Specification of organ, Op. 33, finished in March 1995 for LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL Appleton, Wisconsin
DISPOSITION:
Great - Manual II
Præstant (98% Lead alloy) 16 *
Octave 8 -
Spielflöte 8 *
Octave 4
Koppelflöte 4
Octave 2
Mixture IV-VI
Bombarde 16
Trompette 8 *
Clairon 4 *
Positive - Manual I
Quintadena 16
Præstant (98% Tin w/Cu alloy) 8 -
Gedackt 8 -
Octave (98% Tin w/Cu alloy) 4
Rohrflöte 4
Octave 2
Sesquialter II
Scharff IV-VI
Dulcian 8
Harfenregal 8
* Great stop transmits to Pedal
] Notes of same pitch share common pipes
- Some bass tones common with another stop
Swell - Manual III
Rohrflöte 8
Salicional 8
Vox Celeste (tc) 8
Principal 4
Spitzflöte 4
Nasard 2 2/3
Waldflöte 2
Tierce 1 3/5
Willis Mixture III
Contra Oboe 16
Trumpet 8
Pedal
Subbass (Douglas Fir) 16
Præstant (98% Lead alloy) 16 *
Octave 8 -
Spielflöte 8 *
Octave 4
Contra Posaune (Poplar) 32 ]
Posaune 16 ]
Trumpet 8
Trompette 8 *
Clairon 4 *
Cornett 2
Couplers, etc
Great - Pedal
Positive - Pedal
Swell - Pedal
Positive - Great
Swell - Great
Swell Tremulant
Great / Positive Tremulant, after
Schnitger, adjustable
Keyboard compasses: Manuals, 56 notes: C - g'''; Pedal, 30 notes: C - f', flat
Electric stop action with solid state combination system having 32 adjustable memory levels
Mechanical swell louver control for Swell division with variable ratio for fine loudness control
Metal flue pipes of finest lead / tin and copper alloys, hammered and voiced for vocale sound
Façade pipe mouths gilded with 23 carat goldleaf
Cone tuning for small flue pipes; soldered hats for stopped metal pipes; reeds are easily tunable by organist
Wind system with electric blower and 3 wedge bellows; flexible, but stable due to large rectangular conductors
Windpressure for manual divisions and pedal stops on Great chest: 87 mm H2O; back pedal stops: 130 mm H2O
Tuned using a mild unequal temperament (Kellner's "Bach") well suited to music of all periods
Organ has 42 stops, with 2496 pipes on 49 ranks
Case is in general style of the 1685 organ of Father Smith at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England with ornamentation fitting to Lawrence University Memorial Chapel and is placed on platform at rear of Chapel stage. Positive projects in front of the Main case over the head of organist to function in manner of a Ruckpositive. The Swell division is in loft above and behind the Main case housing the Great and Pedal; the Posaune 32/16/8 and Subbass 16 are placed in loft area behind and below the Swell. The bellows and blower are in room below stage.
Inaugural Recital played by George Edward Damp for Lawrence University celebration on: 5 May 1995
Robert Dodson, Dean, Conservatory of Music; George Damp, Professor of Organ; Miriam Duncan, Professor of Organ Emerita
CD recordings: George Damp (Calcante CD015), Wolfgang Rübsam (Naxos 8.553135 & 8.553629) and others
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