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1 Techny, Illinois Society of the Divine Word Chapel of the Holy Spirit Documentation by Keith Williams Wiener Pipe Organs (Chicago) completed 1930 On reservoir weights Electrotyping Department St. Joseph s Technical School Electropneumatic action unit action and pitman chests of unique design. Also chest magnets of unknown origin. Action operates on static wind pressure. Ventil stop actions. Single-rise feeder reservoir 72 x 120 with 10 ribs, feeders in place but disconnected, supplying two 24 x 48 curtain-valve reservoirs for Swell and Great. Wind pressures- Great 5.2, Pedal Tuba 7.75, Swell main 6, Swell Tibia 6.5 Swell Vox 5.05, Choir main 5.44 Choir Contre Viol 7.68 Great behind and to the left of keydesk, facing straight outwards; Swell to the right of keydesk, facing across; Swell in on right, 1 main chest with 42 x 72 reservoir, Tibia reservoir 18 x 30 Choir in middle, 2 42 x 72 reservoirs, 2 smaller reservoirs, 1 feeding high-pressure stops in adjacent Great chamber Pedal Open Diapason behind and below Great; Pedal Bourdon and Violoncello behind Swell w x d Wood Diam. Mouth cut-up Remarks Great/Pedal Double Diapason zinc with common metal lips, beards, zinc slide tuners, linen lead D. OP (no ears) Pedal Bourdon /36 Ped. Bd. & pitch stenciled on upper lips, pine Pedal 16 /8 ContreBasse Pine, in Swell, homemade Wooden slides 1-28, flaps wooden beards at least Pedal Double Open Diapason 16 Pine, wooden beards on chest 1, on chest Pedal 16 Contra Gamba Techny-made, pine with walnut cap x Freins Harmoniques, wooden slides x V. D. ORCH. flat front, brass beards Pedal Tuba w.p reinforcing collars at top of socket, wooden boots, wide blocks Tapered English shallots, wide openings 25 shoulder on block, notched tuning wires solder weights top 3 pipes o.m. flues

2 Pedal 8 Major Trumpet (44-notes) 1-12 Techny-madewooden boots, zinc res Harmonic from 27-44, zinc & common metal Great 8 1 st Open Diapason 1-12 Zinc with zinc slide tuners linen lead with lead lips OP leathered lips (painted to match lead) no ears Great 8 Second Diapason offset, 1-9 zinc linen lead, zinc feet OP Great 8 Muted Viol zinc, sm big wooden beards, painted grey = 2282 C.S. 26 on back last ear Great 8 Gross Gamba V. d Or., 1-4 offset, 1-17 zinc 1 c slotted, 1-49 painted wooden beards Spotted metal 18-63, F18 = # / top 8ve pipes Gamba, no slots Great 8 Gemshorn 1-19 zinc, spotted metal tapered, 1-5 offset Gem / /14 ears / / scrolls, G20 = # / / / / / Great 8 Gross Flute 1 89 x painted pine, hardwood caps and blocks, x sw, black stopper handles x ow, tuning flaps x GROSS FL. standard mouth x nicking in both block & cap x

3 Great 8 Melodia 1 open wood from C1, wooden slides x Inverted mouth x /14.5 D27 = This set made in Techny carpenter shop x harmonic D27 C73, no holes x s.m. from 56-73, 56 OM Great 4 Octave 1-7 zinc, 8-73 spotted metal & 8= #65 Oct Great 4 Flute Ouverte / slotted zinc w/ slide tuners / s.m. slide tuners, ears /10.5 harmonic 25 61, 1 hole in front, /5.5 8 = 65 Fl. G / / common metal Swell 16 Bourdon offset x caps set slightly below block x /30.5 painted pine, black stopper handles x /18.5 pipes stenciled STPD. DIAPASON x / x x /3.5 spotted metal, BOURD / on unit chest below main chest Swell 8 Open Diapason zinc, 1-12 offset, labeled GT. OP painted leathered lips s.m. 20 = 65 GT. OP ears Swell 8 Geigen zinc, 1-4 offset, s.m beards 1-9, ears = 65 SW. OP = Voiced by Tom A (scribed on back)

4 Swell 8 Horn Diapason zinc, 1-12 offset, common metal 13 /83 tapered, very heavy nicking 15 86/ slotted, scroll tunes / = H. DIAP. F 37 36/ / / / Swell 8 Salicional zinc, 1-4 offset, beards sm, 1-61 slotted = 65 E Sal F beards Swell 8 Celeste 1 +/ zinc, sm, 1-53 beards & 18 = 65 F Swell 8 Viole d Orchestra zinc, 1-4 offset, Hoyt metal = #1042 2/9 V.D.O. A big wooden beards brass beards ears Swell 8 Aeoline zinc, Hoyt metal = 2220 AEOL. A on back C.M. C.S painted wooden beards, metal beards ears Swell 8 Vox Angelica zinc, Hoyt metal = 2212 A VOX. ANG. C.M. C.S painted wooden beards, metal beards slotted

