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Canadian Reformed Church Yarrow
Welte-Mignon/Ellis - 1930/2007

 

Brief history

In 2007 a pre-owned Welte-Mignon organ was installed in the Canadian Reformed Church at Yarrow BC. Jack Ellis of Abbotsford BC did the installation and rebuilt the console. Adrian Koppejan was involved as well.

Facade

Console

Specifications

 

Great

1. Open Diapason 8’
2. Clarabella 8’
3. Principal 4’
4. Quintadena 4’
5. Fifteenth 2’
6. Mixture III
7. Trumpet 8’
8. Clairon 4’

Tremulant

 

Swell

1. Gedeck 8’
2. Salicional 8’
3. Celeste 8’
4. Octabe 4’
5. Flute Amor 4’
6. Nazard 2 2/3’
7. Octave 2’
8. Piccolo 2’
9. Sesquialtera II
10. Clarinet 8’
11. Hautbois 4’
Tremulant

 

Pedal

1. Subbas 16’
2. Bourdon 16’
3. Octabe Bass 8’
4. Bourdon 8’
5. Choral Bass 4’
6. Trumpet 8’
7. Fagot 16’

 

Couplers

Great to Pedal 8’
Great to Pedal 4’
Swell to Pedal 8’
Swell to Pedal 4’
Great to Great 16’
Great to Great 8’ OFF
Great to Great 4’
Swell to Great 4’
Swell to Great 8’
Swell to Great 16’
Swell to Swell 4’
Swell to Swell 8’ OFF
Swell to Swell 16’

 

 

This is a unified organ. The actual ranks are:

Great

8’ Open Diapason*
8’ Clarabella
4’ Principal*
4’ Quintadena
III Mixture
8’ Trumpet

Swell

8’ Gedeckt
8’ Salicional
8’ Celeste
4’ Octave
2 2/3’ Nazard
II Sesquialtera*
8’ Clarinet

Pedal

16’ Subbass
16’ Bourdon

 

 

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