Pipe Organ Database

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Vince B. Ho (2011)

Originally Richard Burrows (1980)

Location:

Residence: Vince B. Ho
Oakland, CA 94601 US
Organ ID: 48008

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Private Residences
  • The organ has been restored to a previous 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: Slider
  • 1 ranks. 51 pipes. 1 manuals. 1 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: Portable instrument, fully movable.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 1
  • Registers: 1
  • Position: Keydesk attached, manuals set into case.
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: No stop action.
  • Stop Controls: No stop controls.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: No enclosed divisions.
  • Pedalboard Type: No pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 20, 2011:

Updated through online information from Vince Ho. -- The Pipes scales based on 1612 Compenius Organ at Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark. The Organ was built in 1980, as identified by Scott Horton based on his correspondences with Richard Burrows the builder, and Richard Wood the designer.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 17, 2011:

Updated through on-line information from Vince B. Ho.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 16, 2011:

Updated through on-line information from Vincent Ho. -- Owner (Vince B. Ho) completed restoration in 2011. Restoration include re-leather, convert old internal English 250V discus blower to outside Laukhuff Ventola 110V Blower. New Wind Sock. Conductor added. Blower Box built for new blower. Tonal Adjustment for slight change because of a slightly lower Water Pressure. Valve Adjustment and new wire for Regulator. -- also C,AA/C#,D-d"' (extra AA pipe can be used to replace C# pipe.)

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 15, 2011:

Identified through on-line information from Vince B. Ho. -- Designed by Richard Woods (John Wood & Sons)and built by Richard Burrows in 1990 in the UK. Designer Richard Wood designed this organ based on a 1610 Tischpositiv (Table Positiv) in Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist taken by the owner
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ: Photograph by Vincent B. Ho. Taken on 2011-02-25

Blower box.: Photograph by Vincent Ho.. Taken on 2011-05-22

Organ: Photograph by Vince B. Ho. Taken on 2011-05-15