The
Schantz
Organ
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The Schantz
pipe organ was purchased from
Our Savior Lutheran Church. The
organ
will be installed into our new church with an additional 8 ranks of
pipes making it a 53 rank organ. The organ and the pipes were purchased
at a fraction of the price of a new organ and pipes. See more pictures of the installation and finished organ.
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 The installation of
the new organ
includes:
- Converting
the console
to Solid State.
- Cleaning
and moving
pipes.
- Placing
blowers, and
making and/or placing windchests.
- Setting
the organ and
pipes in the new church so that they look and sound good.
- Tuning,
voicing, and
regulating the entire organ.
- Providing
chests for
and installing the pipes from Toledo organ.
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 What do all these terms
mean?
- Console:
organ box containing the keyboards at which the organist sits
- Division:
all the pipes played on one manual (keyboard)
- Rank:
set of 61 (app.) of one kind of pipes, such Flute or Trumpet.
- Upgrade:
Installing
the used pipes not on the original organ.
- Voicing:
Adjusting each pipe so that it speaks with beauty and the right tone
quality.
- Regulating:
Making sure each pipe speaks with equal volume and clarity.
- Windchest:
An airtight box filled with air on which the pipes are set.
- Blower:
Creates the wind (air) that allows the pipes to play.
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Where is the organ now?
The installation is complete! The Schantz Organ is now installed in the new sancuary. |
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Interested
in learning more about
the company that refurbished the
Schantz Organ? Click on the link above to learn more about the Muller
Pipe Organ Company.
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