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Manual I: Pedal: Couplers: I+II, I+Ped, II+Ped |
Manual II, divided at c1/c#1: |
56-note manuals
30-note pedalboard
Werckmeister III
Opus 11 was designed and built by Denis Juget and Stephen Sinclair, with installation in July 2000. Assisting in the building were François Couture, Suzanne Giroux, Mathieu Thomas-Guy, and Jean-Claude Église. The pipe shades were designed by Raymonde Champagne (wife of Denis Juget), and carved by Siggi Buhler.
The instrument is an expansion of Juget-Sinclair's three-rank practice organ of Montre 8', Flûte 8', and Flûte 4', with the latter common to both manuals. A feature of this scheme is that the Montre 8' is full length down to low C. The lowest 18 pipes are open wood and suspended upside-down at the back of the case. These receive wind through hand-made wooden tubes running from the toe board to channels in the roof of the case.
Dimensions of the case are 94" high, 58" wide, and 30" deep; the flat pedal board extends another 23". The wood is white oak with walnut trim, and an inlay of citronella wood on the music rack. The keyboards are topped with bone naturals and ebony sharps.
The manuals are 56 notes, C &endash; g3; the pedal is 30 notes, C-f1. The organ is set in Werckmeister III, at A=440 Hz. To accommodate early Iberian keyboard music, the stops of Manual II are divided at c1/c#1. This became standard in Iberian organs during the 17th century, and much of the repertoire was conceived for such a division.