Complete description of the selected organ
Ann Arbor, USA (Michigan) - University of Michigan, Stearns Collection, Italian Positiv
Municipal: Ann Arbor
Region:Washtenaw County
Address: 1100 Baits Drive, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI
Website: https://smtd.umich.edu/research/stearns-collection/
Description nr.: 2070919.
Built by: Builder unknown (ca. 1800)
In the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan is a historic Italian positive, which was built around 1800. Parts of the organ are much older, possibly from the fifteenth century. The organ consists of two parts. The upper part can be taken along in a procession like a portable organ. Dana Hull carried out a restoration in 1986.
Technical data
Specification
Manuale (CDEFGA-c'''): Flauto 4', Decimaquinta 2', Decimanona 1 1/3'.
Pedale: Aangehangen.
Ann Arbor, USA (Michigan) - University of Michigan, Stearns Collection, Italian Positiv
Municipal: Ann Arbor
Region:Washtenaw County
Address: 1100 Baits Drive, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI
Website: https://smtd.umich.edu/research/stearns-collection/
Description nr.: 2070919.
Built by: Builder unknown (ca. 1800)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | ca. 1800 | Builder unknown | new organ | 1986 | Dana Hull | restoration |
In the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan is a historic Italian positive, which was built around 1800. Parts of the organ are much older, possibly from the fifteenth century. The organ consists of two parts. The upper part can be taken along in a procession like a portable organ. Dana Hull carried out a restoration in 1986.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manuale | 3 |
| - Pedale | aangehangen |
| Total number of stops | 3 |
| Manual compass | CDEFGA-c''' |
| Pedal compass | CDEFGABesB |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
Specification
Manuale (CDEFGA-c'''): Flauto 4', Decimaquinta 2', Decimanona 1 1/3'.
Pedale: Aangehangen.
| Literature |
Pipe Organs of Ann Arbor : Including Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan Carillons / James O. Wilkes. - Revised Fourth Edition. - Ann Arbor, Michigan : James Oscroft Wilkes, 1995. |
| Links |
https://smtd.umich.edu/departments/organ/organs/italian-positiv-organ/ |