Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Hellmuth Wolff & Associés (Opus 40, 1996)

Location:

University of Kansas School of Music
1600 Stewart Drive
Lawrence, KS 66045 US
Bales Organ Recital Hall
Organ ID: 7470

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • 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 Paul R. Marchesano on July 18, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 65 ranks. 3,434 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 45 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 45
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • Key Action: Suspended tracker.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on flat jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on December 07, 2011:

Updated through online information from Tyler Breneman.

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

Updated through online information from Stephen Hall.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on February 23, 2009:

Updated through online information from Brent Stull.

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

Status Note: There 1996.

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

5 extensions. Dedicated 9-18 Oct. 1996.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
from builder's website: Open In New Tab Typed specification
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ case in front of room: Photograph by Joseph Routon. Taken on 2018-07-16