More information about the Flentrop Organ

Dedicated September 14th, 2003

	The Fritts chapel organ joins the famous four manual D.A. Flentrop nave organ and the one manual Pasi continuo organ creating a trio of superb pipe organs serving the liturgical and arts outreach life of Saint Mark’s Cathedral.

Builders of the Organ: PAUL FRITTS & COMPANY Tacoma, Washington - Opus 22 Greg Bahnsen, Paul Fritts, Andreas Schonger, Robyn Ellis, John Hamilton, Peter Tomter, Ricky Frith, Erik McLeod, Jude Fritts, Michael Phelan 2 Manuals & Pedal / 14 Registers, 17 Ranks / 950 pipes

	Disposition of the Organ: MANUAL I (Great Organ) 16 Bourdon (95% tin with the lowest octave of wood) 8 Praestant (95% burnished tin with the 6 lowest notes made of wood) 8 Gedackt 4 Octave 2 2/3 Nasat (half-drawn) + Cornet (1 3/5 Terz = II ranks fully drawn) 2 Octave IV Mixture 8 Trompet (95% tin)

MANUAL II (Positiv Organ) 8 Gedackt* 8 Viol di Gamba (95% tin) 8 Voix Celeste (95% tin) 4 Rohrflöte 2 Blockflöte 8 Dulcian (95% tin)

	PEDAL 16 Subbaß* (95% tin with the lowest octave of wood) 8 Praestant* (95% burnished tin with the 5 lowest notes made of wood) 4 Octave* 8 Trompet* (95% tin)

ACCESSORIES Compass: Manuals - 56 notes, C-g’’’ Pedal - 30 notes, C-f’ (flat pedalboard) Couplers: I+Pedal, II+Pedal, II+I Hinged, wedge-shaped bellows wind pressure: 65 mm *Stops transmitted from Manual I “Suspended” tracker key action mechanical stop action Tuned in Herbert Anton Kellner’s “Bach” Temperament of 1978 Variable Tremulant to the whole organ (Schnitger style)