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Cincinnati, USA (Ohio) - Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Cincinnati
Region:Hamilton County OH
Address: 318 East Fourth Street, 45202, Cincinnati, OH
Website: http://cincinnaticathedral.com/
Description nr.: 2064102.
Built by: Fowkes & Co. Richards (2019) - opus 24
The company Richards, Fowkes & Co. built a new main organ for Christ Church Cathedral in Cincinnati in 2019. It is a large instrument, with 59 stops, designed in German baroque style. The organ was installed in the church at the end of 2019. Remarkable are the Mixture stops. All mixtures on Great, Positive and Pedal have two knobs, a normal composition and with the 'Mixture+'-knob some additional choruses can be added.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Principal 16', Octave 8', Spielflöht 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Flöht 4', Quint 2 2/3', Octave 2', Cornet 4 ranks (4') (from a°), Mixture 6-4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trompet 16', Trompet 8'.
Positive Organ (C-a'''): Principal 8', Hohlflöht 8', Quintadena 8', Flöht Dolce 8', Flöht Celeste 8' (from c°), Dulcet 8', Dulcet Celeste 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Viol 4', Spitzflöht 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Octave 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (2 2/3'), Scharff 6-4 ranks (1 1/3'), Krummhorn 8', Vox Humana 8', Schalmey 4', Chamade 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Gamba 8', Celeste 8' (from c°), Rohrflöht 8', Octave 4', Traverse Flöht 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Waldflöht 2', Tertia 1 3/5' (C-d'''), Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Basson 16', Trompet 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbaß 32' - extension, Principalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Violonbaß 16', Octave 8', Spitzflöht 8', Gedackt 8' - from Swell, Octave 4', Mixture 4/6 ranks (1 1/3'), Posaune 32' - extension, Posaune 16', Fagott 16', Trompet 8', Trompet 4', Trompette (Chamade) 8' - from Positive.
Other stops: Cimbelstern, Vogelgesang.
Couplers: Positive Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Positive Organ, Great Organ to Pedal Organ, Positive Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ.
Accessories: Tremulant, Stable-Flexible Wind Switch.
Cincinnati, USA (Ohio) - Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Cincinnati
Region:Hamilton County OH
Address: 318 East Fourth Street, 45202, Cincinnati, OH
Website: http://cincinnaticathedral.com/
Description nr.: 2064102.
Built by: Fowkes & Co. Richards (2019) - opus 24
The company Richards, Fowkes & Co. built a new main organ for Christ Church Cathedral in Cincinnati in 2019. It is a large instrument, with 59 stops, designed in German baroque style. The organ was installed in the church at the end of 2019. Remarkable are the Mixture stops. All mixtures on Great, Positive and Pedal have two knobs, a normal composition and with the 'Mixture+'-knob some additional choruses can be added.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Positive Organ | 18 |
| - Swell Organ | 14 |
| - Pedal Organ | 16 (11) |
| Total number of stops | 60 (55) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Neidhardt 1732 'Für eine kleine Stadt' |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Principal 16', Octave 8', Spielflöht 8', Salicional 8', Octave 4', Flöht 4', Quint 2 2/3', Octave 2', Cornet 4 ranks (4') (from a°), Mixture 6-4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trompet 16', Trompet 8'.
Positive Organ (C-a'''): Principal 8', Hohlflöht 8', Quintadena 8', Flöht Dolce 8', Flöht Celeste 8' (from c°), Dulcet 8', Dulcet Celeste 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Viol 4', Spitzflöht 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Octave 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (2 2/3'), Scharff 6-4 ranks (1 1/3'), Krummhorn 8', Vox Humana 8', Schalmey 4', Chamade 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Gamba 8', Celeste 8' (from c°), Rohrflöht 8', Octave 4', Traverse Flöht 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Waldflöht 2', Tertia 1 3/5' (C-d'''), Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Basson 16', Trompet 8', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Subbaß 32' - extension, Principalbaß 16', Subbaß 16', Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Violonbaß 16', Octave 8', Spitzflöht 8', Gedackt 8' - from Swell, Octave 4', Mixture 4/6 ranks (1 1/3'), Posaune 32' - extension, Posaune 16', Fagott 16', Trompet 8', Trompet 4', Trompette (Chamade) 8' - from Positive.
Other stops: Cimbelstern, Vogelgesang.
Couplers: Positive Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Great Organ, Swell Organ to Positive Organ, Great Organ to Pedal Organ, Positive Organ to Pedal Organ, Swell Organ to Pedal Organ.
Accessories: Tremulant, Stable-Flexible Wind Switch.
| Compound stop | Composition |
| Great Cornet | a°: 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 3/5'. |
| Great Mixture | C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2' (+ 1/3' - 1/4'). c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' (+ 1/2' - 1/3'). fis°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' (+ 1/2'). c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' (+ 2/3'). c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' (+ 1'). fis'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. d''': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. |
| Positive Scharff | C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' (+ 1/2' - 1/3' - 1/4'). c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' (+ 2/3' - 1/2' - 1/3'). fis°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' (+ 2/3' - 1/2'). c': 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' (+ 1' - 2/3'). c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' (+ 1'). fis'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1 1/3'. d''': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. |
| Swell Mixture | C: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. c°: 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3' - 1'. c': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. c'': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 1 1/3'. d''': 4' - 2 2/3' - 2' - 2'. |
| Pedal Mixture | C: 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' - 1/2' (+ 1/3'). c°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3' (+ 1/2'). fis°: 2' - 1 1/3' - 1' - 2/3'. |
| Literature |
Cover feature : Richards, Fowkes & Co., Ooltewah, Tennessee : Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio / Stephan Casurella, Shiloh Roby. - In: The Diapason, 112th Year, No. 5, May 2021. |
| Recordings |
Georg Muffat : Apparatus Musico-Organisticus / Kola Owolabi. - Acis APL34818 (CD). - 2022. - Recorded on the Fowkes and Fisk organs. |
| Links |
http://www.richardsfowkes.com/pages/3instruments/24/24_index.php |