Over the past few years, during this time of total rebuild and upgrading of chest action, painstaking efforts have been made to maintain and preserve the pipework and chests of the original 1927 Moeller pipe organ, along with its many additions by the same in 1954 when the church was remodeled.

Since that time of remodeling, others have also added their pipes and chests. These were carefully analyzed for their integrity and usefulness in the current scheme of things, adding one of our own new chest and various sets of vintage pipework reflective of the era represented by the ensemble.

Wind pressures have been increased, chamber openings opened up, voicing articulated where appropriate, scaling increased and matched among divisional principal choruses, relocation of ranks for optimum service needs and sound reflectivity, bolstering of air capacity of wind lines and reservoirs, efficient and logical borrowing of pipes between two stops in the same division, and complete rewiring and upgrading of chests and relay systems.

With the inclusion of the new Ahlborn-Galanti AG2400 Lighted Draw Knob Console, with wooden keyboards, organists can avail themselves of all the current modern technology found in the organbuilding world. From an onboard transposer and record/playback device to melody and pedal line couplers, this surge of electrical and computer engineering we are experiencing is making its way into even the ancient art of this ‘ole world craft’.

While none of us would argue the obvious value and preference of real pipes over digital sampling, regardless of how sophisticated it has become with today’s advances in technology, this organ does allow an organist to experiment with other genres of pipe organ sound and create 4 alternate stop lists of their choosing which may or may not incorporate the existing 22 ranks of pipes found in this unique “King of Instruments”......indeed!!!

* Top right photo from left to right: Fr Doug Earle, rector ~ Dr Tom Lee, organist/choirmaster ~ Doug Semmes, major organ benefactor ~ William McMillen, organ project liaison.

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Montre 16

Bourdon Doux 16

Untersatz 32

Principal 8

Geigen Principal 8

Principal 16

Diapason 8

Gedeckt 8

Sub Bass 16

Bourdon 8

II Flute Celeste

Violone 16

Flute Harmonique 8

Viole de Gambe 8

Octave 8

Gamba 8

Voix Celeste 8

Bass Flute 8

Octave 4

Prestant 4

Choral Bass 4

Orchestral Flute 4

Koppel Flute 4

Harmonic Flute 4

Quint 2 2/3

Nazard 2 2/3

Mixture IV

Super Octave 2

Octavin 2

Contre Bombarde 32

Nachthorn 2

Tierce 1 3/5

Posaune 16

Sesquialtera II

Plein Jeu IV

Trumpet 8

Fourniture V

Basson 16

Schalmei 4

Cymbale 4

Trompette 8

Additional Stop Pedal

Double Trumpet 16

Festival Trumpet 8

(all digital - no pipes)

Trumpet 8

Hautbois 8

Krummhorn 8

Clairon 4

Tuba 8

Additional Stop Swell

Additional Stop Great

Tremulant

Tremulant

(681 pipes = 11.2 ranks)

(658 pipes = 10.8 ranks)