III.
STOP CONTROLS
PEDAL ORGAN
Contre Bourdon 32’
String tone at 32’ pitch. This stop is smooth and much less assertive
rounding out the lower end of a string ensemble.
Diapason 16’
The 16’ member of the Pedal Principal chorus. Strongest pedal flue stop.
Bourdon 16’
Stopped flute tone of weight and solidity.
Lieblich Gedackt 16’
Softer stopped flute of delicacy and definition. Useful where a soft 16’
(Swell)
pitch is required.
Note: Expresses with the Swell division.
Octave 8’
8’ member of the Pedal Principal chorus.
Flute 8’
Stopped flute tone of 8’ pitch, useful in adding clarity to a pedal line in
combination with the Bourdon 16’ or Lieblich Bourdon 16’.
Choralbass 4’
Pedal 4’ principal tone.
Mixture III
Compound stop of Principal tones. One pedal produces three distinct
pitches at octave and fifth relationships to the pedal being pressed. Used to
crown the Pedal Principal chorus.
Contre Posaune 32’
Robust reed which adds “snarl” to the Pedal division. Use with large
combinations.
Posaune 16’
A strong 16’ Pedal reed that lends strength and “snarl” to the Pedal line.
(Swell) Waldhorn 16
Loud and full timbred stop similar to that of a French Horn at 16’ pitch.
Note: Expresses with the Swell division.
Clairon 4’
A bright chorus reed. Also usable as a solo voice.
SWELL ORGAN
Lieblich Gedackt 16’
Softer stopped flute of delicacy and definition. Useful where a soft 16’
pitch is required.
Gedackt 8’
Stopped Flute tone of moderate harmonic development. Provides the 8’
member of the Swell Flute chorus and is useful by itself or with other
flutes and mutations in creating solo voices.
Viole 8’
Full bodied string tone.
Viola Celeste 8’
String tone, slightly detuned, used with the Viole 8’ to create a warm String
celeste.
Octave 4’
Bright 4’ Principal tone.
Nachthorn 4’
Distinctive open flute voice of wide scale that works well in ensembles of
flutes or strings, or as a solo voice.
Nasard 2-2/3’
Flute mutation that sounds one octave and a fifth above the keys played.
Always used with other stops (usually beginning with 8’) for coloration.
Piccolo 2’
A delicate, clear open flute at 2’ pitch.
Tierce 1-3/5’
Flute mutation that sounds a seventeenth (two octaves and a third) above
the keys played. Use mainly with 8’ stops or flute ensembles.
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