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St. Agatha Catholic Church
Upper Arlington, OH
2/43 Bedient
Opus 75 - 2005
Pedal Division
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Bedient found many
ways to make
the
most use of the space in the organ chambers. Here we see that the feet
of the 16' Bombarde rank sits below the main level of pipes. The bottom
of the platform is visible at the top of the photo. |
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Here's another view of the 16' Bombarde rank. This gives a little better view of how the base of the pipe is built. |
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Up on the platform we find more pipes from the 16' Bombarde rank, this time made of metal. It is not uncommon to find both wood and metal pipes within the same rank. The pitch of the pipe is stamped next to the brass colored tuning slide. The pipes in back are from the 16' Contrebasse rank, also of the Pedal Division |
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Here's one of the signature features of this organ - pipes mounted upside down! The eight largest pipes on the organ, part of the 16' Principal rank, are mounted this way so that their mouths "speak" through the facade instead of down below under the pipes. This allows for the sound to resonate much clearer. This was a problem of the old organ which had several pipes which spoke directly into a wall below the facade. To the right of the pipes is the Swell box. We can see one of the 16' Basson pipes extending up into the box. |
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Here's a better view of the upside down pipes on the left side of the chamber. The pipe on the right is the largest pipe in the organ. The duct work above and to the left helps regulate the temperature in the chamber thus helping to minimize the temperature differences which cause pipes to go out of tune. |
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Down below is a view of the tops of the upside down pipes. Note how they extend quite a ways down from the main level of pipes. The metal pipe in the background is the longest pipe, with the second longest being on the left side of the four pipes next to the ladder. The white pipes are the air supply lines for the different parts of the organ. |
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Looking like something out of a sci-fi film is the view looking up into a pipe. This is the inside of the pipe on the right in the photo above. If you click on the image, you can see the base of the pipe and opening. |
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Pipes from several different ranks are visible in this view towards the pews in the church. The pipes with the blue tuning sleeve are in the facade and part of the 16' Principal rank. The wood pipes in the center are from the 16' Bombarde rank, the wood pipes obscured on the right are from the 16' Subbass rank. The others are mostly from the Great Division ranks. |
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Looking towards the right rear corner of the chamber (left corner if facing the front of the church) we again have a number of ranks visible. Directly in front are the 16' Bombarde pipes, the wood pipes behind with the stopper visible in the top are from the 16' Subbass rank. The pipes to the left are from the Great Division, and to the far right are the upside down pipes. |
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Moving to the left side of the chamber (right side as viewed from the pews) we have the other four upside down mounted pipes. The pipe on the left is the second largest pipe in the organ. |
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Again on the left side is a view of the pipes in the corner. Again we see pipes from the 16' Bombarde, 16' Contrebasse, and 16' Subbass (wood pipes) ranks. The upside down pipes are on the left, and the Great Division pipes are on the right. While trying to emulate the look of a pipe, the duct work does not "speak". |
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Looking back towards the Swell box we see the upside down pipes on the right, and a couple of the tall, skinny 16' Basson pipes. Note the ladder and access door to the Swell box just to the left of the wood pipes. |
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