RENEWING THE PAST ….EMBRACING THE FUTURE:
SANCTUARY RESTORATION BEGINS IN 2008

Some information about the new Dobson Organ
The visual design of the new organ will be in neo-gothic style consistent with the design of the sanctuary and allowing a fuller view of the stained glass window behind the choir loft. The balcony organ will be hung on the wall on both sides of the window giving a better architectural balance to the room. This provides improved support of congregational singing in the balcony and the back of the sanctuary. The chancel organ will have 4,780 pipes and the balcony organ will have 739 pipes.
 
The Dobson Organ Builders have recently received national acclaim for their organ in the Kimmel Center – the home of the Philadelphia Orchestra.  Upon the completion of our organ Dobson will build the new instrument for the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  The organ committee selected this instrument from a field of seven organ companies. The committee feels that our new Dobson instrument will give decades of excellent service to the church.

Watch the construction progress of the Dobson, Opus 87 being built for HPUMC!

Opus 87 of Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd.  Stoplist

Specifications

GREAT (II)
1. 16'  Principal  61 pipes
2. 8'  Open Diapason  61 pipes
 8'  Principal ext. Principal 16' 12 pipes
3. 8'  Harmonic Flute  61 pipes
4. 8'  Chimney Flute  61 pipes
5. 4'  Octave  61 pipes
6. 4'  Flute  61 pipes
7. 2-2/3'  Twelfth  61 pipes
8. 2'  Fifteenth  61 pipes
9. 1-3/5'  Seventeenth  61 pipes
10. IV  Mixture 2'  244 pipes
11. III  Cymbal 1'  183 pipes
12. IV  Cornet 4' mounted, g20-g56 148 pipes
13. 16'  Bombarde  61 pipes
14. 8'  Trompette  61 pipes
 8'  Posaune ext. Ped. Posaune 16' 17 pipes
15. 4'  Clairon  61 pipes
16. 8'  Festival Trumpet horizontal 61 pipes
17. 8'  Herald Trumpet in Gallery organ 61 pipes
      
SWELL (III; enclosed)
 16'  Bourdon ext. Bourdon 8' 12 pipes
18. 8'  Diapason  61 pipes
19. 8'  Flûte traversière 1-19 from Bourdon 42 pipes
20. 8'  Bourdon  61 pipes
21. 8'  Viole  61 pipes
22. 8'  Voix Celeste  61 pipes
23. 8'  Flauto Dolce  61 pipes
24. 8'  Flute Celeste  49 pipes
25. 4'  Octave  61 pipes
26. 4'  Flûte octaviante  61 pipes
27. 2-2/3'  Quinte  61 pipes
28. 2'  Doublette  61 pipes
29. 1-3/5'  Tierce  61 pipes
30. III-IV  Plein jeu harmonique 2'  220 pipes
31. 16'  Basson  61 pipes
32. 8'  Trompette  61 pipes
33. 8'  Hautbois  61 pipes
34. 8'  Voix humaine  61 pipes
35. 4'  Clairon  61 pipes
      
POSITIVE (I; enclosed)
 16'  Gemshorn ext. Gemshorn 8' 12 pipes
36. 8'  Principal  61 pipes
37. 8'  Gemshorn  61 pipes
38. 8'  Gemshorn Celeste GG 54 pipes
39. 8'  Gedeckt  61 pipes
40. 4'  Octave  61 pipes
41. 4'  Chimney Flute  61 pipes
42. 2-2/3'  Nasard  61 pipes
43. 2'  Super Octave  61 pipes
44. 2'  Recorder  61 pipes
45. 1-3/5'  Tierce  61 pipes
46. 1-1/3'  Larigot  61 pipes
47. 1'  Piccolo  61 pipes
48. IV  Mixture 1-1/3'  244 pipes
49. 8'  Trumpet  61 pipes
50. 8'  Cromorne  61 pipes
 8'  Chimes digital 37 notes
 8'  Harp digital 61 notes
 4'  Celesta ext. of Harp — notes
 8'  Tuba Solo — notes
 8'  Festival Trumpet Great — notes
 8'  Herald Trumpet Great — notes
      
