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The
Positive Division sits on the front of the choir loft in the rear of the church. Informally called the
"Rail
Division", it is very much an organ within an organ and has a spectrum
of voices from the very soft to a bold trumpet. With four 8' ranks and
14 ranks in total (854 pipes), the division is larger than some small pipe organs
and has enough sound to be played on its own.
Because
of how
close it is to the congregation, it boasts a very intimate sound which
contrasts nicely with the rest of the organ. The Principal rank makes
up the pipes of the facade. All pipes in the facade with the exception
of a few in the center speak.
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This photo captures most of
the pipes in this division. From front to back are the Mixture,
Larigot, Tierce, Flautina, Super Octave, Quintadena, Principal, Holz
Gedeckt and Waldflöte pipes. Notice how most of these pipes are smaller
which illustrates the general usage of the Positive to add lighter
sounds to the organ. The Quint, Tierce and Larigot are
mutation stops meaning they do not speak in unison with other ranks of
the organ.
The thermometer is needed when tuning the organ since temperature will affect pitch. |
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This photo
gives a good illustration of the exposed pipes and those in the towers
on either side. The Trompet rank primarily fills the towers with
the longest pipes of the Holz Gedeckt and Principal also occupying
some space. |
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Here we see three different
constructions of the same rank. The Trompet is shown mitered on the
left, not mitered in the middle and the smallest pipes being a flue
rather than a reed on the right. |
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In the front
of the tower case are the largest pipes of the Principal and Holz
Gedackt. Note that the Principal is Haskelled similar to how the
Vilone is in the Great. |
