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Topeka KS, USA (Kansas) - Saint David’s Episcopal Church
Municipal: Topeka KS
Region:Shawnee County
Address: 3916 South West 17th Street, 66604, Topeka, KS
Website: http://www.stdavidschurch.com/
Description nr.: 2003705.
Built by: Hellmuth Wolff (1971) - opus 5
In 1971 Hellmuth Wolff built a new organ for Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wilton, Connecticut. The instrument was transferred to Saint David’s Episcopal Church in Topeka, Kansas in 2007. This church was rebuilt that year, after a fire had largely destroyed the building in 2006. The 1980 Wolff organ in the church had also been lost. The Wilton organ was renovated by Wolff, and installed in the church in 2009. Church and organ were dedicated in November 2009.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-g'''): Principal 8', Chimney Flute 8', Octave 4', Spire Flute 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Positiv (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Quintadena 8', Chimney Flute 4', Principal 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sharp Mixture 2-3 ranks, Cornet 2 ranks, Cromorne 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Principal 8', Octave 4', Nachthorn 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8' - transmissie.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremblant.
Topeka KS, USA (Kansas) - Saint David’s Episcopal Church
Municipal: Topeka KS
Region:Shawnee County
Address: 3916 South West 17th Street, 66604, Topeka, KS
Website: http://www.stdavidschurch.com/
Description nr.: 2003705.
Built by: Hellmuth Wolff (1971) - opus 5
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1971 | Hellmuth Wolff | 5 | new organ | 2009 | Hellmuth Wolff | transfer/relocate |
In 1971 Hellmuth Wolff built a new organ for Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wilton, Connecticut. The instrument was transferred to Saint David’s Episcopal Church in Topeka, Kansas in 2007. This church was rebuilt that year, after a fire had largely destroyed the building in 2006. The 1980 Wolff organ in the church had also been lost. The Wilton organ was renovated by Wolff, and installed in the church in 2009. Church and organ were dedicated in November 2009.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1971 | Wilton, CT | Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church |
| 2009 | Topeka, KS | Saint David’s Episcopal Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 9 |
| - Positiv | 8 |
| - Pedal | 7 (6) |
| Total number of stops | 24 (23) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great (C-g'''): Principal 8', Chimney Flute 8', Octave 4', Spire Flute 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Positiv (C-g'''): Bourdon 8', Quintadena 8', Chimney Flute 4', Principal 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sharp Mixture 2-3 ranks, Cornet 2 ranks, Cromorne 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Principal 8', Octave 4', Nachthorn 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8' - transmissie.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremblant.
| Literature |
The Tracker Organ Revival in America : Die Orgelbewegung in Amerika / Uwe Pape [red.]. - Berlin : Pape Verlag, [1977]. - (Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; Publication # 65). |
| Links |
http://www.stdavidschurch.com/Organ |