St. Luke Organ Moves Ahead
Carl Dodrill 07/12/11
As the organ at Covenant Presbyterian has neared completion, Foundation volunteers have turned their attention to the St. Luke organ. As the article under Projects indicates, this is to be a two manual six rank instrument for the new building which the St. Luke church is currently constructing. One of the church members is currently refinishing the console so that it will match the pews that are to be placed in the new building. In the Foundation shop, however, work on the instrument has progressed greatly in the last several months and to the point that the first pipes of the instrument became playable from a keyboard on June 28, 2011.
A great deal of planning has gone into the instrument for St. Luke in order to obtain the maximum benefit from the six voices which are available. From the original 1953 Moller Artiste comes extended ranks of each of the four types of pipes in pipe organs: 1) flute; 2) diapason; 3) string; and, 4) reed (Trompette). To these we are adding a 4' Harmonic Flute and a 4' Viola Celeste. These ranks will give a richness in sound as well as a further development of tonal color. Combined with the ability to play the ranks at more than one pitch, the result is expected to be a truly satisfying one. A set of Deagan Class A Chimes will top off the tonal palate.
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