St Paul's Collegiate School
Hamilton
Chapel of Christ the King
Orgues Létourneau 1991 (2/14 mechanical)
Thompson 2003 (1/5 mechanical)
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The main organ in the Chapel of Christ the King was built in 1991 by Orgues Létourneau, of St Hyacinthe, Quebec as its opus 31 for the original chapel and removed to storage in 2002 when the chapel was enlarged and rebuilt. It was re-erected in a new position later that year upon completion of the building. The casework is built from North American red oak, with chests and wooden pipes from yellow poplar. Other woods include Canadian maple, padouk, bubinga and white cedar for the trackers. Keys are covered with polished bone and the key action is self adjusting. The console incorporates Braille inscriptions. The façade pipes of the Open Diapason are of 80% tin, together with other stops of Principal character, while flutes and reeds range from 40 to 58% tin. All of the open flue pipes are cut to length for cone tuning. The swell is placed above the console, behind a grille bearing the school's coat of arms.
Orgues Létourneau 1991 (2/14 mechanical)
| GREAT Open Diapason Chimney Flute Principal Sesquialtera Mixture Trumpet SWELL Stopped Diapason Spindle Flute Fifteenth Oboe Tremulant PEDAL Bourdon Principal Choral Bass Bassoon COUPLERS Swell to Great Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal |
8 8 4 II IV 8 8 4 2 8 16 8 4 16 |
# |
# gives Principal 2 on first draw
Mechanical action
Compass: 56/30
The gallery organ was designed and built by Bruce Thompson, of Auckland as his opus 16 and was opened in 2003. It was commissioned by the St Paul's Old Collegians Association and was presented to the school to commemorate the opening of the reconstructed chapel. The casework, like the main organ, is of North American oak, while the chest and wooden pipes are made from New Zealand grown timbers. The balanced mechanical key action is made from aluminium, giving a light and responsive touch to the keyboard, covered in rosewood, with native tawa for the sharps. A silent electrical blower and wedge bellows is contained in the base of the case; the upper section being able to be lifted off for ease of transport to other venues. The metal pipework was made and prevoiced by Orgues Létourneau. The pipes of the façade Principal 2, together with the Quint and Tierce, are of 80% polished tin, while those of the Flute 4 contain 40% tin.
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Thompson 2003 (1/5 mechanical)
| MANUAL Gedackt Flute Flute Principal Principal Tierce Quint Quint |
8 4 4 2 2 1-3/5 1-1/3 1-1/3 |
bass: CC-TB treble: MC up bass: CC-TB treble: MC up MC bass: CC-TB treble: MC up |
Mechanical action
Compass: 54 notes
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Website: http://www.letourneauorgans.com/organs/opus31.html
Information on both organs provided by Bruce Thompson 2006