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John Brombaugh & Associates (Opus 23b, 1976)

Location:

Residence: David S. Boe
Oberlin, OH 44074 US
Organ ID: 1896

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Private Residences
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on September 04, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 8 ranks. 337 pipes. 1 divisions. 1 manuals. 5 stops.
Manual:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by John Brombaugh & Associates
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on September 04, 2022.
Main:
  • Built by John Brombaugh & Associates
  • Manuals: 1
  • Divisions: 1
  • Stops: 5
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 48
  • Pedal Compass: 26
  • Key Action: Suspended tracker.
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on flat jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: No enclosed divisions.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on September 04, 2022.
Jim Stettner on September 04, 2022:

This organ was given as a gift by David S. Bow to Oberlin, and was installed at the front of Fairchild Chapel. It was inaugurated in its new home in 2016.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on September 04, 2022.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from the builder's opus list. Suspended action. There is no independent Pedal division. The 16' Subbaß is a mechanical extension/duplex of the Manual 8' Gedackt.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on September 04, 2022.
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We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on September 04, 2022.

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