Parish Ministries

A New Organ for Trinity

Study of the new Allen-Reuter organ as it will look in the chancel.

In Memory
of
Happy Days
&
as a tribute to
This Glorious Home
We Leave Thy Voice to Speak
Within These Walls
In Years to Come
When ours are
Still.

~inscription on the Blenheim Palace Organ

Organ Contract Signing
Organ Description
Pipe Specifications
Renovations to the Chancel
How can I make a donation?

Organ Contract Signing
On Sunday, July 27, The Rev. Stuart E. Schadt, Rector, Mr. Curtis Brookshire, Senior Warden, and Mr. Kenneth Saliba, Representative of the Allen Organ Company, signed the contracts to begin work on a new organ for Trinity Church.

Mr. Kenneth Saliba and The Rev. Stuart E. Schadt sign the organ contracts.

The Organ is a Combination Digital and Pipe Organ. The Organ is to be 68 ranks. Ten ranks are pipe and will be built by the Reuter Organ Company (Lawerence, KS). Fifty-eight ranks are digital and will be built by the Allen Organ Company (Allentown, PA). The Organ Console will also be built by the Allen Organ Co.

Due to our space constraints at Trinity, and the cost of a full pipe organ, the Organ Committee recommended and the Vestry agreed that this is the best course of action for both space and stewardship of resources.

About the Organ
The Organ is an "Allen Renaissance Quantum Q-345 Three Manual, French Terraced Console with 10 ranks of Reuter wind blown pipes."

What does that mean?

Allen Renaissance Quantum

The Organ is being built by the Allen Organ Company using their "Quantum" technology which gives the organist the ability to choose between 5 different styles of classically built organs: English Cathedral, American Classic, Cavaillé-Coll, Schlicker, Arp Schnitger. Each of these possibilities are digitally sampled from organs built in these particular styles (English, American, French, German 17th Century Revival, German 20th Century).

Q-345

This model number indicates that the Digital component will have 58 digital stops.

Three Manual

The organ will have three keyboards, an improvement over our current two.

French Terraced Console

The Console (where the organist plays), will be set up in the French Style (note the difference in the layout of the pulls). This will allow the overall height of the organ to be lower, and allow the choir greater ability to see the Organist/Choirmaster.

Traditional Console: French Console (not exactly what ours will look like):

Feature Image

Pipe Specifications
10 ranks of Reuter wind blown pipes

The Reuter Organ Company of Lawerence, Kansas, will build the actual pipe work for the new Trinity Organ. The specifications of the pipes will be:

8' Principal                                       61 pipes
4' Octave                                          61 pipes
2' Fifteenth                                      61 pipes
IV Mixture                                       244 pipes
8' Harmonic Flute                            49 pipes (13-61)
8' Trumpet                                       61 pipes
8' Octave - played by the pedal         44 pipes (1-44)
For a total of                                   581 pipes ranging in length from 8 feet to about 1 inch.

Renovations to the Chancel

In order to install these pipes and all the accoutrements that make them work (blower, wind reservoirs, pipe chests, etc.), it will be necessary to do some renovations to the Chancel area.

A new half wall will be constructed approx. 4 feet from the current wall. This will hide the chests, reservoirs, etc. The half wall will be extended to the present ceiling in the middle to support The "Jesus Window," which will be moved forward to allow for better back lighting.

Under the "Jesus Window" a small door will be inserted in the half wall to allow access into the pipe chamber for tuning purposes.

As 4 feet of the choir section will be lost, we are investigating ways of recovering this by possibly removing the choir communion rails, and the shortening of the platform on which the Altar currently sits.

How can I make a Donation?
The cost of the organ is $240,000. A portion of this total has already been raised or pledged. If you would like to pledge money in Memory of or in Celebration of, please contact The Rev. Stuart Schadt.

If you have any questions about the organ please contact Mr. Kevin Feltmann our Organist/Choirmaster.