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 |

