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Photo: Walcker Orgelbau.

Photo: Walcker Orgelbau

Bogotá, Colombia (Capital) - Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Sala de Conciertos
Municipal: Bogotá
Address: Calle 11 #4-14, Bogotá
Website: http://www.banrepcultural.org/musica/indice

Description nr.: 2012929.

Built by: E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1966) - opus 4442


In 1965 the company Walcker & Cie. built a three-manual organ with 33 stops for the new concert hall of the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango. The organ was inaugurated in the beginning of 1966 with three concerts by Carl Weinrich.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- I. Manual9
- II. Manual7
- III. Manual10
- Pedal7
Total number of stops33
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
I. Manual: Bordon 16', Prinzipal 8', Corno de Gamo 8', Octave 4', Flauto de Cana 4', Nazardo 2 2/3', Flauto de Bosque 2', Gran Lleno 6 fach, Trompeta 8'.
II. Manual: Violon 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Prinzipal 4', Blockflöte 4', Flautino 2', Terzian 2 fach (1 3/5'), Schalmei 8', Tremolo.
III. Manual: Diapason 8', Flauto Tapada 8', Salizional 8', Prestant 4', Ocarina 4', Octaviante 2', Flauto de Bach 2', Flauto Aguada 1', Cimbalo 4-6 fach, Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal: Contrabajo 16', Subbajo 16', Octave 8', Tapado 8', Coralbajo 4', Corno de Noche 2', Bombarda 16'.
Couplers: I. Manual - II. Manual, I. Manual - III. Manual, II. Manual - III. Manual, Pedal - I. Manual, Pedal - II. Manual, Pedal - III. Manual.

Literature
  • Weinrich to open Hall and organ at Bogota, Colombia. - In: The Diapason, 57th Year, No. 3, February 1966.
  • Musik und Kirche 1/1969.
Other sources
  • Jörg R. Becker

Photo: firma Walcker & Cie.
Photo: firma Walcker & Cie.
Photo: Walcker Orgelbau.
Photo: Walcker Orgelbau