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Brownsburg, USA (Indiana) - Calvary United Methodist Church
Municipal: Brownsburg
Region:Hendricks County
Address: 575 West Northfield Drive, 46112, Brownsburg, IN
Website: https://calvaryunited.org/

Description nr.: 2004216.

Built by: Charles M. Ruggles (1995) - opus 24


Charles M. Ruggles built a new organ for Calvary United Methodist Church in Brownsburg, Indiana, in 1995. The instrument has three manuals, but the third manual is only added in preparation for the future expansion of the organ with a Rückpositiv. The couplers for the third manual are present and working.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ9
- Swell Organ10
- Pedal Organ6
Total number of stops25
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentKellner
Wind pressure75 mm (manuals), 90 mm (pedal)

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Octave 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Mixture 5 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Gamba 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Waldflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 4 ranks, Dulcian 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbass 16', Octave 8', Choralabass 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8'.
Other stops: Zimbelstern.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Literature
  • Calvary United Methodist Church, Brownsburg, Indiana / Charles M. Ruggles, Cleveland Johnson, Harold L. Leininger. - In: The American Organist, 1994.
  • A profile of Charles M. Ruggles : Builder of hand-crafted mechanical action organs / Mark A. Herris. - [Bloomington] : Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 2016.
Links https://rugglesorgans.com/opus24.html