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Houston TX, USA (Texas) - Saint Vincent the Paul Catholic Church
Municipal: Houston TX
Region:Harris County
Address: 6800 Buffalo Speedway, 77025, Houston, TX
Website: https://svdp-houston.org/

Description nr.: 2065667.

Built by: Rieger Orgelbau (1974)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1974 Rieger Orgelbau  new organ
1979 Visser-Rowland Association19R restoration

A new three-manual organ was installed by Rieger in Saint Vincent the Paul Catholic Church, Houston, Texas in 1974. Consultant was Klaus-Christhart Kratzenstein. The organ was overhauled in 1979-1980 by the Visser-Rowland Association.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk9
- Schwellwerk11
- Oberpositiv6
- Pedal8
Total number of stops34
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Pommer 16', Principal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Octave 4', Hohlflöte 4', Superoctave 2', Cornet 5 fach, Mixtur 6 fach (1 1/3'), Trompete 8'.
Schwellwerk (C-g'''): Salicional 8', Rohrflöte 8', Principal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Nassat 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 5 fach (2'), Dulcian 16', Trompete 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Oberpositiv (C-g'''): Holzgedackt 8', Holzrohrflöte 4', Principal 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Scharf 4 fach (1'), Krummhorn 8', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-f'): Principal 16', Subbass 16', Octave 8', Gedackt 8', Choralbass 4', Untersatz 5 fach (2 2/3'), Posaune 16', Schalmei 4'.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Schwellwerk, Hauptwerk - Oberpositiv, Schwellwerk - Oberpositiv, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Schwellwerk, Pedal - Oberpositiv.

Literature
  • Houston Church Gets New Rieger Organ. - In: The Diapason, 65th Year, No. 7, June 1974.
  • The Tracker Organ Revival in America : Die Orgelbewegung in Amerika / Uwe Pape [red.]. - Berlin : Pape Verlag, [1977]. - (Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; Publication # 65).
  • 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).