The Organ
at St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
Much of the organ derives from the
congregation's Kilgen, which was acquired early in the 20th
century. After many decades of service, it was dismantled from
the earlier sanctuary and reinstalled in the present church building
in 1957, evidently with some modifications; the exterior of the
console was lightened in color. The room is high and resonant;
decay is long. Visiting instrumental musicians often praise
the acoustic.
The organ was thoroughly rebuilt and
enlarged by the Schaedle firm in 1992, at which time the
interior of the console was replaced and new keyboards and
pedalboard installed. The console is detached and located a
considerable distance from the organ. The sanctuary is
traditional, in modified basilica form. The old altar is
against the liturgical east (cardinal south) wall, with a divided,
exposed Great above and to either side. This division includes
Gt. Principals 8', 4', and 2' and both mixtures (the 2' is a 12-pipe
extension of the 4'). The rest of the Great and all of the
Pedal division (except Swell extensions) are enclosed in an
expression box Epistle side (to the right as you face the
altar). The Swell is in a similar box Gospel side. Choir
seating is Epistle side, about 20 feet from the altar, the choir
facing north. The organ console is past the choir, about 30
feet from the altar, positioned so that the organist also faces
(liturgical) north. Thus, the choir and chancel are to the
organist's right and the congregation to the organist's left.
Chimes are high on the wall in the back of the sanctuary.
The stoplist is extensive and is
attached, but must be interpreted with some care, since borrowings
and extensions are numerous. A unit-flute on the Swell runs
from 16' to 1'. The Swell Principal is extended to the Octavin
and borrowed (!) for most pipes of the Scharf mixture. The
Nazard is independent, but it is extended for the Larigot and
borrowed, for the Tierce. There are two reeds on the organ:
the Schalmei and the Trompette, the latter extended up and
down. The 32' Bombarde is electronic, as is the
Resultant. On the Great, the 4' Octave is extended for the 2'
Superoctave, and the Gedeckt and Erzuhler 8's are both extended for
4's. The pedal has a unit principal (16', 8' and 4'); all else
is extended or borrowed. Of the original Kilgen, only
the viole, celeste, and the pedal principal remain reasonably
unaltered. Plenty of other Kilgen pipes remain, but
they have been reassigned to new duties (e.g. pipes from the Great
Spitzprincipal now serve as the Swell Nazard).
The great and swell boxes are controlled
by separate expression shoes. The console is of typical
tilt-tab design. There is electronic combination action
(Peterson, solid state: 10 general pistons, 6+0 swell, 6+0
great, and general cancel and six pedal divisionals on toestuds and
a general cancel). The enclosed chests are Kilgen,
the exposed chests are Schaedle; action is electric.
The organ is serviced and tuned twice a year by the
Schaedle firm; response is usually quick when extra service
is needed. Local A is 440, since the organ is often used with
instrumental
ensembles.
SWELL
GREAT
Bourdon
16' Principal
8'
Rohrflöte
8' Holzgedeckt
8'
Viole
8'
Erzähler 8'
Viole Celeste 8'
(TC) Erzähler
Celeste 8' (TC)
Principal
4'
Octave 4'
Rohrflöte
4'
Holzflöte 4'
Nazard 2
2/3'
Erzähler 4'
Octavin
2'
Superoctave 2'
Kleinflöte
2'
Mixtur IV
Tierce 1
3/5'
Cymbal III
Larigot
1'
Trompette 8' (Swell)
Fife
1' Tremulant
Scharf
III Chimes
Rohr Schalmey 8'
Trompette
16'
Swell to Great 16'
Trompette
8'
Swell to Great 8'
Clarion
4' Swell
to Great
4'
Tremulant
Great to Great
16'
Chimes
Great to Great 4'
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell to
Swell 4'
PEDAL
Resultant
32'
Great to Pedal 8'
Principal
16'
Swell to Pedal 8'
Bourdon
16'
Great to Pedal 4'
Lieblich Gedeckt
16'
Swell to Pedal 4'
Octave 8'
Holzgedeckt
8'
Rohrflöte 8'
Choralbaß
4'
Hohlflöte 4'
Kleinflöte
2'
Mixture IV
Contra Bombarde
32'
Rohr Schalmey 8'
Trompette
16'
Trompette 8'
Clarion 4'
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