5 Swell 8 Tibia offset, 1-61 stopped wood, s.m x /41 pine bodies, clear finish x /26 hardwood cap and block face x /12 wooden pipes made at Techny x x / # on unit chest below main chest Swell 4 Fugara zinc, 8-73 s.m slotted = 65 Fug. C Swell 16 Contra Fag. Diam. Scroll Starts down M.W. C.U. Remarks offset, long sockets, shoulders on blocks caps (originally soldered shut, now ripped open) zinc & common metal resonators resonators entirely common metal flues Swell 8 Cornopean zinc & s.m. resonators C1 block CC COR resonators rescaled by 1 pipe C1 res. unlabeled C#2 stamped CC with # added harmonic at G32 HAR. COR tapered shallots, wood wedges, solder weights H. TRUM tuning wires appear to be narrower replacements s.m. flues Swell 8 Oboe Diam. Stem L. Bell L. Scroll Starts down zinc & s.m. resonators, no lids tapered, full open shallots solder weights, wooden wedges reeds 1-52, s.m. flues M.W. C.U Swell 8 Vox Humana Diam V.H/ in box at rear of Swell enclosure box originally had shutters (since removed) long boots 21-33, regulating holes are pointed ovals tapered shallots, narrow openings, wooden wedges reeds 1-52, s.m. flues

6 w x d Wood Diam. Mouth cut-up Remarks Choir 16 Dulciana offset zinc, 1-24 zinc w/ zinc slides no slots Hoyt metal, flat front brass beards / ears / on unit chest below main chest Choir 16 Contra Viol zinc, 1-12 offset, Hoyt metal painted wooden beards brass beards Choir 8 Diapason zinc & common metal zinc & linen lead OPEN DIAP linen lead Choir 8 Quintadena / zinc w/ zinc caps, hoyt metal w/ caps box beards om Choir 8 Concert Flute x sw, ow, painted pint x beard inside mouth x cap set below block x harmonic with 1 hole in front x comnon metal, harmonic offset on unit chest below main chest Choir 8 Unda Maris (t.c.) x /26 13 = SW. BOURDON x / stopped wood, ears x / x /4 common metal, pipes have been cut down

7 Choir 8 Trumpet Horn Diam. Scroll Starts down m.w. c.u solid caps, openings have been cut in them pipes stamped TRUMPET HORN zinc & common metal resonators, zinc boots harmonic 37-52, all common metal TRUM H FLUTE Choir 8 Clarinet Diam. Scroll Starts down m.w. c.u CLAR CC zinc boots, zinc stems, s.m. resonators tapered narrow cut shallots, medium openings Antiphonal in one enclosure, with 2 sets of shutters, one set facing into the aisle, the other facing towards the main organ Great in front of Swell, basses along sides and in back, chests for 1-49 at lower level, with chests for transversely above Same style of windchest as main organ, but supply-house electropneumatic switching, older large reservoir buried below lower Swell windchest w x d Wood Diam. Mouth cut-up Remarks Antiphonal (Great) 8 Diapason offset, 1-24 former façade, painted zinc scroll tuned, slide tuners s.m common metal leathered lips Antiphonal (Great) 8 Dulciana zinc, s.m arched ears arched arched from a different source Antiphonal (Great) 8 Melodia 1 85 x sw, ow 1-48 painted brown x cap below block, nicking in both x x arched common metal, stamped MEL arched from a different source Antiphonal (Great) 4 Octave zinc w/ s.m. mouth, scrolls = 58 sc Octave sm, slide tuners

8 Antiphonal (Great) 8 Reed common metal section cylindrical above tapered zinc stem zinc & common metal resonators, zinc boots, then common metal boots harmonic from English shallots, medium opening common metal flues Antiphonal (Swell) 8 Violin Diapason zinc, s.m., 1-12 slots, then slide tuners = Violin Diapason 48 sc offset from a different source Antiphonal (Swell) 8 Salicional zinc, sm = 58 sc Salicional C metal beards from a different source Antiphonal (Swell) 8 Celeste (t.c.) = CC Violina s.m., slots wood beard, possibly originally box beard brass beards Antiphonal (Swell) 4 Harmonic Flute / zinc w/ s.m. mouths, 8-61 s.m /11.5 8= FLUTER HARMONIC G /10 thick ears c harmonic 25-61, 1 hole in front c c Antiphonal (Pedal) 16 Sub Bass Antiphonal 16 Bourdon x x x 58 14/ x / x / c c pine (made at Techny?) painted brown pipes from an Austin 12 th

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