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Fritts organ at Pacific Lutheran University USA

Started by KB7DQH, April 12, 2010, 07:40:16 AM

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KB7DQH

Finally heard the following instrument, on a radio broadcast.  Against the "largest preserved organ of Bach's time" (Toccata and Fugue in D minor) also heard in the same broadcast and thus over my "built out of "OK-quality second-hand-used- and in many cases rebuilt by myself equipment (to and including speaker repairs)" home audio system,  the

Paul Fritts Magnum Opus installed in Lagerquist Concert Hall, Mary Baker Russel Music Center,  Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA...

competently holds it own 8) 8)

Elsewhere on this forum is information on a couple concerts to be given in the coming months on this magnificent piece of modern organ construction patterned after German/Dutch instruments with enough French Baroque thrown in to make it really fun to listen to!

http://www.plu.edu/about/tours/art9.html
The objective is to reach human immortality—that is, to create things which are necessary to mankind, necessary to the purpose of the existence of mankind, and which have become the fruit that drives the creation of a higher state of mankind than ever existed before."

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Aah! Truly interesting. Kellner temperament. It would be insteresting to know experiences from organists as to whether this imposes any limitations on the playable repertoire?


       
  •    
    Disposition of the Fuchs  Organ
    built by Paul Fritts and Co.

       
       
    Great
       
    Positive
       
    Swell
        Praestant (Gis)          16'
        Praestant (F)            8'
        Quintadena                16'
        Octave                       8'
        Gedackt                    8'
        Principal                     8'
        Rohrflöte                   8'
        Octave                      4'
        Bourdon                     8'
        Spielflöte                   8'
        Rohrflöte                  4'
        Viole de Gambe         8'
        Salicional                   8'
        Octave                      2'
        Voix Celeste (c")       8'
        Octave                       4'
        Waldflöte                 2'
        Octave                        4'
        Spitzflöte                   4'
        Nasat                        1 1/3'
        Koppelflöte                4'
        Quinte                        2 2/3
        Sesquialter               II
        Nasard                        2 2/3
        Octave                       2'
        Scharff                      IV-VII
        Gemshorn                   2'
        Cornet                        V
        Fagott                       16'
        Tierce                          1 3/5'
        Mixture                      V-VII
        Trompete                 8'
        Mixture                       V-VII
        Trompete                   16'
        Dulcian                     8'
        Trompete                    8'
        Trompete                   8'
         
        Hautbois                    8'
        Baarpfeife                  8'
         
        Voix Humaine            8'
         
         
        Schalmey                    4'
         
       
    Pedal
         
         
        Subbaß                     32'
         
         
        Praestant                  16'
         
         
        Subbaß                     16'
         
         
        Octave                      8'
         
         
        Gedackt                    8'
         
         
        Nachthorn               2'
         
         
        Mixture                     V-VII
         
         
        Posaune                   32'
         
         
        Posaune                   16'
         
         
        Trompete                 8'
         
         
        Trompete                 4'
         
         
        Cornett                     2'
         
    [/l][/l]   

    Couplers:                                Swell/Great                                Key Action:  Direct Mechanical, suspended
                                    Positive/Great
                                    Swell/Positive                                Manual compass: 58 notes  (C-a''')
                                    Great/Pedal
                                    Positive/Pedal                                Pedal compass: 30 notes (C-f')
                                    Swell/Pedal

    Other:                                Tremulants                                Temperament:  Kellner
                    Wind Stabilizer

KB7DQH

#2
Well, I will just have to ask, won't I?

After looking at thishttp://www.gothic-catalog.com/Tacoma_WA_Pacific_Lutheran_University_Fritts_organ_s/772.htm
one might assume the instrument has 'some' versatility... 
Eric
The objective is to reach human immortality—that is, to create things which are necessary to mankind, necessary to the purpose of the existence of mankind, and which have become the fruit that drives the creation of a higher state of mankind than ever existed before."

KB7DQH

I had an opportunity to ask not the organist (who flew in from Ohio for this recital), the local active volcano behaving itself ::)  but the man who hours before the concert completed tuning the reeds 8)
and works for the builder... who was also in attendance.  He claims that, with the exception of Franck,
"you can play most anything"

A better accounting of the concert is available in the Concerts section of this forum...

Eric
The objective is to reach human immortality—that is, to create things which are necessary to mankind, necessary to the purpose of the existence of mankind, and which have become the fruit that drives the creation of a higher state of mankind than ever existed before."