St. Louis, Missouri
The pipe organ for Parkway United Church of Christ, created and built by Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc., is a two-manual instrument of 23 ranks based on an eclectic design. The concept does not copy any single historical style of organ building. The tonal design is a synthesis, resulting in a concept that is distinctly American.
The tonal specification was designed in consultation with Charles Croissant, organist and director of music, and members of the organ committee. The instrument features electro-pneumatic slider windchests and electro-pneumatic unit windchests for the Trumpet and pedal rank.
The organ contains 1,393 pipes. The metal pipes are constructed of various alloys of tin and lead for those shorter than 4' in length and a zinc alloy for pipes longer than 4' in length. The Pedal 16' Subbass is constructed entirely of wood.
The visible casework is constructed of oak and contains painted zinc pipes. Pipes 1 - 12 of the Great 8' Principal are located on the left side and pipes 1- 22 of the Pedal 8' - 4' Principal are located on the right side.
The two-manual and pedal console for this installation was built with titling tablets. The key and stop functions are controlled by a solid state Peterson multiplex relay system. The solid state Peterson combination action has 32 levels of memory.
Members of Quimby Pipe ORgan, Inc., making significant contributions in the construction of the instrument are Andy Burkhardt, Douglas Christie, Bart Colliver, John Conner, Chris Emerson, Charles Ford, Eric Johnson, Travis Langewisch, Brad McGuffey, Gary Olden, Michael Quimby, Stan Sparrowhawk, John Speller, and Elizabeth Viscusi.
GREAT ORGAN
| Principal | 8' | 61 |
| Rohrflote | 8' | 61 |
| Octave | 4' | 61 |
| Nachthorn | 4' | 61 |
| Nazard | 2-2/3' | 61 |
| Super Octave | 2' | 61 |
| Blockflote | 2' | 61 |
| Tierce | 1-3/5' | 61 |
| Mixture IV | 244 | |
| Trumpet | 8' | SW |
| Tremolo | ||
| Zimbelstern |
SWELL ORGAN
| Hohlflote | 8' | 61 |
| Viola | 8' | 61 |
| Viola Celeste | 8' | 61 |
| Principal | 4' | 61 |
| Gedeckt | 4' | 61 |
| Super Octave | 2' | 61 |
| Quint | 1-1/3' | 61 |
| Trumpet | 8' | 61 |
| Cromorne | 8' | 61 |
| Tremolo |
PEDAL ORGAN
| Resultant | 32' | |
| Subbass | 16' | 32 |
| Violone | 16' | PREP |
| Principal | 8' | 32 |
| Bourdon | 8' | 12 |
| Octave | 4' | 12 |
| Trumpet | 16' | 12 SW |
| Trumpet | 8' | SW |
| Clarion | 4' | SW |
COUPLERS
| Swell to Swell | 16' and 4' |
| Swell to Great | 16', 8' and 4' |
| Great to Great | 4' |
| Swell to Pedal | 8' and 4' |
| Great to Pedal | 8' and 4' |
CONSOLE FEATURES
| Peterson Solid State Multiplex Relay | |
| Peterson 32-level Combination Action | |
| General combinations 1 - 12, 1 - 10 duplicated by toe stud |
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| Swell combinations 1 - 6 | |
| Great combinations 1 - 6 | |
| Pedal combinations 1 - 6 | |
| Sforzando (reversible action) | |
| Great to Pedal (reversible action) | |
| Swell to Pedal (reversible action) | |
| Peterson complete MIDI implementation In, out and through |
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Revised & Updated April 21, 2005