St. Brendan Catholic Church - Hilliard, OH - 2/8 Humpe organ

St. Brendan Catholic Church
Hilliard, OH
2/8 Humpe - 1981

Photos of the Pipes

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	The Great Division is certainly not great in its size. As can be seen things are crammed in against the swell box. Ranks visible are in back the 8' Dulciana, 4' Octave, 2-2/3' Twelfth and 2' Principal.
	This is a better view of some the larger Great Division pipes. The black bands around the 8' Dulciana pipes are tuning sleeves.
	Here we see the smallest pipes in the organ. Most of these are thinner than a pencil and are high enough to cause your pet's ears to perk up. Looks like the cleaning crew needs to do some dusting!
	Here we can see an end profile of the four ranks of pipes in the Great Division. Each grouping has 61 pipes which equates to the number of keys on the manuals or keyboards.
	This is a view of the organ from the altar area. The pipes in front of the Swell Division are the 8' Diapason rank on the Great Division. The organ's proximity to the outer wall of the church makes it susceptible to extreme temperature changes thus the organ tends to go out of tune more easily.
	Here's a closer view of the 8' Diapason rank. Ideally a builder would not want to put pipes directly in front of the Swell box, but due to space limitations it was the only location option.
	The mouth of the pipe is where the sound comes from. In the case of these pipes, the mouths have shields on either side to help direct the sound forward.