Paul R. Marchesano on October 4th, 2024:
I last played this organ in 1974, and in 1972 was one of several organists who played it at a public function at the Swearingen residence, where the instrument was then located. The Hauptwerk had a seven-rank Mixture and a twelfth or quint at 2-2/3’ and a Terz at 1-3/5’, not a three-rank blokwerk Cornet. There was also a 16’ flute of some kind on the HW, most likely a Quintadena. In lieu of a 8’ flute on the HW, there was a 8’ Gemshorn. The 8’ and 4’ Chorus reeds on the HW were en chamade. There were no intermanual couplers: Mr. Swearingen stated, In a talk given at the 1972 event, that he preferred that there be none; however, each of the manuals coupled to the pedal. Each manual had its own tremulant, with controls for the rate and depth of each to the left and right of the en fenetre console, directly beneath the Brustwerk chest. There were only general combinations (maybe about five, both thumb pistons and foot controls), and setterboards were to the left and right of the drawknobs (on either side). The business of adding intermanual couplers, splitting the HW chorus mixture into two stops, making the 12th and 15th on the HW into a blokwerk Cornet and substituting a Bourdon 8’ for the 16’ Quintadena on the HW may may have been done at a later time. Again, it’s been a long time since I played the organ but I think my memories of it are pretty reliable. I have heard that this instrument is in storage and is no longer playable, but I cannot verify that.
Information Christopher Hathaway on 2024-07-20
Database Manager on August 21st, 2019:
Updated by Gregory Nussel, who has heard or played the organ.
Database Manager on April 26th, 2014:
Updated through online information from Julius Coyle. -- University Performing Arts and Conference Center building torn down in 2010.
Database Manager on April 15th, 2014:
Updated through online information from Julius Coyle.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From Swearingen residence, San Antonio, 1986.