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Solduno, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Ticino) - Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Municipal: Locarno
Address: Via Valle Maggia 60, 6600, Locarno-Solduno
Description nr.: 2006541.
Built by: Giovanni Battista Reina (1712)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Grand'Organo (CDEFGA-f''', division between e'/f'):
Ripieno: Principale 8' (B/D), Ottava 4', Decimaquinta 2', Decimanona 1 1/3', Vigesimaseconda 1', Vigesimasesta 2/3', Vigesimamona 1/2', Trigesimaterza 1/3', Trigesimasesta 1/4'.
Concerto: Flauto in VIII 4', Flauto in XII 2 2/3', Cornetta I 4'+2 2/3'' (D), Cornetta II 2'+1 3/5'' (D), Fiffaro (D).
Organo Eco (CDEFGA-f''', division between B/c°): Flauto Tappato 8' (D), Principale 4' (B/D), Ottava 2', Duodecima 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 1 3/5' (D).
Pedale (C-e°): Contrabasso 16'+8'.
Solduno, Die Schweiz / La Suisse (Ticino) - Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Municipal: Locarno
Address: Via Valle Maggia 60, 6600, Locarno-Solduno
Description nr.: 2006541.
Built by: Giovanni Battista Reina (1712)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1712 | Giovanni Battista Reina | new organ | 1717 | Giovanni Battista Reina | enlargement | 1819 | Gasparo Chiesa | transfer/relocate | 2018 | Colzani Organi | reconstruction |
- In the church of San Giovanni Battista in Solduno in the Swiss canton of Ticino was built by Giovanni Battista Reina in 1712 for the Chiesa Collegiata di Sant'Antonio in Locarno. In 1717 he expanded the instrument with an Organo Eco as a second manual. In the nineteenth century the keyboard was renewed, whereby the short octave was removed. The pipework of the notes C#, D#, F# and G# was added. This may have happened during the transfer to the church of Solduno in 1819 by Gasparo Chiesa. The second manual was also removed.
- In 2018, the organ was reconstructed by Colzani Organi to its 1717 state, including an Organo Eco.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1712 | Locarno | Chiesa Collegiata di Sant'Antonio |
| 1819 | Solduno | Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Grand'Organo | 14 |
| - Organo Eco | 5 |
| - Pedale | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 20 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 442 Hz |
| Temperament | 8 Quintte temperate a 1/6 di comma sintonico |
| Wind pressure | 44 mm |
Specification
Grand'Organo (CDEFGA-f''', division between e'/f'):
Ripieno: Principale 8' (B/D), Ottava 4', Decimaquinta 2', Decimanona 1 1/3', Vigesimaseconda 1', Vigesimasesta 2/3', Vigesimamona 1/2', Trigesimaterza 1/3', Trigesimasesta 1/4'.
Concerto: Flauto in VIII 4', Flauto in XII 2 2/3', Cornetta I 4'+2 2/3'' (D), Cornetta II 2'+1 3/5'' (D), Fiffaro (D).
Organo Eco (CDEFGA-f''', division between B/c°): Flauto Tappato 8' (D), Principale 4' (B/D), Ottava 2', Duodecima 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 1 3/5' (D).
Pedale (C-e°): Contrabasso 16'+8'.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
Before 2018 the stop list was: Manual (C-c'''): Principale 8' (B/D), Voce Umana 8', Gamba 8' (B/D), Ottava 4', Fluta 4', Flauto 4' (B), Decima Quinta 2', Decima Nona 1 1/3', Vigesima Seconda 1', Vigesima Sesta 2/3', Vigesima Nona 1/2', Trigesima Terza 1/3', Cornetta Prima, Cornetta Secunda (D). Pedal (C-gis°): Contrabasso 16'. |
| Literature |
Italiaanse orgels in Ticino (II) / dr. J.W. Doeve. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 55 nr. 3, maart 1959. |
| Recordings |
Gregorio Strozzi (1615 - 1687) : Capricci da Sonare Cembali et Organi / Guy Bovet. - Gallo CD-1696 (CD). - 2024. |