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Williamsburg VA, USA (Virginia) - Bruton Parish Church, Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ
Municipal: Williamsburg
Address: 331 West Duke of Gloucester Street, 23185, Williamsburg, VA
Website: http://www.brutonparish.org/
Description nr.: 2006679.
Built by: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company (1937) - opus 968
Demolished and replaced (2018)
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Cymbale 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Positiv (C-c''''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Piffaro 2 ranks, Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Scharf 4 ranks, Cremona 8', Tremulant.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Viole de Gambe 8', Rohrflöte 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Nachthorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Clarinet 8', English Horn 8', Tremulant.
Brustwerk (C-c''''): Nason Flute 8', Koppelflöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Principal 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quint 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1', Zimbel 3 ranks, Rankett 16', Cromorne 8', Tremulant.
Swell (enclosed) & Bombarde (C-c''''):
Swell: Gedeckt 16', Viola Pomposa 8', Viola Celeste 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Erzähler 8', Erzähler Celeste 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Octavin 2', Plein Jeu 4-6 ranks, Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde: Solemn Trumpet 16', Solemn Trumpet 8'.
Antiphonal Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''):
Manual: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Octave 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Plein Jeu 4 ranks, Trompette Harmonique 8'.
Pedal: Subbass 16', Bourdon 8'.
Pedal (C-g'): Untersatz 32', Bourdon 32', Contrebasse 16', Subbass 16', Gemshorn 16', Bourdon 16' - van Great, Gedeckt 16' - van Swell, Principal 8', Gemshorn 8', Bourdon 8', Choral Bass 4', Concert Flute 4', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Contra Fagotto 32', Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16' - van Swell, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Schalmei 4'.
Williamsburg VA, USA (Virginia) - Bruton Parish Church, Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ
Municipal: Williamsburg
Address: 331 West Duke of Gloucester Street, 23185, Williamsburg, VA
Website: http://www.brutonparish.org/
Description nr.: 2006679.
Built by: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company (1937) - opus 968
Demolished and replaced (2018)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1937 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | 968 | new organ | 1955 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | 968-B | enlargement | 2004 | Orgues Létourneau | restoration and enlargement |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 10 |
| - Positiv | 8 |
| - Choir | 10 |
| - Brustwerk | 10 |
| - Swell | 14 |
| - Bombarde | 2 |
| - Antiphonal | 10 |
| - Pedal | 20 (17) |
| - Antiphonal Pedal | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 86 (83) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Cymbale 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Positiv (C-c''''): Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Piffaro 2 ranks, Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Scharf 4 ranks, Cremona 8', Tremulant.
Choir (enclosed) (C-c''''): Viole de Gambe 8', Rohrflöte 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Nachthorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Clarinet 8', English Horn 8', Tremulant.
Brustwerk (C-c''''): Nason Flute 8', Koppelflöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Principal 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quint 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1', Zimbel 3 ranks, Rankett 16', Cromorne 8', Tremulant.
Swell (enclosed) & Bombarde (C-c''''):
Swell: Gedeckt 16', Viola Pomposa 8', Viola Celeste 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Erzähler 8', Erzähler Celeste 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Octavin 2', Plein Jeu 4-6 ranks, Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde: Solemn Trumpet 16', Solemn Trumpet 8'.
Antiphonal Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''):
Manual: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Cor de Nuit 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Octave 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Plein Jeu 4 ranks, Trompette Harmonique 8'.
Pedal: Subbass 16', Bourdon 8'.
Pedal (C-g'): Untersatz 32', Bourdon 32', Contrebasse 16', Subbass 16', Gemshorn 16', Bourdon 16' - van Great, Gedeckt 16' - van Swell, Principal 8', Gemshorn 8', Bourdon 8', Choral Bass 4', Concert Flute 4', Gemshorn 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Contra Fagotto 32', Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16' - van Swell, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Schalmei 4'.
| Literature |
The Mystique of the G. Donald Harrison signature organs, Part 2 / Neal Campbell. - In: The Diapason, 113th Year, No. 3, March 2022. |
| Recordings |
A Williamsburg recital / James Darling. - Uitgave in eigen beheer (CD). |
| Links |
http://www.brutonparish.org/musicalinstruments |