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Charlottesville, USA (Virginia) - Christ Episcopal Church
Municipal: Charlottesville
Region:Albemarle County
Address: 120 High Street West, 22902, Charlottesville
Website: https://www.christchurchcville.org/
Description nr.: 2061199.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1869) - opus 472
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viol d'Amour 8' (TC), Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Principal 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Fugara 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Clarionet 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8', Keraulophon Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Violina 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Flautino 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Dbl. Open Diapason 16', Subbass 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Flutebass 8' - extension, Choralbass 4' - extension, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Charlottesville, USA (Virginia) - Christ Episcopal Church
Municipal: Charlottesville
Region:Albemarle County
Address: 120 High Street West, 22902, Charlottesville
Website: https://www.christchurchcville.org/
Description nr.: 2061199.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1869) - opus 472
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1869 | E. & G.G. Hook | 472 | new organ | 1922 | Nicholas Doerr | rebuild | 2012 | Andover Organ Company | R-345 | transfer/relocate |
- The organ in Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville is a historic instrument of the firm E. & G.G. Hook, built in 1869 for Grace Episcopal Church in Chicago. The organ has opus number 472 of this company. In 1902 it was transferred to Grace Episcopal Church in Oak Park, where it served until 1922. That year it was sold to the Third Congregational Church in Oak Park. Nicholas Doerr transferred it, but electrified the action. It has not served that long at this location either. Supposedly as early as 1937, it was sold again and transferred to Saint Ludmilla's Roman Catholic Church in Chicago.
- In 1991 Saint Ludmilla's Church closed, after which the organ was dismantled and stored at the Andover Organ Company. They completed a restoration in the years 2007-2010 and installed the instrument in the church in Charlottesville in 2012. Much of the original organ has disappeared, such as the action, wind supply, organ case and console. Hook's pipework has been restored, and the disposition has been expanded, with the new material adapted to the style of the old.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1869 | Chicago | Grace Episcopal Church |
| 1902 | Oak Park | Grace Episcopal Church |
| 1922 | Oak Park | Third Congregational Church |
| 1937 | Chicago | Saint Ludmilla's Roman Catholic Church |
| 2012 | Charlottesville | Christ Episcopal Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Choir Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 38 (35) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Viol d'Amour 8' (TC), Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Trumpet 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Principal 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Fugara 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Clarionet 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Keraulophon 8', Keraulophon Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Violina 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Flautino 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Dbl. Open Diapason 16', Subbass 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Flutebass 8' - extension, Choralbass 4' - extension, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Recordings |
Rheinberger Organ Sonatas Vol. 5 / Bruce Stevens. - Raven Records OAR-993 (CD) - 2017. - Recorded in Bangor (Maine), Charlottesville (Virginia) and Haverstraw (New York). |
| Links |
http://www.andoverorgan.com/organs.rest.345.php |