The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-08

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delight in good music, to attend the
concert at Trinity NJ. E Church to-
night. The programme comprises a
most excellent selection of pieces, and
the whole arrangement Is well calcu-
lated to insure success and the most
profound satisfaction to those who
attend. In addition to the vocal
music, and that of the mag
nifcent Crescent City Silver Band,
the great organ manufactured
expressly for this church by
the Messrs. Pitcher, the great organ
builders of Chicago, which is now in
perfect order, will be played for the
first time. and we are assured by COM
petent judges that there is not a more
perfect instrument in the West.
During the evening. several solos will
be performed on the organ by Mr..
Pitcher, a highly accomplished gen.
tlenan and fine musician, who has
just completed the setting up Of the
instrument, by Prof. Matthias, and by
Prof. Drewcs, the organist of the
Catholic Church ~.
a1 Through the courtesy OFF, Mr..
Pitcher, we are enabled to give very
full and complete description of the,
great organ. which will reflect much
credit on the congregation worship
ing at Trinity Church, and which
will unquestionably add increased
interest to the regular services of the
sanctuary. sbae
The organ itself is contained in
room sixteen feet square, Immediately
back of the choir, having been built
expressly for that position, and com
pletely fills the space intended for it.
The front presents very elegant APP
pearaaee, and was also made by Mes
srs. Pitcher, from a design by
Mursinna, of our city. 1t is of rich.
Gothic style, In perfect keeping with
the Church, but more deliberately fin
ished!! The material Is of"ash,,i and
with the Highly 9 polished pipes IN
tfront--twenty seven in number, and
of pure block this truly imposing,
being twenty feet wide and twenty
eight feet high from the main floor.
z OF, stops or, registers it has TWEEN
eight-not so many as would be sup,
posed-but. being nearly all of com
plete compass, produce an unusual
volume of tone. There are two
manuals of fifty-six notes each, and
two octaves of pedals twenty-five notes
The wind is supplied from double.
feeder. bellows, nine feet long and
seven feet vide. On the great organ,
or chief manual, there are the follow
ing stops: Open Diapason, Tenoroon,
Melodia, GAMBIA, Stop Diapason,
Principal, Twelfth, Fifteenth, Sesqui-
altera, (three ranks Nighthorn, and
Trumpet.
The upper manual or swell organ
contains Bourbon. Open Diapason,
Dulciana, Principal, Gemshorn, Mix
ture, 1.-TWO ranks Hautboy aud Bas-
soon. On the pedal organ are Open
Diapason and Violoncello. Besides
these, there are mechanical registers
for various effects, and for bringing
the entire power of the instrument
under the control of the organist at
the, same moment @ssfaag -
The whole number of pipes is twelve
hundred and two, varying in size from
sixteen feet to half an inch, speaking
length embracing eight octaves or
nipetysix semitones or distinct de-
grees of pitch The diameter of the,
largest pipe is eighteen inches, while
the smallest is scarcely so large as Ia
crochet needle The swell is opera
ted on a new principle, By which the
performer Is enabled ;te. leave the,
swell shades opened Of, A4sed 2aEs any
desired pcint, and thus his foot is re-
liexedd for pe}af RIaying N
1hIs great organ, second only to
one linathe West n SIZE Is VtlAeed IN
this beautiful ctiurchIedifce at to-
tai cost Of about $4,000, and it is to
aid IN raising the money to pay for it
thatsfhis concert. is given 1t is a
worthy object, and the crowd to- nj htl
Should be immense. " 72a1os
ENVELoPEs.-Ail kinds, In any
quantity, printed in tasteful style, at
short notice and lowest rates Of tha.