Pipe Organ

Newly Installed Schantz Pipe Organ (Spring-2007)

A new two-manual, twenty-seven-rank pipe organ has been installed in San Francisco Solano Church by Schantz Organ Builders (1873) of Orrville, Ohio. (Go to www.schantzorgan.com to see more pictures of San Francisco Solano Parish's pipe organ.) The new Schantz pipe organ is an eclectic instrument in the American Classic style. Fifty-four pipes of flamed copper comprise the facade pipes, providing aesthetic and architectural integration with the church building’s interior design. The console is built of red oak, matching the wood finish used throughout the church. The interior sections of the console are made of rosewood. The instrument, which uses electro-pneumatic action and electro-pneumatic wind chests, has twenty stops.

                                        
The Great Division is comprised of 11 ranks: Open Diapason, Spitzflöte, Octave, Koppelflöte, Gemshorn, IV Mixture, Liturgical Trumpet, and Clarinet.

                                        

The Swell Division is comprised of 13 ranks: Chimney Flute, Viola, Viola Celeste, Principal, Open Flute, Nazard, Octavin, Tierce, III Plein Jeu, Bassoon, and Trumpet.

The Pedal Division is comprised of 3 ranks: Principal, Subbass, and Trombone.

The following is the specification for the new pipe organ:


TWO MANUALS, TWENTY-FIVE RANKS, TWENTY STOPS
GREAT (11 Ranks) (Manual I, unenclosed)    
8' Open Diapason 61 pipes
8' Spitzflöte 61 pipes  
4' Octave 61 pipes
4' Koppelflöte                        61 pipes
2' Gemshorn   61 pipes
IV  Mixture 244 pipes
8' Liturgical Trumpet  61 pipes  
8' Clarinet (located in Swell) 61 pipes
Tremulant   
Cymbalstern 5 bells
Great to Great 16  
Great to Great 4  
Great Unison Off  
   
SWELL (13 Ranks) (Manual II, expressive)  
8' Chimney Flute 61 pipes
8' Viola 61 pipes
8' Viola Celeste (tg) 54 pipes
4' Principal 61 pipes
4' Open Flute 61 pipes
2-2/3' Nazard  61 pipes
2' Octavin 61 pipes
1-3/5'  Tierce 61 pipes
III Plein Jeu 183 pipes
16'  Bassoon 73 pipes
8' Trumpet 61 pipes
8' Oboe (ext.)
8' Liturgical Trumpet (great)
Tremulant  
Swell to Swell 16  
Swell to Swell 4  
Swell Unison Off  
   
PEDAL (3 Ranks) (unenclosed)  
32'  Resultant 32 notes
16' Principal 56 pipes
16' Subbass 56 pipes
8' Octave (ext.)
8' Subbass (ext.)
4' Choralbass (ext.)
4'   Flute  (ext.)
16' Trombone   56 pipes
16' Bassoon (swell)
8' Tromba  (ext.)
4' Clarion (ext.) 
4' Oboe (swell)
8' Liturgical Trumpet (great) 
4' Liturgical Trumpet (great)
   
INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS  
Swell to Great 16  
Swell to Great 8 Great to Pedal 8
Swell to Great 4 Swell to Pedal 8
  Great to Pedal 4
Great to Swell 8  Swell to Pedal 4