Hope to get a close look at a Schantz

[mashaffer]

In June I plan on attending our denominational general assembly at a church in TN which has what looks like a fantastic Schantz. Hopefully I can arrange a tour of it. I need to find my digital camera in the mean time so that I can get some pics and hopefully a video.

http://cspc.net/ministries/worship/music-ministry/organ

mike

[mashaffer]

Didn't get a chance to play it but heard a little bit. Unfortunately the "Happy, Clappy Praise Band" was the focus and they let the multi-thousand horse power, million dollar instrument play along as long as the organists knew their place. Every now and then one would get glimpses of the potential though. Beautiful voicing from what I was able to hear.

Has Great, Choir, Swell, Fanfare, Antiphonal I, Antiphonal II, and of course pedal. Choir, Swell and Fanfare are under expression. There were only about three voices on each antiphonal division and the 8's must have been stopped as the longest pipes were about 4' in length. I was able to feel the 32 Bourdon at a couple of points. There are some digital ranks (I don't know which but would expect the 32' ranks are probably among them).

Here is a quick look at the console. In the next post I will post pics of the draw knobs by division and try to read them well enough to construct a disposition.











mike

[mashaffer]

As best I can read from my pics...



Great:
Gt 4
Gt 16
Unison Off

Violone 16
Violone 8
Erzhaler 8
Principal 8
Rohrflote 8
Octave 4
Hohlflote 4
Super Octave 2
Cornet V
Mixture IV (I think, could be II but definitely not III)
Scharf III
Trompete 8
Chimes
Trompette en Chamade 8



Swell:
Swell 4
Swell 16
Unison Off

Bourdon 16
Zimbelstern
Viole de Gamba 8
Viole Celeste 8
Bourdon 8
Prestant 4
Flute Harmonique 4
Flute Conique 2
Larigot 16
Basson Hautbois 16
Plein Jeu IV
Trompette 8
Hautbois 8
Vox Humaine 8
Clairon 4
Trompette en Chamade 8
Tremulant

Antiphonal II:
Ant II to Choir
Ant II to Great
Ant II to Fanfare

Bordon 8
Nachthorn 4
Another draw knob that I can't see.



Choir:
Choir 4
Choir 16
Unison Off

Erzahler Celeste 8 (odd that the celest is here and the Erzahler normal tuning is on the great)
Flauto Celeste 8
Flauto Dolce 8
Diapason 8
Holz Gedeckt 8
Principal 4
Koppel Flote 4
Nasat 2 2/3
Octave 2
Terz 1 1/5
Sifflote 1
Mixture III
Zymbel III
Cromorne 8
Trumpet 8
Trompette en Chamade 8
Tremulant



Fanfare:
Fanfare 4
Fanfare 16
Unison Off

Grand Diapason 8
Harmonic Flute 8
Octave 4
Chorus Mixture V
Festival Trumpet 16
Festival Trumpet 8
English Horn 8
Harmonic Clairon 4
Tremulant

Antiphonal I:
Ant I to Fanfare
Ant I to Choir
Ant I to Great

Principal 8
Octave 4
Mixture IV



Pedal:
Bourdon 32
Open Wood 16
Violone 16
Principal 16
Brummbass (?) 16
Bourdon 16
Octave 8
Violone 8
Floten Bass 8
Choral Bass 4
Bourdon 8
Kontra Posaune 32
Mixture IV (or possible V)
Posaune 16
Basson Hautbois 16
Trompete 8
Hautbois 8
Hautbois 4
Klarine 4

Mega drooling here.

mike

[mashaffer]

These videos are hard to navigate (lots of dead space at the beginnings and have to wait for loading to move about) but some bits can be heard here...

Third video: around 26 min
Seventh video: around 23 min and especially 26 min

There are probably a few more nuggets but it is tough mining.:)

mike

[myorgan]

Thank you so much for sharing these photos. It is so unfortunate you weren't able to hear the instrument in all it's glory, though.

Michael