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St. Brigid of Kildare Catholic Church - 2/12 HoltkampMain PageGreat DivisionSwell DivisionConsoleOther PhotosStop List

St. Brigid of Kildare Catholic Church

Dublin, OH
2/12 Holtkamp
Opus 1691 - 1956/1991

Photos of the Great Division

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Great Division Most of the pipes for the Great Division reside in the space to the left of the swell box. The case was built to help direct the sound toward the front of the church.
Great
This view gives a good angle at the different ranks in the Great Division. From front to back, III Mixture, 2' Hohl Flote (pipes with red stripe), 8' Dulciana, 8' Copula (wood pipes), 4' Principal pipes, and finally additional Dulciana pipes. The Hohl Flote is usually of wood construction, but is metal on this organ. 
Great Here are some of the smallest pipes on the organ. The three rows of pipes in front are part of the III Mixture. The remaining pipes are all additional pipes from the other ranks.
Swell Behind the case are most of the pipes of the Pedal Division. Here we see the separation between the case and the pipes. Everything is elevated several feet off the ground thus the need for the ladder.
Great Division Here's a slightly different view from the floor of the back of the organ.
Great Division Mounted on the back wall are the pipes of the 8' Principal rank. These were added to the organ after it was installed.
Great Things are crammed in pretty good in back! In front are pipes from the 4' Choral Bass rank, the red striped pipes are the 8' Gedeckt, and finally the big pipes are the 16' Quintadena rank.
Great Division Here's a view of the tops of the three ranks directly behind the case. Also note the 8' Principal pipes on the far right side on the wall.
Great Division Under the organ is all of the pipe work, wind reservoirs, and other misc. equipment. The large pipe in the center on the floor is the main air supply pipe leading from the blower (behind the photographer) to the three main wind chests. Most of the pipes are metal rather than of plastic.
Wind Chests Here's a better view of two of the main wind reservoirs for the organ. These will expand as they fill with air.
Blower The blower is fairly small. Here we see the blower box (large box), and the equalization chamber, as well as the main air supply pipe.
Blower Here are the specs. for the blower. The date 2/91 indicates when the organ was installed.



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