| ESTEY FOUR MANUAL FOR FLORIDA COLLEGE Gammons Prepares Design The Estey Organ Corporation has
received the contract to build a large four-manual organ to he installed
in Lee Auditorium at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for
Negroes in Tallahassee. The specification was drawn up by Edward B.
Gammons in collaboration with company officials and C. Edouard Ward,
instructor in organ at the collrge. The sale was made by C. Asbury
Gridley, Estey representative. William P. Foster, Jr., head of the department of music, and Mr. Ward have both stated that they expect the new instrument to add greatly to the life of the entire college community. The organ is scheduled for installation in the latter Part of 1952. Its resources are to be as follows: GREAT 16 Contra Geigen 8 Diapason 8 Spitzprincipal 8 Kerauolophone 8 Hohflute 4 Octave 4 Gemshorn 4 Flute Couverte 2 2/3 Otave Quint 2 Superoctave III-V Cornet V Fourniture 8 Harmonic Trumpet SWELL 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Geigen Diapason 8 Rohrflute 8 Viole de Gambe 8 Voix Celeste 4 Geigen Octave 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Flute Celeste II 2 2/3 Nasard 2 Flautino III Mixture IV Plein Jeu |
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Fagotto 8 Trompette 8 Oboe 8 Vox Humana 4 Clarion CHOIR 16 Contra Dulciana 8 Viola 8 Koppelflute 8 Dolcan 8 Dolcan Celeste 4 Prestant 4 Rohrfiote 2 2/3 Nasat 2 Blockflote 1 3/5 Terz 1 Sifflote 8 Cromorne SOLO 8 Violoncello 8 Cello Celeste 8 Orchestral Strings II 8 Doppelflute 4 Flute Harmonique 8 Tuba Mirabilis 8 French Horn PEDAL 32 Untersatz 16 Contrebasse 16 Bourdon 16 Geigen (Gt) 16 Dulciana (Ch) 16 Gedeckt. (Sw) 10 2/3 Grosse Quint 8 Octave 8 Bass Flute 8 Geigen (Gt) 8 Gedeckt (Sw) 5 1/3 Octave Quint 4 Superoctave 4 Flute Conique 2 Flute Octaviante IV Mixture 32 Bombarde 16 Bombarde 16 Fagotto (Sw) 8 Trompette 4 Clarion The
Diapason, December
1951 |