Principal Pipe Organ Co.
1978
Originally Woodstock Organ Builders
Blenheim United Church
Sanctuary
49 George Street
Blenheim, ON, CA
18 Ranks - 1,117 Pipes
Instrument ID: 67765 ● Builder ID: 5106 ● Location ID: 58758
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IMAGES
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STOPLISTS
| Great | ||
| 8' | Open Diapason | 61 |
| 8' | Rohr Gedeckt | 61 |
| 8' | Dulciana | 61 |
| 4' | Octave | 61 |
| 4' | Rohr Flute🛈 | |
| 2 2⁄3' | Quinte | 61 |
| 2' | Super Octave | 61 |
| III | Mixture | 183 |
| Swell | ||
| 16' | Bourdon🛈 | |
| 8' | Gedeckt | 61 |
| 8' | Viol da Gamba | 61 |
| 8' | Voix Celeste | 49 |
| 4' | Spitz Principal | 61 |
| 4' | Quintadena | 61 |
| 2' | Fifteenth🛈 | |
| 2' | Block Flute🛈 | |
| II | Sesquialtera | 122 |
| 8' | Oboe | 61 |
| Pedal | ||
| 16' | Bourdon | 32 |
| 16' | Lieblich Gedeckt🛈 | |
| 8' | Principal🛈 | |
| 8' | Flute🛈 | |
| 5 1⁄3' | Quint🛈 | |
| 4' | Octave🛈 | |
| 2' | Flute🛈 |
| Couplers - Great | ||
| 16' | Great Sub | |
| 8' | Unison Off | |
| 4' | Great Super | |
| 16' | Swell to Great | |
| 8' | Swell to Great | |
| 4' | Swell to Great |
| Couplers - Swell | ||
| 16' | Swell Sub | |
| 8' | Unison Off | |
| 4' | Swell Super |
| Couplers - Pedal | ||
| 8' | Great to Pedal | |
| 4' | Great to Pedal | |
| 8' | Swell to Pedal | |
| 4' | Swell to Pedal |
Originally Written/Published: Sept. 2021
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The organ has been rebuilt and is now in Trinity United Church, Cobourg ON.
A new solo Trumpet stop was added with a 16' Pedal extension. An additional shutter panel was added A solid state control system was installed. 12 of the 32 pipes in the 1901 Karn facade are speaking pipes and were reactivated after being silent for 30 years during which time a digital instrument was in place.
Ian Mason on December 9th, 2021:
Some audio samples below of the refurbished Principal organ in the Chatham, Ontario workshop.
Organbuilder and organist is Ron Dossenbach of Windsor, Ontario.
Chimes and Duke Street hymn tune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAupFxlXoKs
Psalm 42, Genevan Psalter; with variation by David N. Johnson - Diapason chorus and Rohr Gedeckt demonstration
https://youtu.be/CWvQNL45_oI
Three Liturgical Preludes, George Oldroyd - demonstration of string stops
https://youtu.be/Rhs-_to-TCI
Hymn to Evening, David Zea - demonstration of re-built Casavant tremulant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAfYK3LasM4
Sonata #1, Mendelssohn - demonstration of organ in Blenheim United Church before removal in Dec. 2020
https://youtu.be/Nzqv2Xoeays
Ian Mason on December 9th, 2021:
Blenheim United Church was closed and sold by its congregation in 2019. In December, 2020, retired organbuilders Don Pole of Chatham, Ontario and Ron Dossenbach of Windsor, Ontario, performed a two-week rescue operation of the Principal organ.
In January, 2021, the 1895-built sanctuary and its four additions, including gymnasium, were completely demolished.
As of Dec. 2021, the refurbished organ is being offered for sale.
Related Instrument Entries: Dossenbach Organ Services (2023)
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