| ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Peoria, Illinois OPUS XXIV, 2000 - 2002 |
Console before Rebuild
Schneider Pipe Organs, Inc., of Kenney, IL has completed the first phase
of a multi-stage renovation of the 1927 Hinners organ in Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Peoria, IL. The initial phase consisted of re-building the console
and re-wiring the organ utilizing a MATTERS microprocessor-based relay
system with a fiber-optic link between the console and the organ chamber.
All wiring on the existing windchests was replaced with new modern wiring.
A new Pedalboard to replace the existing one, which was disintegrating due to years of heavy use was also installed.
At the same time, new 120 volt A.C. wiring and magnetic starter for the organ blower and a new D.C. Rectifier were installed, as well as new fluorescent lighting within the organ Chamber and Blower Room. Service receptacles for maintenance work were also added to the installation.
Limited pneumatic repairs were made to the existing Electro-Pneumatic windchests as a temporary measure, as well as replacement of a number of badly-damaged and crudely-repaired treble pipes of the Stopped Diapason rank.
Completion of this phase of the work was March, 2002.
Anticipated future phases are to include complete removal of the existing Windchests and Pipework of the instrument from the chamber space while it is being re-plastered and re-painted, and construction of all-new Windchests based on Electro-Mechanical Expansion Chamber windchest concept, which greatly aids the speech of pipes on Electro-Mechanical actions. This windchest design also eliminates the need for any future re-leathering work and permits the greatest possible stoplist flexibility for an instrument with limited tonal resources.
Organ Rededication
Zion will be re-dedicating the organ, as well as celebrating 10 years of ordained ministry of the current Pastor, the Rev. Steven P. Tibbetts, STS, on Sunday, October 27, 2002.
The current schedule (subject to change) is:
In between these events will be displays and other information on the organ and the building. The 75th Anniversary of the completion of the main church building, constructed in 1922, occurred in April 2002.
The Stoplist of the console after renovation follows:
GREAT ORGAN: 61 NOTES
Principal
8'
61 Pipes - Existing Pipework,
re-voiced
Rohr Flöte
8'
61 Pipes - Constructed using existing
Melodia Basses and converting a re-cycled 8' Open Diapason
rank.
Principal
4'
61 Pipes - Re-cycled Stop,
re-voiced
Rohr Flöte
4'
12 Pipes - Unified from the Rohr Flöte
Spitz Flöte
2'
12 Pipes - Unified from the Rohr Flöte
II Mixture
1-1/3'
122 Pipes - New Stop.
Oboe:
8'
61 Notes - From Swell
Great to Great
4'
Great Unison
Release
Swell to Great
16'
Swell to Great
8'
Swell to Great
4'
SWELL ORGAN: 61
NOTES
Zärtbass
16'
12 Pipes - Existing
pipework.
Geigen Principal
8'
61 Pipes - Re-cycled Pipework;
re-voiced and otherwise re-furbished.
Holzgedackt
8'
61 Pipes - Re-cycled Pipework;
re-voiced and otherwise re-furbished.
Salicional
8'
61 Pipes - Re-cycled Pipework;
re-voiced and otherwise re-furbished.
Vox Celeste
8'
49 Pipes - Re-cycled Pipework from our
inventory; re-voiced and otherwise re-furbished to match existing
Salicional.
Geigen Octave
4'
12 Pipes - Unified from Geigen
Principal
Traverse Flöte
4'
12 Pipes - Unified from
Holzgedackt.
Violina
4'
12 Pipes - Unified from
Salicional.
Nazard
2-2/3'
Unified from Holzgedackt.
Principal
2'
12 Pipes - Unified from Geigen
Principal
Terz
1-3/5'
Unified from Geigen
Principal
Basson
16'
12 Pipes - New Half-length
basses.
Oboe
8'
61 Pipes - Existing reed stop;
re-furbished
Schalmey
4'
12 Pipes - Unified from
Oboe.
Tremolo
Affecting entire Swell
Swell to Swell
16'
Swell Unison
Release
Swell to Swell
4'
PEDAL ORGAN: 32
NOTES
Acoustic Bass:
32'
32 notes - Unified from Zärtbass
below.
Grand Bourdon
16'
32 Pipes - Existing stop;
re-finished.
Zärtbass
16'
Unified from the Swell Gedackt rank;
re-finished.
Principalbass
8'
Shared with the Great Principal
rank
Bourdon
8'
Unified from Pedal Grand Bourdon &
Gt. Rohr Flöte
Gedackt
8'
Borrowed from Swell
Gedackt
Choralbass
4'
12 Pipes - Extended from the Great
Principal
Gedackt
4'
Borrowed from Swell
Gedackt
Basson
16'
Borrowed from the Swell
Basson
Oboe
8'
Borrowed from the Swell
Oboe
Schalmey
4'
Borrowed from the Swell
Oboe
Great to Pedal
8'
Swell to Pedal
8'
CONSOLE
APPOINTMENTS
THUMB PISTONS
Great: 1-4
Swell: 1-4
Generals: 1-12
Great to Pedal
Reversible
Swell to Pedal
Reversible
Zärtbass 16' Reversible
(Swell Stop)
Basson 16' Reversible (Swell
Stop)
Sforzando I & II
Reversibles
General Cancel
SET Piston
UP and DOWN Transposer
Pistons
TOE
STUDS
Generals: 13-16
Pedal Divisionals:
1-4
Great to Pedal
Reversible
32' Acoustic Bass Reversible
(Pedal Stop)
16' Basson Reversible (Pedal
Stop)
Sforzando I
Reversible
Sforzando II
Reversible
OTHER
ACCESSORIES
Replacement ""WIND""
Switch
New Fluorescent Pedal Light
LED Indicator Light for
Current
LED Indicator Lights for
Sforzando I & II
New Swell Expression Pedal
(left) with Bargraph Indicator
New Register Crescendo Pedal
(right) with LCD Indicator
Some photos of the "Rats-Nest" wiring as prior to re-wiring.
This was one of the large pneumatics we
found in the windchests which was 're-leathered' by a former service
technical prior to our being commissioned to renovate the instrument!
This is another view clearly showing the
'Baggie®' that was used as a substitute for leather. Obviously: this
did not work particularly well!
Here are some pictures taken during the project.
New Solid State relay panel in the Organ
Chamber.
New Solid State relay panel in the Organ Console.
New Stop Action Magnets and the back of the re-wired
Keyboards in the console.
What the keyboards looked like prior to
cleanup and renovation.
Completed keyboards after cleanup and fitting
new Piston Rails.
Front of the console with cleaned-up keyboard and
new Nameboard with Stop Action Keys installed.
New Pedalboard for the console in place.
Assistants Matt (standing) and Dan Schneider
wiring one of the new Piston Rails for Zion's console.
Close-up of how tedious the work is to wire the
Piston Rails.
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