Pipe Organ Database

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Holtkamp Organ Co. (Opus 1936, 1977)

Location:

Christ Episcopal Church
120 E. Edenton St.
Raleigh, NC 27601 US
Organ ID: 496

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition needs attention, but in usable condition.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from David Harrison on March 24, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 37 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 25 stops. 27 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 25
  • Registers: 27
  • Position: Detached keydesk (mechanical action).
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
David Harrison on March 24, 2022:

Slider motors have failed several times in the past two years. combination action increasingly unreliable. Ciphers occur with increasing frequency.

We received the most recent update for this note from David Harrison on March 24, 2022.
Database Manager on October 25, 2017:

Updated by Michael Olson, who has heard or played the organ.
The Manual compass for III (Solo), which has a Cornet V as the only stop, is partial. I know the bottom begins at tenor C, and believe it extends to G56.
After the organ was originally built, it was decided (and from playing the organ, I agree) that the pedal principal 16' had issues. It has some issues with speech that make it weak and irregular, at least in the bottom octave. The decision was made to add a large open wood stop. The pipes for the open wood are on offset chests behind the main organ in the corners of the gallery. There appears to be one rank, but it is unified and playable at 16' and 8' pitch. The sound is very rich and solid through the rank, the top octave of the 8' makes a nice solo flute. The stop controls were added to the right of the current pedal division controls.
The manual action is mechanical (and may perhaps be considered sluggish), but the pedal action is electric or electro-pneumatic.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Stoplist in Richmond.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> undocumented issue
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Balcony and Organ Case: Photograph from <i>The American Organist</i>; image courtesy of Jeff Scofield.

Organ in side gallery: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2017