Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-09
GRACE CHURCH TO
HAVE SPLENDID
NEW PIPE ORGAN
improvements to Cost 100000
Are Gotten Under
Way

Improvements to the extent of
about 100000 are being made to
Grace Methodist Church, including
the installation of one of the great
est pipe organs in the United States.
The official board placed it's final
approval on the plans last night and
the work is now under way. The
entire space under the auditorium
is benz transformed into quarters
for the Hov snd GIL Scouts, inciud
ing apI tmen+s for both with sep
arate showers, lockers and full
equipment, and rooms for club pur-
poses. A Kitchen of fine white
enamel finish, one of the best in the
State, is 20 be a part of the base
meEt equipment. In addition, the
whole church without and within il
being pat in trst-class repair.
The new organ and choir gallery
will be placed In the front of the
church, back of the pulpit.
1t is to be a memorial to COM
memorate the patriotism of the
young men and women of the
church and congregation hat re-
sponded to the call of the country.
A beautiful bronze tablet will be
suitably placed containing all their
names.
After a great deal of care plans
have been perfected for the new
choir chancel which will be imme-
diately back of the pulpit and which
will contain 46 seats The choir will
be vested.
1t is expected that the work will
be completed and the organ dedi-
Gated eally in October. It will have
TOUR manuals and two consols: one
in the auditorium and one in the
assembly room.
Great Organ-Double diapason. 16
Feet, 81 pipes: first open diapason,
8 feet, 81 pipes; second open dia-
pason, 8 feet, CT pipes; major flute
(pedal eXtension), 8 feet, 81 pipes:
Clarabella flute, 8 feet, 81 pipes; vio-
lincello, 8 feet. 81 pipes: gemshorn,
8 feet, 81 pipes; octave, 4 feet, 81
pipes; harmonic flute, 4 feet. 61
pipes; trumpet, s feet, 81 pipes; echo
tlute, 8 feet, 7S notes; viole aetheria,
s feet, 7S notes; fern flute, 4 feet, 73
notes-from antiphonal organ by du-
pick action.
Swell organ-Bourdon, Is feet, 7a
pipes; open diapason, s feet. "a
pipes; stopped flute, 8 feet, 7S pipes:
Viole d'~orchestre, s feet, 10 pipes;
vlole celeste, s feet, 73 pipes; aeoline,
> rect, rs pipes; flauto traverse, q
feet. IS pipes; violina, 4 feet, 10
pipes; flautina, 2 feet. 81 pipes; con
ira fagotta, Is feet. 73 pipes; corno-
pean, s feet, 73 pipes; oboe, 8 feet,
73 pipes; o humane, 8 feet. Gil
pipes; tremole.
Choir Organ Contra vioIe. is
feet, 73 pipes; geigen principal. s
feet, 7S pipes; dulciana, s feet, "a
pipes; quintadena, s feet, 73 pipes;
concert flute, 8 feet. 10 pipes; lutte
celeste, 8 feet, 81 pipes; flute darn
our feet, 73 pipes; piccolo, 2 feet,
o. pipes; clarinet, s feet, 7S pipes;
french horn, s feet, 73 pipes: harm
81 notes; tremolo.
solo Organ Grand diapason. 8
feet, % pipes; gross flute, s feet. "a
pipes; gambia, s feet. 73 pipes: gam
Da celeste, 8 feet, 81 pipes; flute
auverte, 4 feet, 73 pipes; harmonic
tuba, 8 feet, 70 pipes; 3
feet, 70 pipes. :
Antiphonal Organ Cat opposite
end)-English diapason, 8 feet, 81
pipes; cor do'Nuit, s feet, 81 pipes:
antiphonal flute, s feet. 81 pipes:
nltsau, 8 feet, 81 pipes; viole
aetheria, 8 feet, 81 pipes; vox an
gelica, 8 feet, 81 pipes; fern flute, 4
feet, 81 pipes; o humane, 8 feet.
81 pipes; chimes.
eual organ (auSmented) - Re-
sultant bass, 80 feet, 32 notes; con-
IRA ~bourdon, 80 feet, S2 notes; open
dlapason, 16 feet, 80 notes; violene
16 feet, 32 notes; second dianason
great, 16 feet, 32 notes; first bour-
don, 16 feet, 80 notes; second bour-
don, 16 feet, 80 notes; contra viole
(Irom choir, 16 feet. 80 notes, ma
1or fuate, s feet, 32 notes; flute dolce.
. feet, 80 notes; trombone (great
trumpet, 16 feet, 80 notes; fagotta
(swelD, 16 feet, 80 notes; antiphonal
bourbon (extension). Is feet. 80
notes; ~violincello, 8 feet, 80 notes.