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Orange VA, USA (Virginia) - Saint Thomas Episcopal Church
Municipal: Orange VA
Region:Orange County VA
Address: 119 Caroline Street, 22960, Orange, VA
Website: http://www.stthomasorange.org/
Description nr.: 2065494.
Built by: Estey Organ Company (1904) - opus 155
Demolished? (2000)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Mittel Gedeckt 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Fourniture 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohrflote 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Gemshorn 4', Flute 4' - extension, Nazard 2 2/3' - extension, Flautina 2' - extension, Tierce 1 3/5' - extension, Trompette 8', Hautbois 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32' - derived, Contre Bass 16', Bourdon 16' - extension, Principal 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Quint 5 1/3' - extension, Choral Bass 4' - extension, Flute 4' - extension, Fagotte 16' - extension from Swell, Oboe 8' - extension, Hautbois 4' - from Swell.
Orange VA, USA (Virginia) - Saint Thomas Episcopal Church
Municipal: Orange VA
Region:Orange County VA
Address: 119 Caroline Street, 22960, Orange, VA
Website: http://www.stthomasorange.org/
Description nr.: 2065494.
Built by: Estey Organ Company (1904) - opus 155
Demolished? (2000)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1904 | Estey Organ Company | 155 | new organ | 1956 | Lane & Co. Hillgreen | rebuild |
- The previous organ of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in Orange, Virginia, was built in 1904 by the Estey Organ Company. It originally had eight stops. In 1956 the instrument was rebuilt and expanded by Hillgreen, Lane & Co.
- When a new organ could be built for the church in 2000, the old instrument has been dismantled.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 (4) |
| - Pedal Organ | 11 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 27 (11) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Mittel Gedeckt 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Fourniture 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohrflote 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from c°), Gemshorn 4', Flute 4' - extension, Nazard 2 2/3' - extension, Flautina 2' - extension, Tierce 1 3/5' - extension, Trompette 8', Hautbois 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32' - derived, Contre Bass 16', Bourdon 16' - extension, Principal 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Quint 5 1/3' - extension, Choral Bass 4' - extension, Flute 4' - extension, Fagotte 16' - extension from Swell, Oboe 8' - extension, Hautbois 4' - from Swell.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The original Estey stop list was: Great Organ: Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Principal 4'. Swell Organ: Salicional 8', Gedackt 8', Flute 4'. Pedal Organ: Bourdon 16'. Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal. |
| Literature |
June Crawl Review / Carl Schwartz. - In: Hilbus Chapter (The Organ Historical Society, Inc.), Volume 49 Number 10, August 2019. |