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Rieger Orgelbau (2005)

Exhibited in the 2016 OHS convention(s)

Location:

Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
625 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 US
Organ ID: 19324

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 83 ranks. 3 manuals. 59 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Stops: 59
  • Position: Detached keydesk (mechanical action).
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Non-traditional style, as consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat radiating pedalboard.
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on December 03, 2014:

Dedication recital by Olivier Latry on October 23, 2005.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 06, 2005:

Replaced Rieger Orgelbau instrument of 1974.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab From 2007 AIO convention brochure
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Stoplist: Open In New Tab Stoplist (from church website) of the 2005 Rieger organ
Document created on 2005-01-01
We received the most recent update for this document from Paul R. Marchesano on November 27, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2015-08-25

Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2015-08-25

Balcony and Organ Case: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2015-08-25

Organ case in rear gallery: Photograph by Joseph Routon. Taken on 2016-03-22

Console: Photograph by Eric Plutz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2021-04-10

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