SOLO (IV; enclosed)
51. 8'  Gamba  61 pipes
52. 8'  Gamba Celeste  61 pipes
53. 8'  Major Flute  61 pipes
54. 4'  Orchestral Flute  61 pipes
55. 8'  English Horn  61 pipes
56. 8'  Basset Horn  61 pipes
57. 8'  Tuba  61 pipes
 16'  Festival Trumpet TC, Great — pipes
 8'  Festival Trumpet Great — pipes
 4'  Festival Trumpet Great — pipes
   Chimes digital 61 notes
      
PEDAL
58. 32'  Contra Diapason  32 pipes
 32'  Contra Bourdon digital 32 notes
 16'  Open Diapason ext. 32' 12 pipes
59. 16'  Octave  32 pipes
 16'  Principal Great — pipes
60. 16'  Subbass  32 pipes
 16'  Bourdon Swell — pipes
 16'  Gemshorn Positive — pipes
 10-2/3'  Quint ext. C. Diap. 32' 7 pipes
 8'  Open Diapason ext. C. Diap. 32' 5 pipes
61. 8'  Octave  32 pipes
 8'  Bass Flute ext. Subbass 16' 12 pipes
 8'  ’Cello II Solo — pipes
 8'  Gedeckt Swell — pipes
 8'  Gemshorn Positive — pipes
62. 4'  Super Octave  32 pipes
 4'  Flute Solo — pipes
63. IV  Mixture 2-2/3'  128 pipes
64. 32'  Contra Trombone  32 pipes
65. 16'  Bombarde  32 pipes
 16'  Trombone ext. 32' 12 pipes
 16'  Posaune Great — pipes
 16'  Basson Swell — pipes
 8'  Trumpet ext. Bombarde 16' 12 pipes
 8'  Posaune Great — pipes
 4'  Clarion ext. Bombarde 16' 12 pipes
 4'  Basset Horn Solo — pipes
 4'  English Horn Solo — pipes
 8'  Festival Trumpet Great — pipes
 8'  Herald Trumpet Great — pipes
   Chimes Solo 
       
ACCESSORIES
   Bell Star in Solo box 
   Orage  
   Nightingale  
   All Swells to Swell  
   Great/Positive Manual Transfer 
       
GALLERY (enclosed except *)
 16'  Bourdon (* 1-12) ext. Cor de Nuit 12 pipes
66. 8'  Prestant *  61 pipes
67. 8'  Viola  61 pipes
68. 8'  Celeste GG 54 pipes
69. 8'  Cor de Nuit  61 pipes
70. 8'  Cor de Nuit Celeste TC 49 pipes
71. 4'  Octave  61 pipes
72. 4'  Traverse Flute  61 pipes
73. 2'  Super Octave  61 pipes
74. IV  Mixture  244 pipes
75. 8'  Trumpet  61 pipes
       
GALLERY PEDAL
 16'  Bourdon Gallery — pipes
 8'  Prestant * Gallery — pipes
 8'  Viola Gallery — pipes
 8'  Flute Gallery Cor de Nuit — pipes
 4'  Octave * Gallery Prestant 8 — pipes
 16'  Fagotto ext. Gallery Trom. 12 pipes
 8'  Trumpet Gallery — pipes

 

DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION

• Electric key and stop action controlled by a movable drawknob console
• Electric slider windchests for all divisions except Solo, which has electro-pneumatic windchests
• 61 note manual keyboards and 32 note concave & radiating pedalboard
• Expression shoes for Positive, Swell and Solo
• Crescendo (1 fixed, 3 programmable)
• Solid state combination action with the following features:
      24 General thumb & duplicate toe pistons
      0-8 Great divisional thumb pistons
      0-8 Swell divisional thumb pistons
      0-8 Positive divisional thumb pistons
      0-8 Solo divisional thumb pistons
      1-8 Pedal divisional toe pistons
     0-4 Gallery divisional thumb pistons
      Great to Pedal reversible thumb & toe piston
      Swell to Pedal reversible thumb & toe piston
      Positive to Pedal reversible thumb piston
      Solo to Pedal reversible thumb piston
      Tutti reversible thumb & toe piston
      General Cancel thumb piston
      Set thumb piston
      Bone-colored thumb pistons with black engraving
      Toe pistons of brass with inset black rubber surfaces
      Simple piston sequence with Next & Previous thumb & toe pistons
• MIDI-based performance recorder
• Crescendo Off & indicator lamp