Organs
Flentrop Positif Pipe Organ
D. A. Flentrop Orgelbouw, Zaandam, Holland
Built in Holland, 1975; Installed in Chico, CA, 1976. Case is made of African mahogany. Natural keys are covered with grenadil wood. Sharp keys are covered with cow bone. The organ is mounted on a matching movable platform.
| (Compass: C-g3; 56 notes) | |
| Prestant | 8vt (30 pipes in facade; notes 1-12 from Holpijp 8vt) |
| Holpijp | 8vt (bass/discant*) |
| Octaaf | 4vt |
| Fluit | 4vt (bass/discant*) |
| Quint | 2-2/3vt (discant*) |
| Octaaf | 2vt |
| Terts | 1-3/5vt (discant*) |
| Mixtuur | III |
| (* divided b/c1 or c1/c#1) | |
| (Compass: C-d1; 27 notes) | |
| Subbass - 16vt | Pedaal Koppel |
| Cymbelster (wind driven bell-star) | |
| Tremulant (doux) | |
| Pitch: a-440 | |
| Temperament | Werckmeister III |
Stop list prepared by David Rothe, University Organist
For a complete description of this organ by Munetaka Yokota see:
The Historic Organ in America, published by The Westfield Center for Early Keyboard Studies
Friends of the Centennial Organ has purchased the Centennial Organ and is in search of a new home for it.
Read the article from Chico ER.(opens in new window)
Built by Munetaka Yokota with assistance from faculty, student and community volunteers during the University Centennial Celebration, 1984-90.
| Hauptwerk (Great) | Oberwerk (Swell, enclosed) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal (in facade) | 16ft | Quintadena | 16ft |
| Octav Principal (facade) | 8ft | Principal | 8ft |
| Viol di Gamba | 8ft | Unda maris (a-) | 8ft |
| Hohlfloete | 8ft | Quintadena | 8ft |
| Octava | 4ft | Gedackt | 8ft |
| Spitzfloete | 4ft | Octava | 4ft |
| Quinta | 3ft | Rohrfloete | 4ft |
| Octava | 2ft | Nasat | 3ft |
| Tertia | 1-3/5ft | Octava | 2ft |
| Mixtur IV (16' chorus) | 2ft | Tertia | 1-3/5ft |
| Cymbel III(8' chorus) | 1-1/3ft | Quinta | 1-1/3ft |
| Cornet IV (c or cs-) | 4ft | Sifflet | 1ft |
| Fagott | 16ft | Mixtur (Scharf) IV | 1-1/3ft |
| Trompete (German) | 8ft | Trompette (French) | 8ft |
| Glockenspiel (c-) 16ft | 4ft | Vox humana 16ft | 8ft |
| Pedal | |||
| Gross Untersatz | 32ft | Tremulant | |
| Principal Bass | 16ft | 2 Cymbelsterns | |
| Octav Bass | 8ft | Couplers: II/I, II/P, I/P | |
| Octav Bass | 4ft | Vogelgesang (Bird song) | |
| Mixture VII (prepared) | Wind System: electric blower or | ||
| Posaunen Bass | 16ft | 5 hand-operated single-fold bellows | |
| Trompeten Bass | 8ft | Compass: Man.: C-g,a3, Ped.: C-f1 | |
| Cornet Bass | 4ft | Temperament: Kellner/Bach | |
| Cornet (prepared) | 2ft | Pitch: a-440 | |
A Brustwerk division of 10-12 stops has been prepared.