St. Andrew Catholic Church - Upper Arlington, OH - 3/35 Austin - Great Division

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St. Andrew Catholic Church
3/35 Austin

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St. Andrew Catholic Church
Upper Arlington, OH
3/35 Austin
Opus 2771 - 1998

Great Division

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	The Great Division resides in the center of the case. These pipes sit directly behind the facade. From left to right, the first four rows of pipes are the 1-1/3' Mixture IV rank, then behind it is the 4' Octave, and then some pipes from the 8' Principal rank. As can be seen in this photo, these are some of the smallest pipes in the organ.
	Here are the same ranks of pipes just looking to the right of center in the Great Division. As can be seen to the far left, there is some room for additional ranks, but not too much!
	Directly behind the 1-1/3' Mixture IV and 4' Octave are some of the smaller pipes of the 16' Violone rank. We can also see some of the bronze pipes in the facade. On the extreme right and left are some of the 8' trumpet pipes. Also note the black air supply pipes and the small wind chest toward the upper left hand corner of the photo.
	Here's a better look at the 8' trumpet pipes and at some of the pipes in the facade.
	This photo gives you a better look at the structure of the 8' trumpet pipes. Note their tapered construction narrow at the bottom to wider at the top. At the very bottom in the center you can also see that some of these pipes are mitered. This is usually done when installing pipes in tight areas, however this particular area of the case is fairly open so why these are mitered is somewhat of a mystery.
	The facade of this organ was hand made by a parishioner and donated as a part of the church's construction. Here we can see that the builder marked the back of the center tower so as to not get confused in the construction process!
	In the back of the Great Division you will find these ranks of pipes. Again from left to right, the flared pipes are the highest notes of the 8' Trumpet, then more pipes from the 2' Super Octave, next with the red tuning sleeve is the 8' Bourdon, behind it is the 8' Flute Harmonique, and the wood pipes in back are the 16' Soubasse pipes which is part of the Pedal Division.
	Here we get a little different angle of some of the Great ranks. If you look at the 8' Flute Harmonique rank (behind the pipes with the red sleeve) you can see in the tallest pipe on the left a hole in the middle which helps it maintain it's pitch. Check out this link to read more about this rank.
	Here's a close up of the highest pitched pipes of the 8' Trumpet rank and 2' Super Octave.
	Some organ builders stamp the name of the rank on the pipe rack. Austin writes the name on the rack. 2771 represents the organ Opus number, Great is the Division, Trumpet 8' is the rank and pitch.
	Here we can see the writing for the 8' Bourdon rank in the Great.

St. Andrew Catholic Church
3/35 Austin

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