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Oakland, USA (California) - First Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Oakland
Region:Alameda County
Address: 2619 Broadway, 94612, Oakland, CA
Website: http://www.firstchurchoakland.org/
Description nr.: 2003884.
Built by: Rosales Organ Builders (1993) - opus 16
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1913 by W.W. Kimball Company
The Rosales firm built a large new organ in 1993 at the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland, California. The organ is placed in a 1913 case built by Kimball. On November 7, 1993 it was put into use with a play by Ronald McKean.
Technical data
Specification
Great: Prestant 32', Prestant 16', Principal 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Chimney Flute 8', Gamba 8', Octave 4', Spire Flute 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 ranks, Mixture 8 ranks, Bombarde 16', Chamade 16' (TC), Trumpet 8', Chamade 8', Clarion 4', Chamade 4' - extension, Tremolo.
Positive: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Octave 4', Rohrpipe 4', Grosse Tierce 3 1/5', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublet 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 6 ranks, Trumpet 8', Cromorne 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Swell: Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Bourdon 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Principal 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Octavin 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Piccolo 1', Mixture 4 ranks - Voorbereid, Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8', Hautbois 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Antiphonal (bespeelbaar vanaf Great en Pedal): Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal: Open Wood 32' - oud, Prestant 32' - Pedal Quints, Prestant Quint 21 1/3' - Pedal Quints, Open Wood 16', Prestant 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3' - Pedal Quints, Octave 8', Flûte 8', Bourdon 8', Super Octave 4', Mixture 5 ranks - Voorbereid, Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Posaune 16', Trumpet 8', Chamade 8' - transmissie, Clarion 4', Chamade 4' - transmissie, Tremolo.
Other stops: Cymbelstern.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positive, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Electronisch combinatiesysteem (multi-lever), General piston sequencer.
Oakland, USA (California) - First Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Oakland
Region:Alameda County
Address: 2619 Broadway, 94612, Oakland, CA
Website: http://www.firstchurchoakland.org/
Description nr.: 2003884.
Built by: Rosales Organ Builders (1993) - opus 16
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1913 by W.W. Kimball Company
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1913 | W.W. Kimball Company | new organ | 1993 | Rosales Organ Builders | 16 | new organ in old case |
The Rosales firm built a large new organ in 1993 at the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland, California. The organ is placed in a 1913 case built by Kimball. On November 7, 1993 it was put into use with a play by Ronald McKean.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 19 (18) |
| - Positive | 14 |
| - Swell | 18 (17) |
| - Antiphonal | 4 |
| - Pedal | 19 (16) |
| Total number of stops | 74 (69) |
| Action | Mechanische sleepladen, enkele stemmen op electrische sleepladen |
Specification
Great: Prestant 32', Prestant 16', Principal 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Chimney Flute 8', Gamba 8', Octave 4', Spire Flute 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornet 5 ranks, Mixture 8 ranks, Bombarde 16', Chamade 16' (TC), Trumpet 8', Chamade 8', Clarion 4', Chamade 4' - extension, Tremolo.
Positive: Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Gedeckt 8', Octave 4', Rohrpipe 4', Grosse Tierce 3 1/5', Nasard 2 2/3', Doublet 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Larigot 1 1/3', Mixture 6 ranks, Trumpet 8', Cromorne 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Swell: Bourdon 16', Geigen Principal 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Bourdon 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Principal 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Octavin 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Piccolo 1', Mixture 4 ranks - Voorbereid, Bombarde 16', Trumpet 8', Hautbois 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Antiphonal (bespeelbaar vanaf Great en Pedal): Principal 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Pedal: Open Wood 32' - oud, Prestant 32' - Pedal Quints, Prestant Quint 21 1/3' - Pedal Quints, Open Wood 16', Prestant 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3' - Pedal Quints, Octave 8', Flûte 8', Bourdon 8', Super Octave 4', Mixture 5 ranks - Voorbereid, Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Posaune 16', Trumpet 8', Chamade 8' - transmissie, Clarion 4', Chamade 4' - transmissie, Tremolo.
Other stops: Cymbelstern.
Couplers: Positive to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positive, Great to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Electronisch combinatiesysteem (multi-lever), General piston sequencer.
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