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Fairchild Chapel
Finney Chapel
Warner Concert Hall
Kulas Organ Center
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Fairchild Chapel
The Brombaugh instrument in Fairchild Chapel is
based on organ-building principles of the early
17th century. Although not a replica of any
specific model, it was inspired by the work of
German organ builders Gottfried Fritzsche and
Friedrich Stellwagen.
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Great CDE-c3 with sub-semitones, 56
notes
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Praestant
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8
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Gedackt
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8
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Oak Principal
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8
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Octava
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4
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Spitzpype
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4
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Quinta (Drawing the stop knob
halfway brings on the Sesquialtera, which speaks
from middle C. When the stop is fully drawn, the
Quinta speaks throughout the compass.)
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3
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Sesquialtera
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II
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Octava
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2
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Mixtura
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V-VII
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Trommett
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8
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Brust C/E-c3, 45 notes
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Regal
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8
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Hohlquinta (treble)
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3
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Pedal CDE-d1 with sub-semitones, 28
notes
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Subbass
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16
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Praestant (Gt)
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8
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Trommett (Gt)
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8
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Of Interest
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Wind Pressure:
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78mm
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Pitch:
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1c is tuned to 557 Hz
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Case:
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fumed oak
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Case doors and panels:
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Western red cedar
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Key cover plates for the naturals:
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cow bone
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Manual sharps:
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ebony
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Other case materials:
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zebrawood, maple, bog oak, rosewood, sugar pine,
Douglas fir
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