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San Antonio, USA (Texas) - Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (Alamo Heights)
Municipal: San Antonio
Region:Bexar County
Address: 11 Saint Luke's Lane, 78209, San Antonio, TX
Website: https://www.slecsa.org/

Description nr.: 2013757.

Built by: Visser-Rowland Association (1982) - opus 29
Dismantled (2020)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1982 Visser-Rowland Association29 new organ
2016 J.H. & C.S. Odell  rebuild

  • The Visser-Rowland Association built a new organ in 1982 for Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in San Antonio. It has been built in a classcial Dutch style. Even all register names are in Dutch.
  • In 2015-2016 the organ has been restored by the Odell Company. They restored the chests, renewed the electric action, installed a new console and revoiced a large number of the stops. The organ was dismantled in 2020 and replace with a new organ. A large part of the pipes has been re-used.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hoofdwerk11
- Rugpositief12
- Bovenwerk13
- Spaanswerk1
- Pedaal13
Total number of stops50
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hoofdwerk (C-g'''): Quintadeen 16', Praestant 8', Roerfluit 8', Octaaf 4', Koppelfluit 4', Octaaf 2', Cornet V sterk (8') (from g°), Mixtuur V sterk (2'), Scherp III sterk (1'), Trompet 16', Trompet 8', Tremulant, Cymbelster, Klokkenspel.
Rugpositief (C-g'''): Gedekt 8', Quintadeen 8', Praestant 4', Blokfluit 4', Octaaf 2', Larigot 1 1/3', None 8/9' (from c°), Sesquialter II sterk (2 2/3'), Mixtuur IV sterk (1'), Cymbel II sterk (1/2'), Dulziaan 16', Kromhoorn 8', Tremulant.
Bovenwerk (Zwelwerk) (C-g'''): Gedekt 8', Baarpijp 8', Zweving 8' (from c°), Praestant 4', Nachthoorn 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Woudfluit 2', Terts 1 3/5', Sifflet 1', Mixtuur V sterk (1 1/3'), Fagot 16', Trompet 8', Klaroen 4', Tremulant.
Spaanswerk (C-g'''): Spaanse Trompet 8' - en chamade.
Pedaal (C-f'): Praestant 16', Subbas 16', Octaaf 8', Gedektbas 8', Koraalbas 4', Spitsfluit 4', Nachthoorn 2', Mixtuur IV sterk (2 2/3'), Groote Bazuin 32', Bazuin 16', Trompet 8', Trompet 4', Cornet 2'.
Couplers: Hoofdwerk - Rugpositief, Hoofdwerk - Bovenwerk, Rugpositief - Bovenwerk, Pedaal - Hoofdwerk, Pedaal - Rugpositief, Pedaal - Bovenwerk.
Accessories: 16 Memory Levels - 2016.

Literature
  • New Organs. - In: The Diapason, 70th Year, No. 7, June 1979.
  • Pieter A. Visser, Organ Builder : His Life, Work and Rejuvenation of Principles of Classical Organ Building / Jon Allan Stuber. - Austin : The University of Texas, 2001. - (Treatise).
  • Here & There : Organ Builders. - In: The Diapason, 106th Year, No. 6, June 2015.