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Organ Specifics

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The Organ at Upper Dublin Lutheran Church 

The new instrument,which premiered in worship on September 12, 2010, includes the Principal Chorus from the 1923 Midmer pipe organ and is enhanced with digital technology by the Rodgers Organ Company. This instrument is capable of leading the most intricate worship as well as assisting our praise band, For the Spirit. It is also equipped with an MX-200 MIDI unit for enhanced orchestral effects and expanded organ sounds.  The stop list appears below.  Names in blue refer to additional voices through Rodgers' Voice Palette system. (See the Rodgers Organ Website for additional information.)

 Specification

GREAT – MANUAL II

Expressed, Audio in chamber with pipes

16’ Violone (Double Diapason)
8’ Principal (Prinzipal) 61 pipes

8’ Bourdon (Chimney Flute, Harmonic Flute) 61 pipes
8’ Gemshorn (Diapason, Unda Maris II)
4’ Octave (Principal, Oktav) 61 pipes

4’ Open Flute (Spitzflöte, Unda Maris II)
2 2/3’ Twelfth
2’ Super Octave (Waldflöte) 61 pipes

Fourniture V (Mixture IV, Grand Cornet V)
Mixture III (Grand Mixture VII) 183 pipes
8’ Trompete (Trumpet 8’, Tromba 8’)

 

SWELL – MANUAL III

Audio installed in existing swell chamber

16’ Lieblich Gedeckt (Contre Viola)
8’ Geigen Diapason (Principal)
8’ Gedackt (Flute Harmonique, Bourdon)
8’ Viole Celeste II (Viola da Gamba)
8’ Flute Celeste II (Muted Violes II)
4’ Geigen Octave (Violes Octave, Violinas II)
4’ Traverse Flute (Flauto Veneziano, Flute Celeste II)
2 2/3’ Nazard (Twelfth)
2’ Block Flute (Fifteenth)
1-3/5’ Tierce (Cymbale III,Plein Jeu III)
Plein Jeu IV (Chorus Mixture IV, Echo Mixture IV, Plein Jeu VI)
16’ Double Tromba (Contre Basson, Contre Trompette, Fagotto)
8’ Trumpet (Trompette, Voix Humaine)
8’ Oboe (Hautbois, ant. Krummhorn, ant. French Horn)
4’ Clarion (Clairon)
Tremulant

 

CHOIR – MANUAL I

Audio installed on back wall

8’ Principal (English Diapason)
8’ Melodia (Gedackt Pommer, Flute Celeste II)
8’ Erzahler Celeste II (Cello Celeste II, Unda Maris II)
4’ Octave (Principal, Violes Chorus IV)
4’ Fern Flute (Klein Gedackt, Spitzflöte, 4’ Flute Celeste II)
2’ Piccolo (Klein Octave)
Cornet II (Sesquialtera II, Quintflöte 1 1/3)
Grave Mixture IV (Mixture IV)
8’ Clarinet (English Horn, Orchestral Oboe, French Horn)
8’ Tuba Major (Festival Trumpet, Trompette Harmonique’)
Tremulant

 

ANTIPHONAL

Floating, defaults to Manual III.  Audio installed on front wall of sanctuary

8’ Spitz Geigen (Muted Violes II, Choir, Orchestral Strings)
8’ Holzgedackt (Doppelflute, Flute Celeste II, Choirs)
4’ Oktav (4’ Muted ViolesII, Violes Chorus VI)
4’ Copula (Orchestral Flute, Flute Celeste II)
2’ Kleinoktav (Blockflöte)
Mixture IV (Echo Mixture IV, 1’ Sifflöte, Larigot 11/3)
8’ Krummhorn (French Horn, Orchestral Oboe, Cor Anglais)
8’ Trumpet en Chamade (Festival Trumpet, Tuba Major, Mounted Cornet V)


PEDAL

Subwoofers installed in existing chambers

32’ Contre Bourdon (Contre Violone, Contre Principal, Open Wood)
16’ Principal (Major Bass)
16’ Subbass (Bordun) 32 Pipes
16’ Violone (Ant. Violone)
16’ Bourdon Doux (exp SW) (Dulciana)
8’ Octave 32 Pipes

8’ Gedackt (Flute)
8’ Gemshorn (Antiphonal Gemshorn)
4’ Choralbass (Nachthorn, Ant. Orchestral Flute, Ant. Choralbass)
Mixture V (Fourniture IV)
32’ Contre Bombarde (Trombone, Fagotto)
16’ Bombarde (Contre Basson, SW; Trombone, Posaune)
8’ Trumpet (Bombarde, Tuba)
4’ Rohrschalmei  (Clairon)

 

COUPLERS

8’ Great to Pedal
8’, 4’ Swell to Pedal
8’ Choir to Pedal
Antiphonal on Pedal
Swell Unison Off
8’ Swell to Great
8’ Choir to Great
Antiphonal on Great
Choir Unison Off
8’ Swell to Choir
Antiphonal on Choir
MIDI on Great, “A”, “B”
MIDI on Swell, “A”, “B”
MIDI on Choir, “A”, “B”
MIDI on Pedal, “A”, “B”

 

CONSOLE

Mechanical Drawknobs
Performance Touch™ Keys with tracker touch
Lift Lid Bench
Great/Choir Expression Shoe
Swell/Antiphonal Expression Shoe 

Crescendo sequence is adjustable by the organist.

 

COMBINATION PISTONS

10 General, Thumb & Toe
5 Great, Thumb
5 Swell, Thumb
5 Choir, Thumb
3 Antiphonal, Thumb
5 Pedal, Toe
General Cancel, Thumb
Set, Thumb
Piston Sequencer Up, Thumb
Piston Sequencer Down, Thumb
100 Memory Level Select, Thumb
Default Stops

 

REVERSER PISTONS

Great to Pedal, Thumb & Toe
Swell to Pedal, Thumb & Toe
Choir to Pedal, Thumb & Toe
Swell to Great, Thumb
Choir to Great, Thumb
Swell to Choir, Thumb
Bourdon 32’, Toe
Bombarde 32’, Toe
Tutti Thumb & Toe, adjustable
Antiphonal express with Choir
Great/Pedal Unexpressed
Choir to Antiphonal
Zimbelstern, Thumb
Great-Choir Transfer, Thumb
Automatic Pedal, Thumb
Melody from Swell, Thumb
Melody from Antiphonal, Thumb
Melody from Choir, Thumb
Pipes Off/Ancillary On