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San Antonio, USA (Texas) - Trinity University, Margarite B. Parker Chapel
Municipal: San Antonio
Region:Bexar County
Address: 1 Trinity Plaza, 78212, San Antonio, TX
Website: https://new.trinity.edu/
Description nr.: 2003770.
Built by: Otto Hofmann (1966)
Organ by Otto Hoffmann from 1966. In 19 88 it was rebuilt by Ballard Pipe Organs. Kegg Pipe Organ Builders installed a new four-manual console in 2007. In 2023-2024, a renovation of Positive and Pedal will be carried out through a collaboration between Ortloff Organs and Orgues Létourneau. Positiv's disposition is expanded with an English Horn and an Oboe, and the pedal with Waldflute 2' and a Grave Mixture 3 ranks.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Sub Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Quint 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Spire Flute 2', Fourniture 4-5 ranks (2'), Cymbale 3 ranks (1'), Tertian 2-3 ranks (1 3/5'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8' - extension, Clarion 4'.
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Principal 8', Concert Flute 8', Bourdon 8', Gemshorn 8', Unda Maris 8', Flute Dolce 8', Flute Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Cymbale 3-4 ranks (2/3'), Dulzian 16', Cromorne 8', English Horn 8' - 2024, Oboe 8' - 2024, Tremulant, Positiv Festival Trumpet 8' - transmission.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Chimney Flute 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Octave 4', Koppel Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - extension, Fifteenth 2', Flute 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sifflute 1' - extension, Plein-Jeu 3-5 ranks (1 1/3'), Sesquialtera 2-3 ranks (2 2/3'), Fagot 16', Trompette 8', Fagot 8' - extension, Oboe 8', Voix Humaine Regal 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Octave 4', Grand Cornet 5 ranks (8') (from c°), Grand Fourniture 5 ranks (2 2/3'), Bombarde 16' - C-b° from Trompette en Chamade, Trompette en Chamade 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Trompette en Chamade 8' - extension, Clarion Harmonique 4', Clarion de Roi 4', Bombarde Festival Trumpet 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Contre Bourdon 32' - extension, Open Wood Diapason 16' - Voorbereid, Principal Basse 16', Sub Principal 16' - transmissie, Soubasse 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16' - transmissie, Octave 8', Flute 8', Soubasse 8' - extension, Bourdon 8' - transmissie, Choral Bass 4', Nachthorn 4', Principal 2', Waldflute 2' - 2024, Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Grave Mixture 3 ranks - 2024, Reed Cornet 32' - extension, Contre Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Posaune 16', Fagot 16' - transmissie, Trompette Harmonique 8' - extension, Trompette 8', Fagot 8' - transmissie, Clarion Harmonique 4' - extension, Chalumeau 4', Cornet 2'.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Positiv to Great 16', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Bombarde to Great, Swell to Positiv, Swell to Positiv 16', Swell to Positiv 4', Bombarde to Positiv, Positiv to Swell, Bombarde to Swell, Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Bombarde to Pedal, Positiv 16', Positiv 4', Positiv Unison Off, Swell 16', Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
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San Antonio, USA (Texas) - Trinity University, Margarite B. Parker Chapel
Municipal: San Antonio
Region:Bexar County
Address: 1 Trinity Plaza, 78212, San Antonio, TX
Website: https://new.trinity.edu/
Description nr.: 2003770.
Built by: Otto Hofmann (1966)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1966 | Otto Hofmann | new organ | 1988 | Ballard Pipe Organs | restoration | 2007 | Kegg Pipe Organ Builders | 40 | maintenance/reparations | 2024 | Ortloff Organ Company | maintenance/reparations | 2024 | Orgues Létourneau | maintenance/reparations |
Organ by Otto Hoffmann from 1966. In 19 88 it was rebuilt by Ballard Pipe Organs. Kegg Pipe Organ Builders installed a new four-manual console in 2007. In 2023-2024, a renovation of Positive and Pedal will be carried out through a collaboration between Ortloff Organs and Orgues Létourneau. Positiv's disposition is expanded with an English Horn and an Oboe, and the pedal with Waldflute 2' and a Grave Mixture 3 ranks.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 16 (15) |
| - Positiv Organ | 20 (19) |
| - Swell Organ | 20 (17) |
| - Bombarde Organ | 11 (10) |
| - Pedal Organ | 28 (17) |
| Total number of stops | 95 (78) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Sub Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Quint 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Spire Flute 2', Fourniture 4-5 ranks (2'), Cymbale 3 ranks (1'), Tertian 2-3 ranks (1 3/5'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8' - extension, Clarion 4'.
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Principal 8', Concert Flute 8', Bourdon 8', Gemshorn 8', Unda Maris 8', Flute Dolce 8', Flute Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Cymbale 3-4 ranks (2/3'), Dulzian 16', Cromorne 8', English Horn 8' - 2024, Oboe 8' - 2024, Tremulant, Positiv Festival Trumpet 8' - transmission.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Chimney Flute 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Octave 4', Koppel Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - extension, Fifteenth 2', Flute 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sifflute 1' - extension, Plein-Jeu 3-5 ranks (1 1/3'), Sesquialtera 2-3 ranks (2 2/3'), Fagot 16', Trompette 8', Fagot 8' - extension, Oboe 8', Voix Humaine Regal 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Octave 4', Grand Cornet 5 ranks (8') (from c°), Grand Fourniture 5 ranks (2 2/3'), Bombarde 16' - C-b° from Trompette en Chamade, Trompette en Chamade 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Trompette en Chamade 8' - extension, Clarion Harmonique 4', Clarion de Roi 4', Bombarde Festival Trumpet 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Contre Bourdon 32' - extension, Open Wood Diapason 16' - Voorbereid, Principal Basse 16', Sub Principal 16' - transmissie, Soubasse 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16' - transmissie, Octave 8', Flute 8', Soubasse 8' - extension, Bourdon 8' - transmissie, Choral Bass 4', Nachthorn 4', Principal 2', Waldflute 2' - 2024, Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Grave Mixture 3 ranks - 2024, Reed Cornet 32' - extension, Contre Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Posaune 16', Fagot 16' - transmissie, Trompette Harmonique 8' - extension, Trompette 8', Fagot 8' - transmissie, Clarion Harmonique 4' - extension, Chalumeau 4', Cornet 2'.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Positiv to Great 16', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Bombarde to Great, Swell to Positiv, Swell to Positiv 16', Swell to Positiv 4', Bombarde to Positiv, Positiv to Swell, Bombarde to Swell, Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Bombarde to Pedal, Positiv 16', Positiv 4', Positiv Unison Off, Swell 16', Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: Zimbelstern, Vrije combinaties met electronisch geheugen.
| Literature |
Here & There : Organbuilders. - In: The Diapason, 114th Year, No. 10, October 2023. |