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PRIVATE RESIDENCE CAMBRIDGE,MASSACHUSETTS JOHN BENNETT EARLY KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS
WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND This two-stop positive organ is an Ameri-
can instrument inspired by early Italian sources. The case is mahogany, loosely in- spired by the design of a 1689 instrument in the National Museum of Musical Instru- ments in Rome. All pipework is wood, made from mahogany, poplar, and Alaskan yellow cedar. The keyboard naturals are yellow- heart, and the sharps are African blackwood. The instrument is in two detachable parts: the upper part contains the keyboards, wind- chest, and most of the pipework; the lower part acts as the base and contains blower, regulator, and the bottom octave of the 8'. These pipes stand behind the upper case and are visible from the side. The pipes inside the case can be tuned easily via the access doors on either side of the case. Extremely unusual for small organs being
built today, the foundational rank is a warm, Italian-style principal (open from tenor F) that provides a significantly richer harmonic color than the more commonly used gedeckt. The 4' provides a flute color for use on its own or in combination with the 8'. The keys are suspended directly from the pallets, and the action is light and extremely responsive. New musical compositions for this instru- ment have been written by Adrian Self (Ital- ian Suite), Carson Cooman (Preludio), Chris- topher M. Wicks (Suite for Organ), Gary Bachlund (Contemplations and Exordium), and Bernard Wayne Sanders.
MANUAL 8 4
Principal Stopped Flute
Compass: CC-d3 Pitch: A=440, nontranposing Wind pressure: 35 mm
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