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Photo: Mark Brombaugh
Wilmington DE, USA (Delaware) - Christ Church Christiana Hundred
Municipal: Wilmington DE
Region:New Castle County
Address: 505 East Buck Road, 19807, Wilmington, DE
Website: http://www.christchurchde.org/
Description nr.: 2003380.
Built by: John Brombaugh & Co. (1990) - opus 32
The organ contains older material: Pipes from by M.P. Möller Company
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Principal 16' (discant), Bourdon 16', Praestant 8', Harmonic Flute 8' (from f°), Spire Flute 8', Viola 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Octave 2', Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 4-6 ranks, Cornet 5 ranks (discant), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Stopped Diapason 8', Flute Douce 8' - Möller, Flute Celeste 8' (TC) - Möller, Praestant 4', Rohrflöte 4', Traverse Flute 4' (TC), Nasard 2 2/3' (TC), Octave 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (TC), Larigot 1 1/3', Flageolet 1', Scharff 3 ranks, Clarinet 8', English Horn 8' - Möller.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Contra Gamba 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Vox Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Octave 2', Seventh 1 1/7 (1 3/5') (from g''), Willis Cornet 3 ranks (1 3/5'), Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Oboe 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbass 32', Praestant 16', Subbass 16' - extension, Bourdon 16' - from Great, Contra Gamba 16' - from Swell, Octave 8', Spitre Flute 8' - from Great, Viola 8' - from Great, Octave 4', Flute 4' - from Great, Mixture 5 ranks, Bombardon 32', Posaune 16', Bombarde 16' - from Great, Trumpet 8', Trompette 8' - from Great, Clairon 4' - from Great.
Other stops: Cymbelstern, Glockenspiel.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant, 12 General Combinations, 8 Combinations to each Division, 2 tutti's.
Photo: Mark Brombaugh
Wilmington DE, USA (Delaware) - Christ Church Christiana Hundred
Municipal: Wilmington DE
Region:New Castle County
Address: 505 East Buck Road, 19807, Wilmington, DE
Website: http://www.christchurchde.org/
Description nr.: 2003380.
Built by: John Brombaugh & Co. (1990) - opus 32
The organ contains older material: Pipes from by M.P. Möller Company
- On Advent Sunday, December 2, 1990, a new organ was inaugurated at Christ Church, Christiana in Greenville, Wilmington, Delaware. The instrument is dedicated to the memory of E.I. duPont de Nemours and his three daughters, founder of the church in 1848.
The organ case was designed after the example of Father Smith's 1685 case in Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, UK. Three stops on the Choir were taken from the previous organ of the church, built by the firm Möller.
- Six stops have been made after examples of original pipework by Father Henry Willis from 1871. These are the Willis Cornet 3 ranks, the reeds of Swell and the Clarinet of Choir. As an example, the organ of Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Seattle has been used, an organ by Willis originally built for Christ Church, Westgreen on Waldeck Road, London.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 17 |
| - Choir Organ | 14 |
| - Swell Organ | 15 |
| - Pedal Organ | 23 (10) |
| Total number of stops | 69 (56) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | 1/6-komma |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Principal 16' (discant), Bourdon 16', Praestant 8', Harmonic Flute 8' (from f°), Spire Flute 8', Viola 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Octave 2', Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 4-6 ranks, Cornet 5 ranks (discant), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Choir Organ (C-g'''): Stopped Diapason 8', Flute Douce 8' - Möller, Flute Celeste 8' (TC) - Möller, Praestant 4', Rohrflöte 4', Traverse Flute 4' (TC), Nasard 2 2/3' (TC), Octave 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (TC), Larigot 1 1/3', Flageolet 1', Scharff 3 ranks, Clarinet 8', English Horn 8' - Möller.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Contra Gamba 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Vox Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Octave 2', Seventh 1 1/7 (1 3/5') (from g''), Willis Cornet 3 ranks (1 3/5'), Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Oboe 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbass 32', Praestant 16', Subbass 16' - extension, Bourdon 16' - from Great, Contra Gamba 16' - from Swell, Octave 8', Spitre Flute 8' - from Great, Viola 8' - from Great, Octave 4', Flute 4' - from Great, Mixture 5 ranks, Bombardon 32', Posaune 16', Bombarde 16' - from Great, Trumpet 8', Trompette 8' - from Great, Clairon 4' - from Great.
Other stops: Cymbelstern, Glockenspiel.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant, 12 General Combinations, 8 Combinations to each Division, 2 tutti's.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Willis Cornet 3 ranks (Swell) | C: 1 3/5' - 1 1/3' - 1'. cis': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. g': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2'. |
| Literature |
Organ Historical Society : 61st Annual Convention : Philadelphia : June 26 - July 2 2016. - Richmond, VA : Organ Historical Society, 2016. |
| Links |
https://www.christchurchde.org/church-organ/ |
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