The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-31
new ORGAN TO PEAL
Recital Will Be Held at st.
Thomas Church.
INSTRUMENT HAS 1888 PIPES
of DIR. Smith and His
workers to BE Crowned with Tune
After Months of Work In Raising
Fund and Installing $4,000 Organ.

st. Thomas Church will be the scene
Wednesday night OF recital, to mark
the installation Of new pipe organ. which
is said TO be one OF the finest and most
complete, not only in washington. but in
the United States.
When Dr. c. Ernest Smith became
rector the church contained a small or
gan that had seen its best service in the
chapel. With the debt OF $1,000 incurred
by the building Of the beautiful new edi-
fee near Dupont Circle. it was felt the
installation OF a new organ could wait.
Had il not been for gifts to the rector OF
S1,O00 check. another for $780, and
smaller. sums, the church might still he
waiting for a new organ.
Plan to Make Purchase.
The organ fund grew slowly. and at
one OF the vestry meetings II was de-
cided TO raise $4,000 for cash purchase.
The initial meeting was held last spring.
\ committee was appointed, consisting Of
Brig. Gen. George A. Woodward. L. S
A: Melville Church. Chief Justice Cla-
baugh. Admiral George C. Remey. and
A. Geary Johnson, and the rector was
made ex oficlo member, but he subsu-
tuted the name Of his musical assistant,
Mr.. Austin, whose knowledge proved so
helpful 10 the committee.
The matter was taken up with num-
Der Of eminent organ builders The con-
tract was awarded to NJ. p. Moller. of
Hagerstown, Nd, on the merit OF the in
o~Tr ha
large electric organ in Calvary Church.
Pittsburg.
The specifications Of the organ IN ST.
Thomas Church are tho result OF a great
deal Of study The organ was intended
only for church music, but few concert
| organs have wider range. greater vol
ume, sweeter OF more dignifed tone, or
contain the conveniences to the organist
In Effective Position.
The organ with suitable pedal is placed at
the south Of the choir, while the swell and
| pedal departments occupy the correspond
| ing position at the north, and the key
| board is located in the choir at the north
side. near swell organ. There is a process
sionaI organ placed In the choir room.
| played from the choir organ keyboard.
which is an invaluable aid in singing the
! professional and feature seldom found.
| Another unusual feature is the set OF
twenty tubular chimes. played from the
| organ keyboard, the effectiveness OF
which must he heard to be appreciated.
/ The action is Mollers patent electro
pneumatic throughout. Every connection
| from keyboard TO the different depart
ments OF the organ is operated by cleo
/ tricity. giving the lightest touch and in
| Simultaneous response, and placing the en-
/ tire organ under easy control.
The mechanical accessories are all of
the latest type. a number OF which have
never been used before. The Moller pat
ent adjustable combinations. which are
/ operated by pistons under the different
keybOards and duplicated by pedal pis-
tons, are one Of the greatest combina-
lions that has ever been invented, and
/ enables the organist to change the stops
on any combination at will without inter-
! fering with the playing. or, II desired, he
can arrange the entire registration of a
musical selection before beginning "a
play, and all the changes in stops can
be made automatically, as desired, with
out touching the knobs,
Novelty of Grand Pedal.
The grand crescendo pedal. operated
| by the foot drawing all the stops and
! couplers in their regular order OF power
is also a great convenience. BY revers-
ing the movement OF this pedal the
stops are Cancelled in their inverse order
The organ has manuals, "a speaking
stops II couplers. . unison separations.
mechanical registers. Is adjustable com
blnation pistons, 70 pedal movements, end
1858 pipes.
The wind is furnished by a large cen.
trifugal fan blower. driven by electric
motor.
At the recital Wednesday the following
selections VIII be given, and on the fol
lowing day. at 40 o'clock. they will b,
repeated:
Fantasia in minor Bac
Pastorale In + major Kullak- Bes
sonata IN ID .GUllman
First and second moTements)
OfeTtOTy in fat major. Salon
TOCcata In Dub0i
ANeTettO in major. Thomas Westbrno
Bridal song in Jensen Edd
Canzonetta in fat Cedar