Thomas R.C. Church

Mudler-Hunter Co., Inc., 1923 - Original Specifications

GREAT (Expressive - *)
   8   Open Diapason                   61
   8   Viola d'Gamba   (*)             61
   8   Doppel Flute    (*)             61
   8   Melodia         (*)             61
   8   Dulciana        (*)             61
   4   Flute d'Amour   (*)             61
   8   English Horn    (*)             61
       Great to Great 16'
       Great Unison Off
       Great to Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive)
   16  Bourdon                         73
   8   Violin Diapason                 73
   8   Stopped Diapason                73
   8   Salicional                      73
   8   Voix Celeste              (tc)  61 
   8   Aeoline                         73
   4   Flute Harmonic                  73
   8   Clarinett  [sic]                73
       Tremolo
       Swell to Swell 16'
       Swell Unison Off
       Swell to Swell 4'
 
PEDAL
   16  Open Diapason             (Gt)  12
   16  Bourdon                         32
   16  Lieblich Gedeckt          (Sw)  --
   8   Flute                    (Ped)  12
 
COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                     8
   Great to Pedal                     8
   Swell to Great                  16,8,4

FINGER PISTONS
   Swell & Pedal                 0, 1 - 5
   Great & Pedal                 0, 1 - 5

TOE SPOONS (Unlabeled)
   Gr. to Ped.                      (rev)
   Sforzando                        (rev)
 
PEDAL MOVEMENTS (Unlabeled)
   Swell Expression                (bal.)
   Great Expression                (bal.)
   Crescendo                       (bal.)

ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic primary & unit
VOICES: 16
STOPS:  19
RANKS:  16
PIPES:  1,055

NOTES
The organ is installed in the rear gallery in twin, divided cases on
either side of a central window. Each facade is wrap-around - having 26
pipes along the long side; 10 pipes along the short side, and 3 pipes at
the corner.  The Great and the Pedal 16' Bourdon are on the left.  The
Swell is on the right.  The Pedal 16' Open Diapason extension is of wood,
and is divided on both sides.  The Great 8' Open Diapason is the only
unexpressive manual rank, and has its first 32 pipes en facade. The Pedal
16' Bourdon has its first 5 pipes on the roof of the Great swellbox.  The
cost of the organ was $8,000.00 installed.

The exact nomenclature of stops and controls is not verifiable since the
original console was replaced in 1975.  Specifications given here are
based upon the extant original contract in the church's archives; upon
writing on the extant pipes themselves; and upon a photo of the original
console.

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner April 09, 2009.]

Documents

(1923-01-01) Contract -Database Manager

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