Gallery
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church
Little Rock, Arkansas
Year Built: 1999
Manuals: 3
Stops: 56
Ranks: 73
Swell Organ (Expressive)
16′ |
Gedeckt |
8′ |
Diapason |
8′ |
Chimney Flute |
8′ |
Viole de Gambe |
8′ |
Viole Céleste CC |
8′ |
Flauto Dolce |
8′ |
Flute Céleste CC |
4′ |
Principal |
4′ |
Harmonic Flute |
2 2/3′ |
Nasard |
2′ |
Octavin |
1 3/5′ |
Tierce |
V |
Plein Jeu |
16′ |
Double Trumpet |
8′ |
Trompette |
8′ |
Hautbois |
8′ |
Vox Humana |
4′ |
Clairon |
8′ |
Chamade (front) |
8′ |
Festival Trumpet (back) |
|
Tremolo |
|
Swell to Swell 16′ |
|
Swell Unison Off |
|
Swell to Swell 4′ |
Great Organ
16′ |
Violone |
8′ |
Principal |
8′ |
Harmonic Flute |
8′ |
Violone |
8′ |
Bourdon |
4′ |
Octave |
4′ |
Nachthorn |
2 2/3′ |
Twelfth |
2′ |
Fifteenth |
1 3/5′ |
Seventeenth |
V |
Fourniture |
8′ |
Trompette Harmonique |
8′ |
Chamade (front) |
8′ |
Festival Trumpet (back) |
8′ |
Tuba (CH) |
|
Tremolo |
|
Chimes |
|
Great Unison Off |
Antiphonal Organ
8′ |
Principal |
8′ |
Bourdon |
4′ |
Octave |
2′ |
Gemshorn |
IV |
Mixture |
Choir Organ (Expressive)
16′ |
Gemshorn |
8′ |
Viola Pomposa |
8′ |
Viola Céleste CC |
8′ |
Bourdon |
8′ |
Gemshorn |
8′ |
Gemshorn Céleste CC |
4′ |
Spitz Principal |
4′ |
Koppelflöte |
2′ |
Octave |
1 1/3′ |
Larigot |
V |
Petite Fourniture |
16′ |
English Horn |
8′ |
Trompette |
8′ |
English Horn |
8′ |
Clarinet* |
8′ |
Rohr Schalmei |
8′ |
Chamade (front) |
8′ |
Festival Trumpet (back) |
16′ |
Tuba TC |
8′ |
Tuba |
|
Harp* |
|
Tremolo |
|
Cymbelstern |
|
Choir to Choir 16′ |
|
Choir Unison Off |
|
Choir to Choir 4′ |
Pedal Organ
32′ |
Bourdon* |
16′ |
Open Wood* |
16′ |
Contre Basse |
16′ |
Violone (GT) |
16′ |
Subbass |
16′ |
Gemshorn (CH) |
16′ |
Gedeckt (SW) |
16′ |
Antiphonal Bourdon* |
8′ |
Octave |
8′ |
Violone (GT) |
8′ |
Bourdon |
8′ |
Gemshorn (CH) |
8′ |
Chimney Flute (SW) |
4′ |
Choral Bass |
4′ |
Bourdon |
V |
Mixture |
32′ |
Contre Bombarde* |
16′ |
Bombarde |
16′ |
Double Trumpet (SW) |
16′ |
English Horn (CH) |
8′ |
Bombarde |
8′ |
Trumpet (SW) |
4′ |
Bombarde |
4′ |
English Horn (CH) |
8′ |
Chamade (front) |
8′ |
Festival Trumpet (back) |
|
Chimes |
Reversibles
|
Great to Pedal (with toe piston) |
|
Swell to Pedal (with toe piston) |
|
Choir to Pedal (with toe piston) |
|
Swell to Great |
|
Choir to Great |
|
32′ Bombarde (with toe piston) |
|
32′ Bourdon (with toe piston) |
|
Cymbelstern (with toe piston) |
|
Tutti I (with toe piston) |
|
Tutti II (with toe piston) |
Couplers
|
Great to Pedal 8′ |
|
Swell to Pedal 8′ 4′ |
|
Choir to Pedal 8′ 4′ |
|
Antiphonal to Pedal 8′ |
|
Swell to Great 16′ 8′ 4′ |
|
Choir to Great 16′ 8′ 4′ |
|
Antiphonal to Great 8′ |
|
Choir to Swell 8′ |
|
Antiphonal to Swell 8′ |
|
Swell to Choir 16′ 8′ 4′ |
|
Great to Choir 8′ |
|
Antiphonal to Choir 8′ |
Pistons
12 |
General (with toe pistons) |
8 |
Swell |
8 |
Great |
8 |
Choir |
4 |
Antiphonal |
4 |
Couplers |
6 |
Pedal (with toe pistons) |
The Nichols & Simpson organ at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church replaces a 1960 instrument built by Schantz. The new instrument incorporates 28 ranks of pipework, the original blower and reservoirs. The wind pressures on this instrument range from 3.5″ for the Antiphonal flues to 4″ for the Great, Swell and Pedal, 5″ for the Choir, 6″ for the Pedal Bombarde, 7″ for the Festival Trumpet, and 18″ for the Tuba. The new facade casework is made of oak and finished to match existing sanctuary furnishings; the case pipes are made of flamed copper. The Antiphonal cases flanking the window in the rear of the church also feature flamed copper facade pipes with a belled brass trumpet en chamade at the top. The combination action has 99 levels of memory and a four-level adjustable crescendo system. The main windchests are pallet-and-slider construction with electric key action. The original ivories from the Schantz console were re-used in the new console.
Those who contributed to the realization of the organ include:
C. Joseph Nichols
(engineering, installation, tonal finishing)
Wayne E. Simpson III
(voicing)
Duane Vanderpluym
(construction, installation)
Jorge A. Osorio
(construction, installation)
Timothy M. Bovard
(construction, installation, tonal finishing)
Bryan K. Gray
(computer-aided drawing and design)
R. A. Colby, Inc.
(console)
A. R. Schopp’s Sons
(pipework)