- St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Nyack, New York
- Opus 647, 2008 | Page: | 1 | 2 | 3 | Specification | Gallery | (click on picture at right to enlarge)
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- The mechanical design of the organ is entirely new from the ground up: new conventional wind reservoirs and windchests, all of our own design and construction. We designed and built a new Swell enclosure to accommodate our additions to the division. We also constructed a new two-manual console using our popular terrace-jamb design in quarter-sawn white oak, incorporating a solid state capture and control system with our standard complement of accessories and relief carving for the music desk.
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- The Great division of the organ is unchanged but for the addition of a principal-scaled Seventeenth to fill out the chorus. In the Swell, the Bourdon 16’ has been made full compass with a bottom octave built and scaled in our shop to precisely match its 8’ octave. The Diapason 8, which originally shared a stopped bass, now has its own bottom octave. Other additions to the Swell include an entirely new Oboe (available at 16’ and 8’), a GG-compass Celeste, a new 2’ Flute and Mixture III based on 2’ pitch. Additions to the Pedal include extending the Great Trumpet with a new 16’ octave and a fully independent Principal 8’.
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- Members of our staff who contributed to this project include: Edward Odell (mechanical design, console, tonal finishing), shop foreman John Williams (windchests, reservoirs, pipesetting, electrical), Curt Goettlich (finishing, wooden pipe fabrication, cabinet work, expression enclosure), Stewart Skates (metal pipemaking and repair), and Tristan Bowen, with assistance from Richard Hamar and William Harper.
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- We are grateful to the Archdiocesan Music and Building Commission, as well as the staff of St. Ann’s Church, especially Father Robert Henry and Director of Music George Bryant, for the opportunity to create something of lasting musical beauty for this parish.
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- -- Edward Odell, March 2008
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