Organ

Specifications

ROSALES ORGAN BUILDERS, INC.
OPUS 9 -- 1982 &1995

First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills
Northridge
, California, 91326

GREAT

Manual I

 

16' Prestant

(treble + bass) half‑draw is treble only

 

8' Principals I‑Il

(75% tin and hammered lead)

 

8' Chimney Flute

(wood bass - lead)

 

8' Gemshorn

(52% tin - placed In the Swell Box)

 

4' Octave

(hammered lead)

 

4' Spire Flute

(30% tin)

 

VII Mixture

(hammered lead) full-draw with 2'

 

2' Super Octave

(hammered lead) half-draw

 

V Cornet

(m.c)

 

8' Trumpet

(SOX tin)

 

4' Clarion

(50% tin)

 

8' Vox Humana

(Classical French style)

 

SWELL

Manual II

 

8' Geigen Principal

(50% tin)

 

8' Voix Celeste

(t.c)

 

8' Bourdon

(wood bass - lead)

 

4' Principal

(hammered lead)

 

4' Rohr Pipe

(SOX tin)

 

2-2/3' Nasard

(hammered lead) half-draw

 

2' Octave

(hammered lead) full-draw 2'

 

2' Recorder

(hammered lead) half-draw 2'

 

1-3/5' Tierce

(hammered lead) full-draw with 2‑2/3'

 

1-1/3' Larigot

(hammered lead)

 

IV Scharf

(hammered lead)

 

8' Cromorne

(Classical French style)

 

8' Hautbois

(Cavaille‑Coll style)

PEDAL

 

 

 

16'

Prestant

(Great)

 

16'

Subbass

(wood)

 

8'

Octave

(SOX tin)

 

4'

Super Octave

(50% tin) half‑draw of Mixture V

 

V

Mixture           

(50% tin) full draw with 4' Super Octave

 

16'

Posaune

(Schnitger style)

 

8'

Trumpet

(Great)

Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great

Great/Pedal wind stabilizer cut‑out & Great tremolo
Swell wind stabilizer cut-out & Swell tremolo

Compass 56/30
Mechanical key and stop action
Wind-pressure 89 mm

31 stops
45 ranks
2063 pipes

Casework of solid white oak
Bone natural and ebony sharps
Maple and Rosewood pedal keys
Pipes shades hand-carved from Basswood

6 combination action pedals. (Adjust from inside of case.)

Great On (increase)
Great Off (decrease)

Swell On (increase)
Swell Off (decrease)

Pedal On (increase)
Pedal Off (decrease)

1979-1981
Design by David J. Dickson & Manuel Rosales
Voicing and Finishing by David Dickson & Kevin Gilchrist
Casework built by William Visscher and Bruno Lagarce
Pipe Shade carving by Bruno Lagarce
Tuned in Kirnberger III temperament, modified

1994-1995
Structural rebuilding by Bruno Lagarce & Greg Rister
(after 1994 Northridge Earthquake).
Tuning and Tonal Finishing by Manuel Rosales, Kevin Gilchrist, and Mark Hotsenpiller
Presently Tuned in Kellner temperament

2001
An 8'Gemshorn was added to Great but placed in the Swell Box at a volume just under that of the 8' Voix Celeste.