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San Francisco, USA (California) - Saint Ignatius Church
Municipal: San Francisco
Region:San Francisco County
Address: 650 Parker Avenue, 94118, San Francisco
Website: https://www.stignatiussf.org/
Description nr.: 2003017.
Built by: W.W. Kimball Company (ca. 1910)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Principalbass 32' - extension, Principal 16', Principal 8', Octave 8' - extension, Harmonic Flute 8', Rohrpommer 8', Octave 4', Koppelflute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4-7 ranks (1 1/3'), Cymbal 2 ranks (1/4'), Bombarde 16' - from Swell, Trompette 8', Trompette 8' - from Swell, Cymbelstern (4 bells).
Choir (C-c''''): Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8' (T.C.), Rohrflute 4', Fifteenth 2', Clarinet 8', Tremolo.
Swell (C-c''''): Rohrflute 8', Salicional 8' (from F), Voix Céleste 8' (from F), Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (C-d'''), Mixture 3 ranks (1 1/3'), Hautbois 8', Tremolo, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8' - extension, Clairon 4' - extension.
Rückpositiv (C-c''''): Principal 8', Octava 4', Unda Maris 4', Octava 2', Mixture 5 ranks (1').
Bombarde (C-c''''): Trompette en Chamade 8'.
Pedal (C-g'): Grand Bass 64' - akoestisch, Subbas 32', Major Bass 32' - extension, Major Bass 16', Principal 16' - from Great, Subbass 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - from Great, Octave Bass 8' - from Great, Gedeckt 8' - from Swell, Choralbass 4', Flute 4' - from Great, Nachthorn 2' - from Great, Flute 1', Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16' - from Swell, Trompette 8' - from Great, Trompette 8' - from Swell, Clairon 4' - from Great, Clairon 4' - from Swell.
Couplers: Great to Great 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Choir Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off, Rückpositiv Unison Off, Bombarde Unison Off.
San Francisco, USA (California) - Saint Ignatius Church
Municipal: San Francisco
Region:San Francisco County
Address: 650 Parker Avenue, 94118, San Francisco
Website: https://www.stignatiussf.org/
Description nr.: 2003017.
Built by: W.W. Kimball Company (ca. 1910)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1910 | W.W. Kimball Company | new organ | 1928 | Felix F. Schoenstein & Sons | transfer/relocate | 1967 | Swain & Kates | restoration and enlargement | 1989 | Michael McNeil | transfer/relocate |
- In the earthquake of April 18, 1906, the old Saint Ignatius Church was completely lost. An organ had been built in this church by Hook & Hastings around 1880, but on Christmas Day, 1896, a 4-manual Hutchings & Votey organ with 84 stops was dedicated, the largest organ on the west coast of the United States.
- A new church was built on the corner of Fulton Street and Parker Avenue after the fire, and was dedicated in 1913. Plans for the construction of a new large organ were canceled due to a lack of finances. The Jesuit Fathers then placed the Kimball organ from their chapel in San José in the church. The originally pneumatic organ had already been electrified by Thomas Whalley. The firm of Schoenstein & Sons transferred the organ to San Francisco, possibly in 1928. The instrument received a new console. Until then, the church had used a temporary 'emergency organ' built by Murray Harris with two manuals. This was sold to Saint Joseph's Church in Mountain View, California. The Kimball organ was placed on a high gallery on the west side of the church.
- In the years 1965-1967 the instrument was revised by Swain & Kates and expanded with a Trumpet (16', 8' and 4') on Swell and a Plein Jeu 3 ranks (by Laukhuff), also on Swell. It was also relocated to the sanctuary of the church. In October 1967 the organ was inaugurated with a performance by the famous Parisian organist Pierre Cochereau. This conversion was followed by another extensive renovation by Michael McNeil, which was completed in 1989.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1910 | San José, California (USA) | Chapel of the College of the Pacific |
| 1928 | San Francisco, California (USA) | Saint Ignatius Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 14 (10) |
| - Choir | 7 |
| - Swell | 13 (11) |
| - Rückpositiv | 5 |
| - Bombarde | 1 |
| - Pedal | 20 (7) |
| Total number of stops | 60 (41) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Principalbass 32' - extension, Principal 16', Principal 8', Octave 8' - extension, Harmonic Flute 8', Rohrpommer 8', Octave 4', Koppelflute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4-7 ranks (1 1/3'), Cymbal 2 ranks (1/4'), Bombarde 16' - from Swell, Trompette 8', Trompette 8' - from Swell, Cymbelstern (4 bells).
Choir (C-c''''): Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8' (T.C.), Rohrflute 4', Fifteenth 2', Clarinet 8', Tremolo.
Swell (C-c''''): Rohrflute 8', Salicional 8' (from F), Voix Céleste 8' (from F), Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (C-d'''), Mixture 3 ranks (1 1/3'), Hautbois 8', Tremolo, Bombarde 16', Trompette 8' - extension, Clairon 4' - extension.
Rückpositiv (C-c''''): Principal 8', Octava 4', Unda Maris 4', Octava 2', Mixture 5 ranks (1').
Bombarde (C-c''''): Trompette en Chamade 8'.
Pedal (C-g'): Grand Bass 64' - akoestisch, Subbas 32', Major Bass 32' - extension, Major Bass 16', Principal 16' - from Great, Subbass 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - from Great, Octave Bass 8' - from Great, Gedeckt 8' - from Swell, Choralbass 4', Flute 4' - from Great, Nachthorn 2' - from Great, Flute 1', Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16' - from Swell, Trompette 8' - from Great, Trompette 8' - from Swell, Clairon 4' - from Great, Clairon 4' - from Swell.
Couplers: Great to Great 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Choir Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off, Rückpositiv Unison Off, Bombarde Unison Off.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Mixture 4-7 ranks (Great) | C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. fìs°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c'': 8' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. fis'': 8' - 4' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 8' - 8' - 4' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. fis''': 16' - 8' - 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Cymbal 2 ranks (Great) | C: 1/4' - 1/6'. A: 1/3' - 1/4'. e°: 1/2' - 1/3'. a°: 2/3' - 1/2'. e': 1' - 2/3'. a': 1 1/3' - 1'. a'': 2' - 1 1/3'. e''': 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Mixture 3 ranks (Swell) | C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. cis''': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Mixture 5 ranks (Rückpositiv) | C: 1' - 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3' - 1/4'. Gìs°: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'. e°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2'. c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. gis': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. e'': 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c''': 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. g#''': 16' - 8' - 5 1/3' - 4' - 2 2/3'. |
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De oorspronkelijke dispositie luidde mogelijk als volgt: Great: Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppelflöte 8', Gamba 8', Dulcina 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Trumpet 8'. Choir (enclosed): Geigenprincipal 8', Melodia 8', Dolce 8', Flûte d'Amour 4', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Clarinet 8'. Swell (enclosed): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Flautino 2', Dolce Cornet 3 ranks, Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8'. Pedal: Open Diapason 16', Metal Diapason 16' (Great), Bourdon 16', Lieblich gedeckt 16' (Swell), Flute 8', Violoncello 8'. Manuaalomvang C-c'''', Pedaalomvang C-f'. |
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