Pasi Organ Builders, Inc., Roy, Washington, has built a new organ for West Vancouver United
Church, British Columbia. The firm's Opus 10 comprises 31 stops, 38 ranks, and 1,851 pipes over two manuals and pedal, and features mechanical key and stop action. Most of the metal pipes are 97% lead; wood pipes are made from tulipwood. The case, standing 28 feet high, is made of cherry wood, with walnut inlays. Pipe shades, designed by Janet Lutz, an architect in the congregation, and carved by Martin Pasi, feature the provincial flower of British Columbia, the dogwood. Total weight of the organ is approximately eight tons. The Octave 8' and Bourdon 8' in the Pedal are octave transmissions of the Principal 16' and
Subbass 16'. For maximum tuning stability, open pipes are trimmed to exact
length and cone tuned; stopped pipes have soldered-on caps. Manual/Pedal
compass is 58/30. Those who worked on Opus 10 include: Markus Morscher, design,
case, windchests, stop-action; Michael Korchonnoff, keyboards, key action,
racking, pipes; Robert Wech, metal pipes, wind system; Brett Dziedziak,
stop-action, finishing; John Younie, wood pipes; Jorg Gobeli, voicing; Martin
Pasi, design, metal pipes, carvings, voicing, etc. Gerald van Wyck is Director
of Music of West Vancouver United Church.
GREAT
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Suavial
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Salicional
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Hohlfloete
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Spitzfloete
22/3'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nasat
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Super
Octave
13/5'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Tierce
V
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Vox
Humana
Sw/Gt
SWELL
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Gamba
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Celeste
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Rohrfloete
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Waldfloete
IV
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Mixture
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Dulcian
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Oboe
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
Nachtigall
Zimbelstern
Tremulant
PEDAL
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Principal
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Subbass
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Bourdon
4'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Octave
2'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Nachthorn
16'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Posaune
8'
style='mso-tab-count:1'> Trumpet
Gt/Ped
Sw/Ped
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