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Photo: Len Levasseur
Dallas, USA (Texas) - Southern Methodist University, Caruth Auditorium of the Meadows School of the Arts
Municipal: Dallas
Region:Dallas County
Address: Bishop Boulevard, 75205, Dallas, TX
Website: https://www.smu.edu/
Description nr.: 2002678.
Built by: C.B. Fisk Inc. (1993) - opus 101
Opus 101 from Fisk is a large three-manual organ for Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The instrument is installed in the Caruth Auditorium. The former organ of this auditorium, built by Aeolian-Skinner in 1965, was sold to Saint Luke's Episcopal Church.
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Prestant 16', Octave 8', Spillpfeife 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Violoncelle 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Progressive Mixture, Full Mixture 5-7 ranks, Grand Cornet 5 ranks, Trommeten 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positive (C-c''''): Prestant 8', Gedackt 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublet 2', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sharp 4-6 ranks, Dulcian 16', Trechterregal 8', Cromorne 8'.
Swell (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Flûte Traversière 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Célèste 8', Principal 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks, Basson 16', Trompette 8', Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Pedal (C-g'): Untersatz 32' - extension van Swell, Contrebasse 16', Prestant 16' - transmissie van Great, Bourdon 16' - transmissie van Swell, Octave 8', Spillpfeife 8' - transmissie van Great, Violoncelle 8' - transmissie van Great, Superoctave 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Posaune 16' - extension van Great, Bombarde 16', Trommeten 16' - transmissie van Great, Trommeten 8' - transmissie van Great, Trompette 8' - transmissie van Great, Clairon 4' - transmissie van Great.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positive, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Octaves Graves, Great Sub-octave on, Great off.
Accessories: Tremulant, Wind Stabilizer, Great Ventil.
Photo: Len Levasseur
Dallas, USA (Texas) - Southern Methodist University, Caruth Auditorium of the Meadows School of the Arts
Municipal: Dallas
Region:Dallas County
Address: Bishop Boulevard, 75205, Dallas, TX
Website: https://www.smu.edu/
Description nr.: 2002678.
Built by: C.B. Fisk Inc. (1993) - opus 101
Opus 101 from Fisk is a large three-manual organ for Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The instrument is installed in the Caruth Auditorium. The former organ of this auditorium, built by Aeolian-Skinner in 1965, was sold to Saint Luke's Episcopal Church.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 16 |
| - Positive | 13 |
| - Swell | 14 |
| - Pedal | 15 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 58 (48) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Fisk I |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Prestant 16', Octave 8', Spillpfeife 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Violoncelle 8', Octave 4', Open Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Progressive Mixture, Full Mixture 5-7 ranks, Grand Cornet 5 ranks, Trommeten 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Positive (C-c''''): Prestant 8', Gedackt 8', Quintadena 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Doublet 2', Quarte de Nazard 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sharp 4-6 ranks, Dulcian 16', Trechterregal 8', Cromorne 8'.
Swell (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Flûte Traversière 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Célèste 8', Principal 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks, Basson 16', Trompette 8', Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4'.
Pedal (C-g'): Untersatz 32' - extension van Swell, Contrebasse 16', Prestant 16' - transmissie van Great, Bourdon 16' - transmissie van Swell, Octave 8', Spillpfeife 8' - transmissie van Great, Violoncelle 8' - transmissie van Great, Superoctave 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Posaune 16' - extension van Great, Bombarde 16', Trommeten 16' - transmissie van Great, Trommeten 8' - transmissie van Great, Trompette 8' - transmissie van Great, Clairon 4' - transmissie van Great.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positive, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Octaves Graves, Great Sub-octave on, Great off.
Accessories: Tremulant, Wind Stabilizer, Great Ventil.
| Literature |
Music from the Hilltop : Organs and Organists at Southern Methodist University / Benjamin A. Kolodziej. - Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2023. |
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| Links |
http://cbfisk.com/opus/opus-101 |