Saint Louis, Missouri
Holy Cross Lutheran

Updates from Jeff White, organist 1991-2001.

Correction on spec:

     Add Great to Great 16', also new in 1998.

     4' Bourdon in Pedal is prepared.  

     II Rauschbass in Pedal is NOT prepared, but from 8' Open Diapason #2 in Great.

     16' Fagott is borrowed from 8' Cornopean in Great.  1-12 are Prepared.

Significant rebuilds:

     Original = 1908
     Rebuilt 1924
     Rebuilt 1950
     Rebuilt 1981 (console only)
     New Console in 1998 by Robert G. Dial, Springfield, IL.

	Chest is a electro-pneumatic, with some tubular-pneumatic in the Swell 
division.  Key action is electric, as is stop action.  Stop action uses pneumatics 
for drawing/closing.	Organ is placed in the west gallery.  At one time, the 
original facade was stenciled, but it is thought that this was painted over in the 
1950 renovation of the church and organ.  Facade pipes are painted white with gold 
paint above and below the pipe mouths.  One-fifth of the facade are non-speaking.  

The Swell division is actually placed behind the rear wall, in the base of the bell 
tower.  The Great and Pedal are in the balcony area proper and are exposed.	 The 
Console, new in 1998 and built by Robert G. Dial of Springfield, IL, is placed in 
the gallery facing the rear wall and the organ chamber.  There are choir risers 
between the console and organ chamber.  

The console is a two-manual, tilt-tablet console, with the tablets arranged by 
division in two rows per division.  There is one swell pedal and one crescendo 
pedal.  This console has 32-level multiplexed memory system.  There are 8 generals, 
and 4 divisional pistons per division.  Coupler reversibles also remove sub- and 
super-couplers.  The zimbelstern is operated via toe stud.  Chime volume control 
is in the organ chamber itself.

[Jeff White -- on-line update May 30, 2005]