
St. Paul Catholic Church
Danville, Illinois
Reconfiguration and re-purposing of instrument
Re-engineered now becomes New Artistic Statement
This organ started out as a small electropneumatic action 1920’s Hinners unit organ and became Eclectic Provinance Instrument . Buzard assumed care of the organ in 2007 and immediately began what became a five-year project of necessary corrections and improvements. There had been ill-advised interventions by various firms over the years.
The Great Trumpet, which had been newly installed, was used as a demonstration project as part of an American Institute of Organbuilders mid-year e-seminar in reed voicing and revoicing. It was determined that the resonator lengths were incorrect, and fill-in pipes were constructed to correct this problem, along with a complete revoicing of the stop. Similar work was later undertaken with the Oboe
Wind pressures were adjusted through the instrument, and pipes re-regulated to maximum musical effectiveness.
Finally, in 2011-12, the flues of the entire Swell division were revoiced. The original Salicional (Gamba) had been so poorly revoiced that it had to be replaced with a similar period rank from Buzard stock. A new 4’ Principal was voiced and installed as well.
Stoplists
Great
8′ | Diapason |
8′ | Prestant |
8′ | Rohrflute |
8′ | Viola da Gamba (Sw) |
8′ | Celeste (Sw) |
4′ | Principal |
4′ | Spitz Flute |
2′ | Gemshorn |
III | Mixture |
8′ | Trumpet |
Swell
16′ | Spitz Flute |
8′ | Geigen Diapason |
8′ | Holz Gedeckt |
8′ | Gamba |
8′ | Celeste |
8′ | Spitzflute |
4′ | Principal |
4′ | Geigen Octave |
4′ | Traverse Flute |
2 2/3′ | Nazard |
2′ | Principal |
1 3/5′ | Terz |
16′ | Contra Oboe |
8′ | Oboe |
Pedal
32′ | Resultant |
16′ | Prestantbass |
16′ | Contrabourdon |
16′ | Spitzflute (Sw) |
16′ | Contra Oboe (Sw) |
8′ | Trumpet |