Wangerin Organ Co.
1929
St. Vibiana's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Church
Main Street & 2nd Avenue
Los Angeles, CA, US
54 Ranks - 3,420 Pipes - 6 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 27327 ● Builder ID: 6508 ● Location ID: 24068
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Builder: Wangerin Organ Co.
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal6 Divisions51 Stops73 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Database Manager on August 19th, 2007:
Updated through on-line information from Douglas W. Craw.
Updated through on-line information from Douglas W. Craw.
Database Manager on August 16th, 2007:
Identified through on-line information from Douglas W. Craw. -- This organ was the Wangerin Organ Company's "Magnum Opus" and was highly regarded at the time in the Los Angeles music community. The organ cantained a 5 rank floating string division which was available on all 4 manuals. The specification was planned by Richard Key Biggs. Austin Organs, Inc. rebuilt the instrument in 1989 reusing 37 of the 54 Wangerin ranks. The 1994 Northridge earthquake caused extensive damage to the catherdral and subsequently a new cathedral (Our Lady of the Angels) was constructed. Some of the Wangerin and Austin ranks were reused in the Dobson organ at the new cathedral.
Related Instrument Entries: Austin Organs, Inc. (Opus 2721, 1989) , Dobson Pipe Organ Builders (Opus 75, 2003)
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