The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-31
mn R. FAIRCLOUGH, organist of st.
IkMI John church, who has just re-

"A ri r. FA1RCLOUGH, OrganlSt of st.
IMI John church, who has just re-
turned from ST. Louis, where
he gave two recitals on the big organ
in Festival Music hall, on the EXPOSE
ton grounds, says that the instrument
can now. be heard at three-fourths of
its power. The claim is made that
this organ is the biggest in the world
and it is undoubtedly true. At the
close of the exposition it is to be re-
moved to the Kansas City exposition
hall. which will be it's permanent home.
Like all pipe organs this one consists
of two departments, the manual which
is commanded by the hands of the
player. and the pedal which is COM
manded by his feet, but each depart
ment is more elaborate than any here
tofore known. The manual comprises
one hundred and ten speaking stops,
and eight thousand nine hundred and
seven pipes of metal and wood and is
controlled by five claviers of sixty-one
keys each. Each clavier commands a
separate tonal division of the organ,
the great organ, the choir organ, the
swell organ, the solo organ and the
echo organ. The great and swell Or
gans have each two divisions called
for by new system of tonal appor-
tionment. The first subdivision of the
great organ contains all the founda-
ton stops and diapason work of the
organ proper. The second subdivision
is inclosed in swell box and contains
stops belonging to the sixteen feet and
eight feet harmonic structures, and
the three Important reed stops of the
division. The choir organ contains
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thirty-fo speaking stops, and two
thousand, eight hundred and sixty
seven pipes. The stops of the latter
are apportioned- in two subdivisions,
both of which are inclosed in special
swell boxes. The second subdivision
of the swell has. it is claimed, no
counterpart in any organ ever built.
1t contains eleven initiative sub-oc-
tave, unison and harmonic corroborat.
ing Stops and one thousand, two hun
dred and eighty-onee pipes, every one
of which is of string tone. Ali the
stops except the contra-bas and the
violoncello are made of pure tin and
to special scales. In the solo organ
: are such stops as the orchestral flute,
orchestral clarinet, orchestral trumpet,
trombone, bass trombone, tuba and
brass tuba. The echo organ contains
the twelve speaking stops and like
the solo organ is inclosed in a special
swell box. The pedal organ is the
largest ever constructed. It's tones
range from that of the dulciana to
that of the full strength of the de-
partment of thirty speaking stops, and
one thousand, one hundred and fifty
two pipes. The organ in Festival Mu-
sic hall is played from two independ-
ent consoles. One is movable and is
connected to the organ by an electric
cable one hundred and fifty feet long;
the other is stationary and is used
In connection with a self-playing at
tachment
AT both his recitals Mr.. Fairclough
played before an audience of three
thousand people. Exposition visitors,
he states, all seem anxious to hear the
big organ at its full power, or the full
est it is capable of now, and organ
recltals are well attended. Mr.. Fair
clough has been invited to give another
recital before the close of the expo
sltlon Through mistake two organ
lists from Minneapolis were invited in
stead of one from ST. Paul and the
other from Minneapolis. A special
courtesy was extended Mr. Faircleugh