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Chêne-Bougeries, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Genève) - Collège Claparède, Aula
Forwarded from: London - Cinema Granada, Clapham Junction (1937 - 1982)
Municipal: Chêne-Bougeries
Address: 61, Chemin de Fossard, 1231, Chêne-Bougeries
Website: https://edu.ge.ch/
Description nr.: 2079499.
Built by: Wurlitzer Organ Company (1937) - opus 2218
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual I - Accompaniment (C-c''''): Tibia Clausa 16', Gamba 16' (c°-c''''), Diapason 8', Tibia Clausa 8' - with Second Touch, Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flute 4', Octave 4', Piccolo 4', Gambette 4', Gambette Celeste 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Clarinet 16', Vox Humana 16', Horn 8', Tuba 8' - with Second Touch, Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Saxophone 8', Clarinet 4', Vox Humana 4', Chrysoglott 4', Piano 16', Piano 8', Piano 4', Mandoline, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Castanets, Chinese Block, Tom-Tom, Sandblock, Sleigh Bells, Cathedral Chimes - with Second Touch, Triangle - with Second Touch.
Manual II - Solo (C-c''''): Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Contra Gamba 16' (c°-c''''), Tibia Clausa 16', Diapason 8', Tibia Clausa 8' - with Second Touch, Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flute 8', Octave 4', Piccolo 4', Gambette 4', Gambette Celeste 4', Flute 4', Twelfth (Flute) 2 2/3', Twelfth (Tibia Clausa) 2 2/3', Piccolo (Flute) 2', Piccolo (Tibia Clausa) 2', Terz 1 3/5', Ophicleïde 16', Saxophone 16', Vox Humana 16', Horn 8' - with Second Touch, Tuba 8' - with Second Touch, Saxophone 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Clarinet 4', Vibraphone, Piano 16', Piano 8', Piano 4', Chrysoglott, Chrysoglott Dampers, Cathedral Chimes (c'-f''), Xylophone (c°-c''), Glockenspiel (g°-c''), Swiss Chimes (c'-f'') - 1982.
Manual III (C-c''''): Tibia Clausa 8', English Horn 8', Piano 8', Xylophone 8' (c°-c'').
Pedal (C-g'): Diaphone 16', Tibia Clausa 16', Diapason 8', Tibia Clausa 8', Cello 8', Flute 8', Ophicleïde 16', Tuba 8', Piano 16', Bass Drum, Kettle Drum, Crash Cymbal, Crash Cymbal Re-It, Cymbal.
Other stops: Horse Hoofs, Birds, Bell, Chinese Block, Surf, Fire Gong, Syren, Train Whistle, Domestic Scene.
Couplers: Solo Octave to Accompaniment, Accompaniment to Manual III, Solo to Manual III, Accompaniment Octave, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off.
Accessories: Tremolo A, Tremolo S, Tremolo Tibia Clausa, Tremolo Horn, Tutti, Swell A, Swell S, Swell Clarinet, General Crescendo, Full Organ, Electronic Combination Action - 1982.
Chêne-Bougeries, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Genève) - Collège Claparède, Aula
Forwarded from: London - Cinema Granada, Clapham Junction (1937 - 1982)
Municipal: Chêne-Bougeries
Address: 61, Chemin de Fossard, 1231, Chêne-Bougeries
Website: https://edu.ge.ch/
Description nr.: 2079499.
Built by: Wurlitzer Organ Company (1937) - opus 2218
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1937 | Wurlitzer Organ Company | 2218 | new organ | 1982 | Manufacture Dargassies-Gonzalez | transfer/relocate |
- Wurlitzer built a cinema organ for the Cinema Granada, Clapham Junction in London in 1937. It was inaugurated oin November 8, 1937. The instrument was sold in 1980. It was transferred by Bernard Dargassies to the auditorium of the Collège Claparède in Chêne-Bougeries, on the east side of Geneva. On May 6, 1982, the organ was inaugurated on its new location.
- The organ has three manuals and pedal. There are ten ranks of pipes, from which all stops are derived. In addition, there are many effect registers, percussion registers and a complete Grand Piano. The ten ranks are: Open Diapason 16'-4', Flute 16'-1 3/5', Gamba 8'-4', Gamba Celeste 8'-4', Tibia Clausa 16'-2', Tuba 16'- 4', Saxophone 16'-8', English Horn 8', Clarinet 16'-4' (not present) and Vox Humana 16'-4' (not present).
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1937 | London | Cinema Granada, Clapham Junction |
| 1982 | Chêne-Bougeries | Collège Claparède, Aula |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual I - Accompaniment | 24 |
| - Manual II - Solo | 29 |
| - Manual III | 2 |
| - Pedal | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 63 (10) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Multiplex chests |
Specification
Manual I - Accompaniment (C-c''''): Tibia Clausa 16', Gamba 16' (c°-c''''), Diapason 8', Tibia Clausa 8' - with Second Touch, Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flute 4', Octave 4', Piccolo 4', Gambette 4', Gambette Celeste 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Clarinet 16', Vox Humana 16', Horn 8', Tuba 8' - with Second Touch, Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Saxophone 8', Clarinet 4', Vox Humana 4', Chrysoglott 4', Piano 16', Piano 8', Piano 4', Mandoline, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Castanets, Chinese Block, Tom-Tom, Sandblock, Sleigh Bells, Cathedral Chimes - with Second Touch, Triangle - with Second Touch.
Manual II - Solo (C-c''''): Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Contra Gamba 16' (c°-c''''), Tibia Clausa 16', Diapason 8', Tibia Clausa 8' - with Second Touch, Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flute 8', Octave 4', Piccolo 4', Gambette 4', Gambette Celeste 4', Flute 4', Twelfth (Flute) 2 2/3', Twelfth (Tibia Clausa) 2 2/3', Piccolo (Flute) 2', Piccolo (Tibia Clausa) 2', Terz 1 3/5', Ophicleïde 16', Saxophone 16', Vox Humana 16', Horn 8' - with Second Touch, Tuba 8' - with Second Touch, Saxophone 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Clarinet 4', Vibraphone, Piano 16', Piano 8', Piano 4', Chrysoglott, Chrysoglott Dampers, Cathedral Chimes (c'-f''), Xylophone (c°-c''), Glockenspiel (g°-c''), Swiss Chimes (c'-f'') - 1982.
Manual III (C-c''''): Tibia Clausa 8', English Horn 8', Piano 8', Xylophone 8' (c°-c'').
Pedal (C-g'): Diaphone 16', Tibia Clausa 16', Diapason 8', Tibia Clausa 8', Cello 8', Flute 8', Ophicleïde 16', Tuba 8', Piano 16', Bass Drum, Kettle Drum, Crash Cymbal, Crash Cymbal Re-It, Cymbal.
Other stops: Horse Hoofs, Birds, Bell, Chinese Block, Surf, Fire Gong, Syren, Train Whistle, Domestic Scene.
Couplers: Solo Octave to Accompaniment, Accompaniment to Manual III, Solo to Manual III, Accompaniment Octave, Solo Octave, Solo Suboctave, Solo Unison Off.
Accessories: Tremolo A, Tremolo S, Tremolo Tibia Clausa, Tremolo Horn, Tutti, Swell A, Swell S, Swell Clarinet, General Crescendo, Full Organ, Electronic Combination Action - 1982.
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