08/18/2006

Now 
accepting credit cards

 
    
JAMES PRESSLER RESIDENCE ORGAN

SPECIFICATIONS
ABBOTT & SIEKER, Op. 73—June 1977
Sold sometime in the early 1980s to Dr. Eleanor Hammer, who has now relocated to San Francisco. It is unknown at this time whether she kept the instrument.
 

Manual I: Vorwerk Composition of Pipes:
Rohrgedeckt56 Rohrgedeckt of Poplar
Præstant56 Subbass (recycled) of Poplar
Auszug56 Gedeckt of Oak
III Mixtur112 Præstant 30% Tin
  All other metal pipes 70% Tin
 
Manual II: Hinterwerk Other Construction Materials:
Gedeckt44 Case of lacquered Oak
    (C-B common with Rohrgedeckt) Keys: Naturals of Rosewood
Rohrflöte56Keys: Sharps of Maple
22/3 Nasat56 Stop levers of Rosewood
Blockflöte56
13/5 Terz56
 
Pedal
16 Subbass32 Manuals: Mechanical key and stop action
*8 Spitzprinzipal  Pedal: Electro-pneumatic action
Bassflöte12
*4 Spitzprinzipal  Manuals on 50mm wind pressure
Flöte12 Pedal on 85 mm wind pressure
*Prepared Couplers: I/II I/Ped II/Ped