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Conifer, USA (Colorado) - Saint Laurence Episcopal Church
Municipal: Conifer
Region:Jefferson County
Address: 26812 Barkley Road, 80433, Conifer, CO
Website: http://stlaurenceepiscopal.org/

Description nr.: 2034640.

Built by: Charles M. Ruggles (1974) - opus 1


Opus 1 by Charles Ruggles is a small organ that he built in 1974 for his own home, but that was later relocated to Saint Laurence Episcopal Church in his hometown of Conifer. The instrument is built with nineteenth-century pipes. Both manuals and the pedal each have one stop. There are no register buttons and no links.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual I1
- Manual II1
- Pedal1
Total number of stops3
Key actionMechanical
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentYoung
Wind pressure50 mm

Specification
Manual I (C-g'''): Gedackt 8'.
Manual II (C-g'''): Rohrflöte 4'.
Pedal (C-f'): Holzgedackt 8'.

Literature A profile of Charles M. Ruggles : Builder of hand-crafted mechanical action organs / Mark A. Herris. - [Bloomington] : Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 2016.
Links https://rugglesorgans.com/opus1.html