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Emmanuel Catholic Church
Dayton, OH
3/35 Felgemaker
Opus 476 - 1887/2015


Photos of the Great Division

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Great The Great Division sits in the middle of the organ and is elevated about 10' off the floor. Some of the pipes in the facade are also part of the Great.  There are 13 ranks and 793 pipes in the Great Division.

 
Great The pipes in the Great fan out from beneath the access platform. Some of the differences in their construction are evident in this photo. The white object on the platform is a thermometer which the organ tuner will reference when tuning the organ. Significant changes in temperature can affect a pipe's pitch.
Great Within the Principal rank is this pipe which is designated as the "pitch pipe". Note that the organ is tuned to the now standard A=440 Hz. When the organ was built in the late 1880s, other tuning pitch standards were often used. 
Great The Harmonic Flute has an unusual construction where a hole or hole is drilled in the side of the pipe.  Also note the spotted metal construction which is a combination of lead and tin. These are original Felgemaker pipes.
Great This photo further illustrates the differences in pipe construction in the Great. The tapered pipes and Haskelled pipes (pipe within a pipe) from the Gemshorn rank stand out among the bunch.
Great The Double Open Diapason rank, considered part of the Great instead of the Pedal Division, makes up the facade pipes. Here is the view of some of these pipes from inside the organ. Note the shiny gold paint on the pipes, something that has been since painted over on the outside of the pipes. 
Great Looking up at the Double Open Diapason pipes, note there are cutouts in the backs of the pipes. The pipes speaking length extends up to the cut out opening. The pipe's length extends well beyond that for aesthetic purposes only. The pipes on the platform are dummy pipes for the facade. 


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