Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-05


Thsn organ Just erected in the Cathe-
dral By the maker. II. L. Roosevelt Of EeE
York. Is winning golden opinions from our
musical people. Il Is one Of The finest. II
not the finest instrameDt in the city. the
maker having used speeial care IN fulfilling
the specification that il shoald comprise al
that Il needed for the particular service II 70
10 perform, 10 the exclusion Of those at
tributes which peculiarly belong 10 concert
organs, or such a. are intended 10 be put 70
other nses tkan in this instance. Special
regard has been had to tbs securing OF q
suihciency Of s. and l6> stops the decided
lack Of which Is 80 often felt in church
organs where the effort has only been
TO secure the greateEt number Of stops and
pipes for the money. Due consideration
had also been paid 10 the acoustics OF the
building and the position that the organ
occupies, and the strength Of the various
qualities OF tone is most admirably bal
ance6.
The organ stands in the gallery opposite
the alter and presents case OF rich and
imposing design, made Of cherry wood with
black walnut mouldings, in the upper part
Of which appear the handsomely decorated
freAt pipes arranged in symetrical groups.
The key-boards are centrally located in the
front Of the case, projecting sufficiently
to enable the orgsnist TO obtain the trae
effect of the tones OF the pipes.
Every stop in the organ extends through
out the entire compass, and the whole Is
placed under the most absolute control By
the extensive recourse had to the placing OF
pines within the SWellbox. The Octave
Quint, Super Octave and Trumpet OF the
Great Organ are 90 enclosed, thus enabling
the organist to subdue at viii these usually
associative stope, and utilize their tones In
a far more extended field than is commonly
practicable. From the above, and consid-
ering the amplitude of the Swell Organ IL
self, it will be seen at a glance, that, with
such large proportion of the whole Instru-
ment placed within the SWel[box, VIZ ii
Stops out Of IS, creseendo or diminuendo
of startling intensity becomes feasible to an
extent impossible under other circum-
stances.
The action throughout serves as special
" perfect sample Of the highest class OF
workmanship The greatest care has been
exercised, and every known precautlon re-
sorted to, TO eliminate friction, noise, lost
motion and all the evils that this sort of
mechanism is liable to. All the rollers
are made of iron, every point OF contact ID
pushed every piece OF small hardware
whether of brass or iron excepting the
screws), is silve-ed, nickled or timed, and
adjustabihty is accomplished at every Jolat.
The voicing, on which mainly depends
the success Of the instrument is deserving
of the close study and examination OF those
interested in the subject, and combines all
the best points of European schools with
some effects seldom, if ever, before pro-
duced. The great delicecy and character
istic quality Of tone in the different stops,
the dignifed power Of full organ without
barshness, and the perfect blending of the
whole into an agreeable and massive tone,
yet not lacking in brilliancy, are all note
worthy features and the result Of most
careful school of voicing.
The excellence durability and finish of
the work in every detail, however insignif-
cant, have been carried to the highest at
tainable standard, and the instrument as q
whole is a representative one Of the per-
lection to which the art of organ building
has been advanced.
There are two manuals, compass &C to
the third a above the staff-57 notes, while
the pedals have compass of CCC to D.
Il notes. The Great Organ has eight stops
as follows Open diapason, viola di gambia
dulciana, doppel hoti, octave, octave quint,
super octave and trumpet The swell organ
also has eight stops-bourdon, violin diapa-
son, dolce, stopped diapason, gemshorn,
flute harmonique, cornet and oboe. The
pedal has two stops-open diapason and
bourbon. Besides these there are four
couplers. three mechanical accessories and
six pedal movements. The pipes are l,086
in number. The cost Of the instrument was
about $4,000.