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First-Plymouth Congregational Church
Lincoln, Nebraska
Acoustic Consultation


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This project involved the acoustical fine-tuning of an already existing space. The church had previously contracted with the Schoenstein Organ Company for two new instruments in the chancel and gallery, respectively. One of our goals was to eliminate echoes, hot spots and other acoustical oddities in this already reverberant space. The solution involved careful design of wall surface profiles to control echoes. Another requirement was to enhance the projection of the organ from the large chancel chamber. Special wall and ceiling profiles, and dense plaster materials were employed. Click here to visit the Web site of this church.

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CD Cover of Thomas Murray on the new Schoenstein Organ
(JAV Recordings, JAV 117)


Organ Information

Schoenstein & Co.
San Francisco, California (1997-98)

GREAT
16 Double Open Diapason 61 Pipes
16 Contra Gamba 12 Pipes
16 Lieblich Bourdon 12 Pipes
8 Large Open Diapason 61 Pipes
8 Open Diapason 61 Pipes
8 Small Open Diapason 61 Pipes
8 Gamba 61 Pipes
8 Harmonic Flute 61 Pipes
8 Corno Flute 49 Pipes
8 Chimney Flute 61 Pipes
8 Quintadena 61 Pipes
8 Erzähler 61 Pipes
4 Principal 61 Pipes
4 Gambette 61 Pipes
4 Spire Flute 61 Pipes
4 Fernflöte 61 Pipes
2 Fifteenth 61 Pipes
2 2/3 Cornet II (TC) 84 Pipes
2 Mixture III 173 Pipes
2 Mixture IV 217 Pipes
16 Ophicleide Celestial
16 Bass Horn Choir
8 Posaune 61 Pipes
8 Tuba Celestial
8 Trumpet Choir
4 Tuba Clairon Celestial
4 Clarion Choir
Tremulant
Great Unison Off
SWELL
16 Bourdon 12 Pipes
8 Open Diapason 61 Pipes
8 Open Diapason Gallery Solo
8 Bourdon 61 Pipes
8 Harmonic Flute Gallery Solo
8 Gamba 68 Pipes
8 Voix Céleste 63 Pipes
8 Cor Seraphique Celestial
8 Vox Angelique Celestial
4 Gemshorn 61 Pipes
4 Harmonic Flute 61 Pipes
4 Cor Seraphique Celestial
4 Vox Angelique Celestial
2 Flageolet 61 Pipes
2 Mixture III 161 Pipes
2 Mixture III-V 269 Pipes
16 Bassoon 61 Pipes
8 French Trumpet 61 Pipes
8 Harmonic Trumpet Gallery Solo
8 French Oboe 37 Pipes
8 English Oboe 61 Pipes
8 Oboe Gallery Solo
8 Vox Humana 61 Pipes
8 Vox Humana Celestial
4 Clarion 61 Pipes
Tremulant
16 Swell to Swell
Swell Unison Off
4 Swell to Swell
CHOIR
16 Éolienne 12 Pipes
8 Dulciana 61 Pipes
8 Concert Flute 49 Pipes
8 Lieblich Gedeckt 61 Pipes
8 Éolienne 68 Pipes
8 Éolienne Céleste 61 Pipes
4 Fugara 61 Pipes
4 Forest Flute 61 Pipes
2 2/3 Twelfth 49 Pipes
2 2/3 Nazard 61 Pipes
2 Salicet 61 Pipes
2 Harmonic Piccolo 61 Pipes
1 3/5 Tierce 42 Pipes
1 1/3 Nineteenth 42 Pipes
1 Twenty-Second 42 Pipes
8 French Cornet V 210 Pipes
16 Bass Horn 12 Pipes
8 Trumpet 61 Pipes
8 Flügel Horn 61 Pipes
8 French Clarinet 61 Pipes
8 Clarion 61 Pipes
Tremulant
8 Tuba Magna Solo
4 Tuba Magna Solo
16 Choir to Choir
Unison Off
4 Choir to Choir
SOLO
8 Stentor Gamba 68 Pipes
8 Gamba Celeste 68 Pipes
8 Böhm Flute 61 Pipes
8 French Cornet Choir
16 Bass Clarinet 61 Pipes
8 English Horn 61 Pipes
8 French Horn 61 Pipes
8 French Clarinet Choir
8 Corno di Bassetto 61 Pipes
4 Cor Sopranino 61 Pipes
8 Clarinetti III
Tremulant
8 Tuba Magna 44 Pipes
16 Solo to Solo
Solo Unison Off
4 Solo

CELESTIAL
In separate enclosure inside Solo box
16 Ophicleide 61 Pipes
8 Tuba 61 Pipes
4 Tuba Clarion 61 Pipes
8 Tuben III Derived
8 Cor Séraphique 68 Pipes
8 Voix Angelique 59 Pipes
8 Vox Humana 61 Pipes
2 Tierce Mixture IV-VI 258 Pipes
GALLERY
16 Stopped Bass 12 Pipes
8 Open Diapason 61 Pipes
8 Stopped Diapason 61 Pipes
8 Harmonic Flute 61 Pipes
8 Salicional 61 Pipes
4 Principal 61 Pipes
4 Chimney Flute 54 Pipes
4 Salicet 12 Pipes
2 2/3 Nazard Derived
2 Fifteenth 12 Pipes
2 Mixture IV 244 Pipes
16 Contra Oboe 12 Pipes
8 Oboe 61 Pipes
Tremulant
16 Gallery to Gallery
4 Gallery to Gallery
ETHEREAL
In separate enclosure inside Gallery box
8 Voix Sérénissime II 127 Pipes
8 Harmonic Trumpet 61 Pipes
GALLERY PEDAL
16 Contra Bass 12 Pipes
16 Stopped Bass Gallery
8 Bass 32 Pipes
8 Stopped Diapason Gallery
4 Octave Bass 12 Pipes
16 Contra Oboe Gallery
PEDAL
32 Major Bass Resultant
32 Contra Gamba 12 Pipes
32 Sub Bass Resultant
16 Open Wood 32 Pipes
16 Open Diapason Great
16 Gamba Great
16 Violone 32 Pipes
16 Sub Bass 32 Pipes
16 Lieblich Bourdon Great
16 Éolienne Choir
16 Bourdon Swell
8 Open Bass 12 Pipes
8 Principal 32 Pipes
8 'Cello 12 Pipes
8 Flute Great
8 Stopped Bass 12 Pipes
8 Bourdon Swell
4 Octave 12 Pipes
4 Flute Great
32 Contra Trombone 12 Pipes
16 Trombone 32 Pipes
16 Bassoon Swell
16 Bass Clarinet Solo
16 Bass Horn Choir
8 Tromba 12 Pipes
8 Posaune Great
8 Corno di Bassetto Solo
4 Octave Tromba 12 Pipes
4 French Clarinet Choir
8 Pizzicato Bass
COUPLERS
Echo Great to Choir

Echo Great off Great

Great to Pedal

Swell to Pedal

Choir to Pedal

Solo to Pedal

Swell to Great

Choir to Great

Solo to Great

Choir to Swell

Solo to Swell

Great to Choir

Swell to Choir

Solo to Choir

Pedal to Choir

Gallery to Pedal

Gallery to Great

Gallery to Swell

Gallery to Choir

Gallery to Solo

SPECIAL COUPLERS
Swell to Great Sforzando

Solo to Great Sforzando

Pedal Divide

All Swells to Swell

"The American Organist" cover copyright 1999,
by the American Guild of Organists.
Posted by permission.


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