The Good Shepherd Organ
The organ at Good Shepherd was completed by Parkey Organbuilders of
Duluth,
GA in 2008. It includes two independent instruments, Opus 9 is located in the front of the nave and Opus 8 is located in the rear gallery. Both instruments can be played from the console in the musician’s gallery of the church. The organ has 3 manuals and pedals, 49 ranks or sets of pipes and over 2,800 individual pipes ranging from 16 feet long to smaller than a pencil. A second portable console is located in the front of the church which plays only the front pipes of Opus 9 and can be used for concerts or smaller services when the larger instrument is in the wrong location or is not needed.
The organ is designed in the “American Classic” style with three main purposes in mind: the leading of congregational song, the accompanying of the choirs and the performance of appropriate organ literature. Dedication programs for the new instrument were offered by Mr. John Wigal with the Tennessee Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Richard Cormier, conductor; and guest artists Professor Trudy Faber and Dr. Robert Delcamp.
The stoplist, designed by Mr. Parkey in consultation with the Director of Music/Organist, Mr. John Wigal is given below. Approximately 17 ranks of the 1961 instrument by the Hillgreen and Lane Company of
Alliance,
Ohio was retained and revoiced for use in Opus 8.
Additional information can be found at the Parkey Organbuilders website by using the link provided on the Good Shepherd Music homepage.
Specification
For
Church of the Good Shepherd
Lookout Mountain,
Tennessee
Parkey Organbuilders, Opus 8 and 9
GREAT
16 Contra Viola Swell/ 12 pipes
8 Principal 61 pipes
8 Rohrflote 61 pipes
4 Octave 61 pipes
2 2/3 Quint 61 pipes
2 Super Octave 61 pipes
III-IV Mixture 1 1/3' 232 pipes
8 Trompette 61 pipes
8 Fanfare Trumpet Chancel
Chimes 21 tubes
Tremulant
Great 16
Great Unison
Great 4
SWELL (Enclosed)
16 Bourdon 12 pipes
8 Claribel Flute 61 pipes
8 Viola 61 pipes
8 Viola Celeste 56 pipes
4 Principal 61 pipes
4 Harmonic Flute 61 pipes
2 2/3 Nazard 61 pipes
2 Octavin 12 pipes
III Plein Jeu 183 pipes
16 Basson L/2 12 pipes
8 Trompette 61 pipes
8 Hautbois (Notes 1-6 L/2) 61 pipes
4 Clarion 61 pipes
Tremulant
Swell 16
Swell Unison
Swell 4
CHOIR (Enclosed)
8 English Diapason 61 pipes
8 Gedeckt 61 pipes
4 Spitz Principal 61 pipes
4 Koppel Flute 61 pipes
2 2/3 Nazard 61 pipes
2 Block Flute 61 pipes
1 3/5 Tierce 61 pipes
8 Cromorne 61 pipes
8 Fanfare Trumpet Chancel
Tremulant
Choir 16
Choir Unison
Choir 4
PEDAL
32 Contra Bass 12 notes/Electronic
32 Contra Bourdon 12 notes/Electronic
16 Principal 32 pipes
16 Contra Viola Swell
16 Bourdon Swell
16 Quintaton Chancel/ 32 pipes
8 Octave 12 pipes
8 Viola Swell
8 Bourdon Swell
8 Gedeckt Chancel
4 Choral Bass 32 pipes
4 Flute Swell
III Mixture 2 2/3 96 pipes
16 Posaune 32 pipes
16 Basson Swell
8 Trompette 12 pipes
4 Clarion Swell
4 Hautbois Swell
8 Fanfare Trumpet Chancel
Chimes Great
CHANCEL (Unenclosed, Floating)
8 Principal 61 pipes
8 Gamba 55 pipes
8 Gedeckt 73 pipes
4 Principal 61 pipes
4 Rohrflote 61 pipes
2 Blockflote 61 pipes
II Sesquialtera TC 98 pipes
III Mixture 183 pipes
8 Fanfare Trumpet 61 pipes
Great: Stops: 9
Ranks: 10
Swell: Stops: 13
Ranks: 12
Choir: Stops: 9
Ranks: 8
Pedal: Stops: 18
Ranks: 7
Chancel: Stops: 9
Ranks: 12
Total Speaking Stops: 58
Total Ranks: 49 ranks
Total Number of Pipes: 2,823
COUPLERS- Full Compliment
CAPTURE ACTION
Main Console
(32 levels of memory)
10 General Pistons thumb and toe
8 Divisional Pistons for manuals
6 Divisional Toe Studs for pedal
Swell to Pedal Reversible thumb and toe
Great to Pedal Reversible thumb and toe
Choir to Pedal Reversible thumb and toe
Swell to Great Reversible thumb only
Choir to Great Reversible thumb only
Sforzando Reversible thumb and toe
General Cancel
Chancel console will not have capture action.
CHANCEL CONSOLE
PEDAL
16 Quintaton
8 Gamba
8 Gedeckt
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