Pipe Organ Database

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Contemporary Pipe Organs (2010)

Originally Otto Hofmann (1971)

Location:

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
3039 Ranch Road 12
San Marcos, TX 78666 US
Organ ID: 52649

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 17 ranks. 1,044 pipes. 4 divisions. 2 manuals. 47 stops. 14 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In gallery-level chambers at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 47
  • Registers: 14
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb 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 June 12, 2016:

Updated through online information from Julius Coyle.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on November 26, 2014:

Updated through online information from Julius Coyle. -- Contemporary Pipe Organs moved the organ to its new location, added digital stops (including a new Solo division, playable on manuals and pedal), and made a few tonal changes to the organ as well. The console is either brand new, or the refinished and refurbished old console. Tonal changes to the pipes are as follows - 12 pipes were removed from the original IV-V Mixture to make it a IV Mixture. The Swell mixture (a repeating Zimbel) was removed, and a digital III Plein Jeu replaced it. All other pipes are original. These tonal changes had the dual effect of toning down the organ for the new, more acoustically "live" location, and also "de-Baroqueifying" the organ (by removing the repeating Zimbel). A few notes on the stoplist - the Great Spitz Principal, despite the name, produces flute tone. (It was named Spitz Flote on the original console, and the pipes are marked as such.) The top octave of the Swell Tierce breaks back. Finally, the Gemshorn Celeste is not TC, but in fact has a lower octave, which is provided by digital sounds.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 07, 2014:

Updated through online information from Julius Coyle.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 05, 2014:

Updated through online information from Julius Coyle.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on April 27, 2014:

Updated through online information from Julius Coyle.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on April 26, 2014:

Rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Julius Coyle, based on personal knowledge of the organ. --

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

Instrument Images:

Church Exterior: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Sanctuary Interior and Chancel: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Sanctuary Interior and Chancel: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Choir Loft and Chamber Grillework: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Console: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Swell and Pedal Stopkeys: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Solo and Great Stopkeys: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Pedalboard, Swell Pedals, and Toe Studs: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Great Pipework (bass end) L to R - Principal, Gedeckt, Octave, Koppelflöte, Spitz Principal, Mixture: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Great Pipework (treble end): Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08

Swell Pipework (bass end) L to R: Gemshorn, Spitzflöte, Doublette, Tierce, Gemshorn Celeste, Rohrflöte, Trumpet: Photograph by Julius Coyle. Taken on 2014-11-08

Swell Pipework (Trumpet): Photograph by Julius Coyle.

Pedal Pipework (Subbass): Photograph by Julius Coyle. Taken on 2014-11-08

Swell Pipework and Great Principal: Photograph by Alex Bridges. Taken on 2014-11-08