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Episcopal Church - 2/23 Austin |
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St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Bexley, OH
2/23 Austin
Opus 2588 - 1975
Photos of the Great Division
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| The Great Division sits behind
the
screen in the front of the church. The Great also contains most of the
pipes in the Pedal Division. Though adjacent to the Swell Division, the
two rooms must be accessed through separate doors. Even with the
light on in the Great chamber, the pipes are for the most part are
unable to be seen in the church. The center photo shows the access door
to the Great. On the right is the perspective from the pipes of the
access door. |
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Looking through the door we can see about half of the pipes in the chamber, though some belong to the Pedal Division rather than the Great. On the far right side are the largest pipes in the chamber, the 16' Principal rank. In front of it is the Octave rank, then the small rank of pipes is the Choral Bass rank, and finally the pipes with the black felt are the Bourdon rank. The speaker on the wall is the 32' electronic extension of the Rohrflöte rank. It is common for 32' extensions of ranks to be electronic due to the amount of space needed to install such a rank of pipes, and the cost is obviously much lower than a real set of pipes. |
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As noted above, against the back wall are the 12 pipes of the 16' Principal rank. The nine largest pipes are mitered in one way or another. The largest pipe is on the far right. |
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Bourdon rank is new to the instrument, replacing a two rank
Rausch Quint mixture. This rank gives the organist another option for a
softer pedal stop than the Principal. The photo on the right shows the
information about this particular pipe, including which division it
belongs to. The diamond shaped logo is of A.R. Schopp's Sons, Inc. of
Alliance, OH. The company bills itself on its web page as the largest supplier
of organ pipes in the United States. |
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In this photo on the far right is the four rank Fourniture mixture. Like the Plein Jeu in the Swell, this rank adds brilliance to the overall sound. |
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This gives a view of the rest of the ranks in the chamber. From right to left, the four rows of pipes are the Fourniture, next is the Clarinet, the tiny pipes are the Doublette, next is the Prestant, then with the red felt is the Bourdon, and finally on the far left side is the Principal rank. |
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Here's an overhead view of a few pipes in the Clarinet rank. The Clarinet is one of the best imitative stops, meaning it sounds like the clarinet instrument. What similarities it has in sound it lacks visually. Note the metal tuning slide and pitches stamped on the boot of the pipe. |
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This gives another angle of the pipes immediately behind the screen and their proximity to the door entrance on the left, and the screen on the right. Also note the thermometer visible in the lower right hand corner of the photo. |
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This somewhat artistic photo illustrates the construction of the screen facade separating the pipes from the rest of the church. |
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Just like what was written on the wall in the Swell Division, the finisher from Austin wanted everyone to know who performed the final tonal adjustments and what the wind pressure was. |
| St. Alban's
Episcopal Church - 2/23 Austin |
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