Pipe Organ Database

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Orgelbau Klais Bonn (Opus 1557, 1980)

Location:

Ohio Wesleyan University
61 S. Sandusky Street
Delaware, OH 43015 US
Gray Chapel
Organ ID: 8086

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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 unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on July 12, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 82 ranks. 4 manuals. 55 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Stops: 55
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 30, 2007:

Updated through online information from Michael Hughes.

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:

SS combination (14 general, 4 ?get?.) 1' Sifflet in the Brustwerk (61 notes) doesn't break; it's 75% tin and cone-tuned. The data in the dedication booklet include mixture compositions and scaling data. The 1' scale at c3 (2 ledger lines above the staff) is 5.9mm diam. x 4/17 mouth width. No scale is given for the top c.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab From Klais website
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ casework: Photograph by Tim Pettay. Taken on 2000-08-05

Console, key desk: Photograph by Tim Pettay. Taken on 2000-08-05

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