Pipe Organ Database

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Dobson Pipe Organ Builders (Opus 16, 1981)

Location:

Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011 US
Music Bldg. Rm. 212
Organ ID: 2749

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, used occasionally.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 3 ranks. 144 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 3 stops. 3 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 3
  • Registers: 3
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 56
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Stop Controls: No stop controls.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: No enclosed divisions.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on February 03, 2011:

Updated through on-line information from Ryan Frederick.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 13, 2007:

Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- No stop controls. One register per division. Each permanently on.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from Dobson
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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