Pipe Organ Database

John Brombaugh & Associates (Opus 25, 1981)

Exhibited in the 2009 OHS convention(s)

Location:

Oberlin Conservatory of Music
50 W Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074 US
Fairchild Chapel, Bosworth Hall
Organ ID: 8003

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Conservatories and Independent Music Schools
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 September 04, 2022.

Technical Details:

Chests: Slider
19 ranks. 982 pipes. 2 manuals. 15 stops.

Divisions

All:

Chest Type(s): Slider chests

We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Consoles

Main:

Manuals: 2
Stops: 15
Manual Compass: 56
Pedal Compass: 28
Key Action: Suspended tracker.
Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.

We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Notes

Database Manager on August 20, 2014:

This project was completed in Spring 1981 and was developed by the Builder in coordination with ideas from David Boe, Dean, and Dr. William Porter, Professor of Organ and Harpsichord, Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

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

Database Manager on August 20, 2014:

Dedication took place on 27 September 1981; the inaugural recital was played by Harald Vogel with musicians, Stephen Stubbs, lute; Holger Eichhorn, cornetto; and Harry Geraerts, tenor.

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:

1/4-comma meantone with 3 sub-semitones per octave. Tuned one whole-tone sharp to a440. Can be hand pumped. Dedicated 9/27/1981 by Harald Vogel.

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

Source not recorded: Open In New Tab From Builder's web site and <i>2009 Organ Atlas: The City of Cleveland and Northern Ohio</i>
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on September 04, 2022.