#Ohio wesleyan university kimball organ free

Shipping options: Shipping/packaging $17.75 in 48 Continental US states Only Will ship international. Bidders to determine if item shown above is correct for your application. Construction was completed and a dedication recital was held on April 21, 1985.You bidding on: Harder to find an Original Vintage Hammond ORGAN Parts: 5 Vintage Vibrato Line ASSEMBLY Boxes H AO 22470 Two are 22470-2 and three are. The organ’s 17 stops, 22 ranks and 1106 pipes were built using materials from around the world. Stop knobs are turned in Boxwood from Turkey, as are the decorative inlays on the music rack and panels. John made the keyboard using North European Beech for the frame, polished cow bone for the white keys, scribed and carved and African ebony for the black keys. The blower was imported from Switzerland. Wooden pipes were made in Germany, with the Subbass 16′ in white pine from the German forests and the Bourdon 16′ in Honduras mahogany. The metal pipes were made in the Netherlands, with the composition of the visible pipes 75% tin and 25% lead with the concealed pipes being higher in lead content. The back panels and doors have white oak frames and redwood panels to make the organ a little darker in sound. The walnut screen and the pipe shades covering the upper portion of the visible pipes were designed by Charles Lakofsky. 2000 board feet of white oak was obtained from Virginia which was used for the case, 25 year old black walnut was used to contrast with the oak. John went out of his way to secure the best components and woods for the pipe organ. Bids were solicited from 10 organ builders and selected John Leek’s bid from among them after visiting his workshop in Oberlin. The committee reviewed the recommendations of the consultants and established specifications for the new instrument.

On Novema committee was established to set goals, timetables, and raise funds to acquire a new sanctuary organ. Session had started an organ fund in 1968 with money from bequests and funds from the congregations 125th anniversary celebration in 1980.

#Ohio wesleyan university kimball organ free

Fenner and Blanchard recommended investigation of a new instrument, free standing and more varied in tonal resources than the Skinner Organ, and one with tracker action. Homer Blanchard, Ohio Wesleyan University and Kurt F. Fenner Douglas, Professor of Organ, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music Dr. Three consultants working entirely independently of each other, submitted evaluations which concurred that the organ’s tonal design, placement within the sanctuary and physical condition did not merit any major revision or repair. This accumulated knowledge enables us to build organs that require minimal service and when in need of attention will be easily serviceable.įor the past few decades we have honed our skills on organ restorations and are poised to build complete custom organs from ground up! We welcome an opportunity to be of service in building your affordable custom pipe organ.Ĭoncern over the condition of the former 1922 Skinner organ prompted the Session in 1970 to seek outside advice. Our cross trained staff have honed their ability to solve problems created by such flaws.

Our company’s decades of experience in servicing organs has given our staff the intimate knowledge of design/technical flaws of a variety of contemporary and historic organ builders. Larger firms that have to pay high overhead costs often put customers in precarious financial positions with cost overruns despite initial promises they make to the contrary. Our strong record of being a 100% on budget and on schedule in all of our major restoration projects gives our customers peace of mind and an assurance that their funds are going to be utilized as planned.

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