OHS Database: Instrument Details

Holtkamp Organ Co., Opus 1742, 1961

OHS Database ID 7921.

St. John's Abbey Church
Collegeville, Minnesota 56321

Upper Church

The organ has been restored to a previous state.

The condition of the organ is in not known or has not been reported to the Database.

We received the most recent update on this organ's state and condition 2008-09-25.

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Photographs

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Non-traditional style console.

Three manuals. 4 divisions. 47 stops. 45 registers. 64 ranks. 3296 pipes. Manual compass is 61 notes. Pedal compass is 32 notes.

Electro-pneumatic (EP) pitman chests.

Stop keys above top manual. Balanced swell shoes/pedals, standard AGO placement. Adjustable combination pistons. AGO Standard (concave radiating) pedalboard. Crescendo Pedal. Reversible full organ/tutti toe stud. Combination action thumb pistons. Combination action toe studs. Coupler reversible thumb pistons. Coupler reversible toe studs.

Notes:

The last organ to be designed personally by Mr. Holtkamp, Sr. The organ was completely restored in 1993-95. At that time computerized piston and registration memory was added. The organ is in excellent condition and used daily (1996). (OHS PC Database. 2004-10-30)
Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The Great is on a slider chest. The Swell & Positiv are on E-P pitman chests. The Pedal is mostly pitman but has some E-P unit chests. The Sforzando is actually a hitch-down mechanism...not a traditional toestud. The Positiv Zimbelstern was added later. (Database Manager. 2008-09-25)

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Collegeville, MN. St. John's Abbey Church. Holtkamp Organ Co., 1995

Other web sites:

Saint John's Abbey > The Holtkamp Organ > Introduction. Description and history, link to photographs (stoplist associated with photographs by division).[Last accessed 2009-01-11.]

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Stoplist taken from the console April, 2010

Collegeville, Minnesota
St. John's Abbey Church

Holtkamp (Opus 1742, 1961/1995)

GREAT
16' Quintadena 61
8' Principal 61
8' Flute 61
8' Gedackt 61
4' Octave 61
4' Spitzflöte 61
2' Superoctave 61
1 1/3' Octave Quint 61
IV Mixture 244
III  Scharf 183
8' Trumpet 61
 
SWELL
8' Rohrflöte     61
8' Lieblichgedackt 61
8' Spitzgamba 61
8' Voix Céleste 56
4' Octave Geigen 61
4' Bourdon 61
2' Doublette 61
1' Piccolo 61
III  Sesquialtera 183
IV Plein Jeu 244
16' Basson 61
8' Fagott 73
4' Oboe Clarion 73
 
POSITIV
8' Copula 61
4' Praestant 61
4' Rohrflöte 61
2 2/3' Nazard 61
2' Octave 61
2' Blockflöte 61
1 3/5' Tierce 61
III Fourniture 183
8' Cromorne 61
 
PEDAL
16' Principal 32
16' Subbass 32
16' Quintadena GT
10 2/3' Quintbass 44
8' Octave 32
8' Flauto Dolce 32
4' Choralbass 32
4' Nachthorn 32
V Cornet (32') 160
IV Mixture 128
16' Posaune 32
8' Trumpet 32
4' Schalmei 32

 [Received from Richard C Greene 2011-07-22.]

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