Philip J. Swartz
2012

Database Manager on January 1st, 2018:
Updated by Robert Nickel, who has heard or played the organ.<br> Updated information from Robert Nickel, current organist. The organ consists of 16 ranks across a movable two-manual and pedal console. Originally installed as Wangerin, Op. 402 (1928), the instrument was rebuilt in 2012 by P. J. Swartz, Inc. (Eatonton, GA), and utilizes most of the original pipework. Stoplist as follows: Great (Unenclosed)<br>Bourdon 16 (ext Sw)<br>Diapason 8 <br>Hohl Flute 8 <br>Octave 4<br>Hohl Flute 4 (ext)<br>Fifteenth 2<br>Mixture IV<br>Trumpet 8 (Sw)<br>Oboe 8 (Sw)<br>Great 16<br>Unison Off<br>Great 4<br>MIDI to Great<br>Swell 16, 8, 4 <br><br> <br><br>Swell (Enclosed)<br>Principal 8 (from 4; common bass with Bourdon)<br>Bourdon 8 <br>Salicional 8<br>Vox Celeste 8 (TC)<br>Principal 4 <br>Bourdon 4 (ext)<br>Nazard 2 2/3<br>Block Flute 2 <br>Trumpet 8<br>Oboe 8<br>Trumpet 4 (ext)<br>Swell 16<br>Unison Off<br>Swell 4<br>MIDI to Swell<br>Tremolo<br><br>Pedal<br>Resultant 32 <br>Principal 16 (ext Gt; Haskell pipes)<br>Bourdon 16 (ext Sw) <br>Octave 8 (Gt)<br>Flute 8 (Sw)<br>Choral Bass 4 (Gt)<br>Flute 4 (Sw)<br>Super Octave 2 (Gt)<br>Trumpet 32 (1-12 digital)<br>Trumpet 16 (ext Sw)<br>Trumpet 8 (Sw)<br>Trumpet 4 (ext Sw)<br>MIDI to Pedal<br>Great 8, 4<br>Swell 8, 4<br><br>Cymbalstern

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Database Manager on October 18th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Rodney J. Weed. -- Information from personal visits to the Church, information from the dedication program and from the organist, Don Verkuilen, who helped in getting the rebuilding done at a cost of $163,000.00 before leaving as organist to study at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in July 2012

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Database Manager on October 18th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Rodney J. Weed. -- This rebuild is a vast improvement over the 1928 Wangerin I played here between 1986 & 1993. The organ now uses a lot of duplexing and unification to get the 32 stops out of 19 Ranks of pipes. It puts out a great deal of sound for its size but at 5 inches of wind pressure that is not to surprising.

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Database Manager on October 14th, 2012:
A rebuilt organ. Identified by Rodney J. Weed, based on personal knowledge of the organ. The original 1928 Wangerin Organ since its installation in 1928 had some additions made to it, which included a poor 8' Trumpet and the conversion of an original 8' String rank to a a 4' Principal rank Most of the original Wangerin Pipe work was retained in this rebuild but the 8' Trumpet and 4" Octave were not retained in this rebuild and both were later additions to the organ. In this rebuild the single pipe chamber on the upper right of the Sanctuary was divided in half to allow for an enclosed Swell Chamber and an unenclosed Great. In the rebuild the Wangerin Console was not used at all and a new console was constructed. Because of the low ceiling in the Pipe Chamber Haskell pipes were used for at least one rank. At 5 inches of wind pressure the organ puts out a lot of sound. The organ is heavily duplexed and unified to achieve 32 stops including a IV rank mixture out of only 19 ranks of pipes. Very creative use of what was there to work with for an old small organ. It is definitely a vast improvement over the organ I had to work with when I was organist at First Presbyterian from 1986 to 1993.