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Oberlin, USA (Ohio) - Oberlin College, Fairchild Chapel
Municipal: Oberlin
Region:Lorain County
Address: 50 West Lorain Street, 44074, Oberlin, OH
Website: https://home.oberlin.edu/
Description nr.: 2003377.
Built by: John Brombaugh & Co. (1981) - opus 25
John Brombaugh built a small organ in German Baroque style for the Fairchild Chapel in Oberlin, as built by Gottfried Fritzsche and Friedrich Stellwagen, among others. The starting point was the description of Michael Prätorius in Syntagma Musicum II. The instrument has sub-semitones on the Great Manual and the Pedal. The wind can be pumped by foot or by an electric blower.
Technical data
Specification
Great (CDE-c'''): Praestant 8', Gedackt 8', Oak Prinzipal 8', Octava 4', Spitzpype 4', Quinta 3' - from Sesquialtera, Octava 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Trommett 8'.
Brustwerk (CDE-c'''): Hohlquinta 3' (discant), Regal 8'.
Pedal (CDE-d'): Subbass 16', Praestant 8' - transmissie, Trommett 8' - transmissie.
Couplers: Great to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant.
Oberlin, USA (Ohio) - Oberlin College, Fairchild Chapel
Municipal: Oberlin
Region:Lorain County
Address: 50 West Lorain Street, 44074, Oberlin, OH
Website: https://home.oberlin.edu/
Description nr.: 2003377.
Built by: John Brombaugh & Co. (1981) - opus 25
John Brombaugh built a small organ in German Baroque style for the Fairchild Chapel in Oberlin, as built by Gottfried Fritzsche and Friedrich Stellwagen, among others. The starting point was the description of Michael Prätorius in Syntagma Musicum II. The instrument has sub-semitones on the Great Manual and the Pedal. The wind can be pumped by foot or by an electric blower.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 9 (8) |
| - Brustwerk | 2 |
| - Pedal | 3 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 14 (11) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | c' = 557 Hz |
| Temperament | Meantone |
| Wind pressure | 78 mm |
Specification
Great (CDE-c'''): Praestant 8', Gedackt 8', Oak Prinzipal 8', Octava 4', Spitzpype 4', Quinta 3' - from Sesquialtera, Octava 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Trommett 8'.
Brustwerk (CDE-c'''): Hohlquinta 3' (discant), Regal 8'.
Pedal (CDE-d'): Subbass 16', Praestant 8' - transmissie, Trommett 8' - transmissie.
Couplers: Great to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant.
| Literature |
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| Recordings |
The organs of Oberlin / William Porter, Garth Peacock, Haskell Thomson, David Boe. - Gasparo Records (dubbel-LP). - 1983. |
| Links |
http://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/departments/organ/fairchild.dot |