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Palm Springs, USA (California) - John C. Eckels Residence Organ
Municipal: Palm Springs
Region:Riverside County
Address:
Description nr.: 2065179.
Built by: Kegg Pipe Organ Builders (2010) - opus 44
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Viola 16' (from c°), Principal 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Rohrflute 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8' (from c°), Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Rohrflute 4', Piccolo 2', Cornet 2 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8' - 2015, Flugelhorn 8', Clarinet 8' - 2015.
Swell (C-c''''): Rohrflute 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8' (from c°), Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' (from c°), Octave 2', Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (from c°) - 2015; repeates on c''', Quinte 1 1/3' - repeates on c''', Scharf 3 ranks, Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8' - 2015, Flugelhorn 8', Clarinet 8' - 2015, Hautbois 4'.
Pedal (C-g'): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flute 8', Viola 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8' - 2015, Flugelhorn 8', Hautbois 4', Clarinet 4' - 2015.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: Enclosed Tremulant, Unenclosed Tremulant, 8 General Combinations (Thumb and Toe Pistons), 5 Thumb Pistons to Great, 5 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 3 Toe Pistons to Pedal, General Cancel.
Palm Springs, USA (California) - John C. Eckels Residence Organ
Municipal: Palm Springs
Region:Riverside County
Address:
Description nr.: 2065179.
Built by: Kegg Pipe Organ Builders (2010) - opus 44
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 2010 | Kegg Pipe Organ Builders | 44 | new organ | 2015 | Kegg Pipe Organ Builders | enlargement |
- In 2010, the company Kegg Pipe Organ Builders installed a new residence organ in the music studio of John C. Eckels in Palm Springs, California. The organ was completed in December 2010. It had eight ranks, with two manuals and pedal. The console is free standing. The pipework is installed in a swell box, with shutters in the front of the organ. Some pipes of the Principal were installed as a prospect.
- The organ has been enlarged by Kegg with four new stops in 2015. Three ranks (Open Wood, Clarinet and Trumpet) are installed outside the organ case, and those are not enclosed in the swell box. A new Tierce was installed in the organ case.
- In total the instrument has 44 stops, derived from 12 ranks. The ranks are Rohrflute 16', Principal 8', Viola 8' (from G), Viola Celeste 8' (from c°), Flute 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4' (from G), Tierce 1 3/5' (c°-c'''), Quinte 1 1/3' (C-c'''), Flugelhorn 16', Trumpet 8', Clarinet 8' (from c°).
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 16 |
| - Swell | 17 |
| - Pedal | 11 |
| Total number of stops | 44 (12) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Multiplex chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Viola 16' (from c°), Principal 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Rohrflute 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8' (from c°), Flute 8', Octave 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Rohrflute 4', Piccolo 2', Cornet 2 ranks, Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8' - 2015, Flugelhorn 8', Clarinet 8' - 2015.
Swell (C-c''''): Rohrflute 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8' (from c°), Flute 8', Principal 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' (from c°), Octave 2', Flute 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (from c°) - 2015; repeates on c''', Quinte 1 1/3' - repeates on c''', Scharf 3 ranks, Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8' - 2015, Flugelhorn 8', Clarinet 8' - 2015, Hautbois 4'.
Pedal (C-g'): Bourdon 16', Principal 8', Flute 8', Viola 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Bassoon 16', Trumpet 8' - 2015, Flugelhorn 8', Hautbois 4', Clarinet 4' - 2015.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
Accessories: Enclosed Tremulant, Unenclosed Tremulant, 8 General Combinations (Thumb and Toe Pistons), 5 Thumb Pistons to Great, 5 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 3 Toe Pistons to Pedal, General Cancel.
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https://www.integratedorgantech.com/project/34 |