Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Orgues Létourneau
Harrisburg, USA (Pennsylvania) - Market Square Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Harrisburg
Region:Dauphin County
Address: 20 South 2nd Street, 17101, Harrisburg, PA
Website: https://www.marketsquarechurch.org/
Description nr.: 2061259.
Built by: Orgues Létourneau (2019) - opus 136
The Létourneau company built a large new organ for Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg in 2018-2019. It replaced an Aeolian-Skinner organ from 1944, which was converted in 1978 by the firm Burger & Shafer.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Violoncello 16', Open Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Violoncello 8', Chimney Flute 8', Principal 4', Open Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Grand Cornet 5 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks, Cymbal 4 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Trompette en Chamade 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Lieblich Gedeackt 8', Principal 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Full Mixture 3-4 ranks (2'), Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Bourdon 8', Gemshorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Clarinet 8', Tuba 8', Trompette en Chamade 16' - extension from Great, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great.
Positive (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Koppelflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Tierce Mixture 5 ranks (1 1/3'), Tuba 16' - from Choir, Tuba 8' - from Choir, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great, Cremona 8'.
String Division (on Swell) (C-c''''): Contra Viole 16', Viole d'Orchestra 8', Viole Céleste 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Viole Octaviante 4', Dulcet 4', Choeur des Violes 3 ranks (3 1/5').
Pedal (C-g'): Contra Geigen 32' - digital, Contra Bourdon 32' - digital, Contrabass 16', Subbass 16', Violoncello 16' - from Great, Viole d'Orchestra 16' - from String, Bourdon 16' - from Choir, Principal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Violoncello 8' - from Great, Bourdon 8' - from Choir, Quint 5 1/3', Choral Bass 4', Spitzflöte 4', Open Flute 2', Mixture 4 ranks (2 2/3'), Contra Bombarde 32' - digital, Contra Fagotto 32' - from Swell, Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Bombarde 8', Tuba 8' - from Choir, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great.
Couplers: Choir to Great (16', 8', 4'), Swell to Great (16', 8', 4'), Positive to Great (16', 8', 4'), Positive to Choir (16', 8', 4'), Choir to Swell (16', 8', 4'), Positive to Swell (16', 8', 4'), Great to Pedal (8', 4'), Swell to Pedal (8', 4'), Choir to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Great Unison off, Swell Unison off.
Accessories: Tutti, Mixtures, Reeds, Chamades.
Photo: Orgues Létourneau
Harrisburg, USA (Pennsylvania) - Market Square Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Harrisburg
Region:Dauphin County
Address: 20 South 2nd Street, 17101, Harrisburg, PA
Website: https://www.marketsquarechurch.org/
Description nr.: 2061259.
Built by: Orgues Létourneau (2019) - opus 136
The Létourneau company built a large new organ for Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg in 2018-2019. It replaced an Aeolian-Skinner organ from 1944, which was converted in 1978 by the firm Burger & Shafer.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 15 |
| - Swell Organ | 14 |
| - Choir Organ | 11 (9) |
| - Positive | 9 (6) |
| - String Division (on Swell) | 8 |
| - Pedal | 23 (11) |
| Total number of stops | 80 (63) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Violoncello 16', Open Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Violoncello 8', Chimney Flute 8', Principal 4', Open Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Grand Cornet 5 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks, Cymbal 4 ranks, Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Trompette en Chamade 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Flûte Traversière 8', Gamba 8', Voix Céleste 8', Lieblich Gedeackt 8', Principal 4', Flûte Octaviante 4', Octavin 2', Full Mixture 3-4 ranks (2'), Fagotto 16', Trumpet 8', Hautboy 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Bourdon 8', Gemshorn 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Flageolet 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Clarinet 8', Tuba 8', Trompette en Chamade 16' - extension from Great, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great.
Positive (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Koppelflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Tierce Mixture 5 ranks (1 1/3'), Tuba 16' - from Choir, Tuba 8' - from Choir, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great, Cremona 8'.
String Division (on Swell) (C-c''''): Contra Viole 16', Viole d'Orchestra 8', Viole Céleste 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Viole Octaviante 4', Dulcet 4', Choeur des Violes 3 ranks (3 1/5').
Pedal (C-g'): Contra Geigen 32' - digital, Contra Bourdon 32' - digital, Contrabass 16', Subbass 16', Violoncello 16' - from Great, Viole d'Orchestra 16' - from String, Bourdon 16' - from Choir, Principal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Violoncello 8' - from Great, Bourdon 8' - from Choir, Quint 5 1/3', Choral Bass 4', Spitzflöte 4', Open Flute 2', Mixture 4 ranks (2 2/3'), Contra Bombarde 32' - digital, Contra Fagotto 32' - from Swell, Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Bombarde 8', Tuba 8' - from Choir, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great.
Couplers: Choir to Great (16', 8', 4'), Swell to Great (16', 8', 4'), Positive to Great (16', 8', 4'), Positive to Choir (16', 8', 4'), Choir to Swell (16', 8', 4'), Positive to Swell (16', 8', 4'), Great to Pedal (8', 4'), Swell to Pedal (8', 4'), Choir to Pedal, Positive to Pedal, Great Unison off, Swell Unison off.
Accessories: Tutti, Mixtures, Reeds, Chamades.
| Literature |
Cover feature : Orgues Létourneau, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada : Market Square Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania / Scott H. Eggert ; Tyler A. Canonico. - In: The Diapason, 113th Year, No. 6, June 2022. |
| Links |
https://www.letourneauorgans.com/organs/opus-136 |