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Charlotte NC, USA (North-Carolina) - Holy Comforter Episcopal Church
Municipal: Charlotte NC
Region:Mecklenburg County
Address: 2701 Park Road, 28209, Charlotte, NC
Website: https://www.holycomfortercharlotte.org/
Description nr.: 2074768.
Built by: Wicks Organ Company (1970)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1912 by Estey Organ Company
Demolished (2009)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Principal 8', Holz Gedackt 8', Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trompete 8' - from Swell, Holz Regal 8'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Rohrflöte 8', Gambe 8', Gambe Celeste 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Nazat 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2' - extension, Terz 1 3/5' (from c°), Quint 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1' - extension, Trompete 8', Holz Regal 8' - from Great, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbass 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16' - extension from Swell, Octave 8' - extension, Gedackt 8' - extension, Choral Bass 4', Copula 4' - extension, Mixture 3 ranks (2'), Posaune 16', Trompete 8' - extension, Regal 8' - from Great.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
Charlotte NC, USA (North-Carolina) - Holy Comforter Episcopal Church
Municipal: Charlotte NC
Region:Mecklenburg County
Address: 2701 Park Road, 28209, Charlotte, NC
Website: https://www.holycomfortercharlotte.org/
Description nr.: 2074768.
Built by: Wicks Organ Company (1970)
The organ contains older material: Pipes from 1912 by Estey Organ Company
Demolished (2009)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1912 | Estey Organ Company | 1068 | new organ | 1970 | Wicks Organ Company | reconstruction |
- In 1912, Estey built an organ for Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Charlotte. The organ, opus 1068 of the firm, was transferred to a new location after the construction of the present church on Park Road. In 1970 it was converted and expanded by Wicks Organ Company. This was made possible thanks to a gift from Carolyn Sherrill.
- The organ was replaced in the years 2008-2011 by a larger organ, built by Bunn-Minnick. Pipework from Estey and Wicks has been used again.
In 2008, Bunn=Minnick Company of Columbus, Ohio, was selected to rebuild it. That project was completed in early 2011, and the organ was heard for the first time in worship on Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011. A dedicatory recital was played by Charlotte native Jonathan Ryan on Friday, May 6, 2011. The project was funded largely from gifts to the Capital Campaign and the Holy Comforter Foundation.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ (enclosed) | 12 (9) |
| - Pedal Organ | 11 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 31 (22) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Principal 8', Holz Gedackt 8', Octave 4', Spitzflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trompete 8' - from Swell, Holz Regal 8'.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Rohrflöte 8', Gambe 8', Gambe Celeste 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Nazat 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2' - extension, Terz 1 3/5' (from c°), Quint 1 1/3', Sifflöte 1' - extension, Trompete 8', Holz Regal 8' - from Great, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbass 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16' - extension from Swell, Octave 8' - extension, Gedackt 8' - extension, Choral Bass 4', Copula 4' - extension, Mixture 3 ranks (2'), Posaune 16', Trompete 8' - extension, Regal 8' - from Great.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Swell Unison Off.
| Literature |
Pipe Organs of Charlotte / John Apple. - Charlotte NC : John Apple, 1985. |
| Links |
https://www.holycomfortercharlotte.org/organ/ |