About the Taylor & Boody Organ, Opus 3

Picture of organ case The Organ of Westminster Presbyterian Church Charlottesville, Virginia

Taylor and Boody Organbuilders, Staunton, Virginia Opus 3, 1980

SPECIFICATION
Great Positive (expressive)
Bourdon 16'   Gedackt 8’ (oak)
Principal 8'   Rohrflöte 4’
Rohrflöte 8'   Octave 2’
Octave 4'   Quinte 1 1/3’
Quinte 2 2/3'   Zimbel II
Superoctave 2'   Regal 8’
Gemshorn 2'
Tertia 1 3/5'
Mixture IV
 

Pedal
Couplers
Subbass 16' (poplar) Positive to Great (shove)
Octave 8'   Great to Pedal
Trompet 8'   Positive to Pedal

Picture of trackers

Mechanical key and stop action
Tremulant to entire organ
Zimbelstern
Balanced expression pedal
Flexible winding
Unequal temperament (Kirnberger III)
Metal pipes of hammered lead alloy
Natural keys of polished cow bone
Sharps and stops knobs of ebony
Case of solid poplar and oak
Number of pipes: 1,118
Compass:
Manuals C-g’’’
Pedals C-f'






Picture of organ pedals & keyboards Picture of organ keyboards

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