The pipe organ in the Chapel
of Trinity Episcopal Church New Orleans, LA was built in the 1937 by the Moeller
pipe organ company. In the summer of
2009 we were contacted by the church misic director, Albinas Prizgintas to
rebuild and expand the Chapel pipe organ.
In this process we kept the original console shell and installed all new
keyboards, pedalboard, stop tabs, stop magnets, pistons, and capture
system. The 1937 chests and pipes were
restored and used as a Swell division with judicious borrowing to the
Pedal. A new Great of 3 unit stops was
added behind the wonderful reredos. The
position of the reredos is roughly 3'-0" from the back wall of the chancel. Casework matching the original reredos was
constructed between the reredos and rear wall of the chancel on both right and
left sides to visually mask the new pipes and chest.
CHAPEL ORGAN
Keyaction and Stop Action
Electropneumatic
DISPOSITION
|
|
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GREAT
|
1. |
8' |
Principal |
|
2. |
8' |
Rohrbourdon |
|
73
|
3. |
4' |
Prestant |
|
68
|
|
|
SWELL
|
4. |
16' |
Bourdon |
|
85
|
5. |
8' |
Viola |
|
85
|
6. |
8' |
Viola Celeste Tenor C |
|
49
|
7. |
4' |
Harmonic Flute |
|
73
|
8. |
2 2/3' |
Nazard Tenor C |
|
49
|
9. |
8' |
Coronopean |
|
61
|
SPECIFICATION
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PEDAL
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|
16' |
Bourdon |
|
#4
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|
8' |
Principal |
|
#1
|
|
8' |
Rohrbourdon |
|
#2
|
|
8' |
Viola |
|
#5
|
|
4' |
Prestant |
|
#3
|
|
4' |
Bourdon |
|
#4
|
|
8' |
Cornopean |
|
#8
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Great to Pedal
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Swell to Pedal
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GREAT
|
|
16' |
Viola |
(1-12 from #4) |
#5
|
|
8' |
Principal |
|
#1
|
|
8' |
Rohrbourdon |
|
#2
|
|
4' |
Prestant |
|
#3
|
|
4' |
Rohrbourdon |
|
#2
|
|
2' |
Principal |
|
#1
|
|
1 1/3' |
Quint |
|
#3
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|
Chimes
|
|
|
Swell to Great
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|
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SWELL
|
|
16' |
Bourdon |
|
#4
|
|
8' |
Viola |
|
#5
|
|
8' |
Viola Celeste |
|
#6
|
|
8' |
Harmonic Flute |
(1-12 from #4) |
#7
|
|
4' |
Bourdon |
|
#4
|
|
2 2/3' |
Nazard |
|
#8
|
|
2' |
Fifteenth |
|
#5
|
|
2' |
Piccolo |
|
#7
|
|
8' |
Cornopean |
|
#9
|
COUPLERS
|
Great to Pedal |
- |
Reversible by Toe Stud & Piston
|
Swell to Pedal |
- |
Reversible by Toe Stud & Piston
|
Swell to Great
|
COMBINATIONS
|
Generals |
1-2-3-4-5-6 |
Piston & Toe Stud
|
Pedal |
1-2-3-4-5 |
Toe Stud
|
Great |
1-2-3-4-5 |
Piston
|
Swell |
1-2-3-4-5 |
Piston
|
Set |
|
Piston |
General Cancel |
|
Piston
|
Full Organ Reversible |
|
Piston &Toe Stud |
CONSOLE DETAILS
Existing Moeller Stop Tab Console
Manual Natural Keys – Ivory
Manual Sharp Keys – Ebony
Pedal Natural Keys – Maple
Pedal Sharp Keys – Rosewood
Stop Tablets – Ivory Plastic
Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanism
Music Rack Light
Pedalboard Light
Swell Expression Pedal
Crescendo Pedal
Crescendo Indicator Light
Full Organ Indicator Light
MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL DETAILS
New Relay and Capture System With 100 Levels of Memory
Existing Electric Blower
Existing Swell Shades
New 8 Stage Whiffle-tree Swell Motor
Start/ Stop Switch Located on Console