1970 Kriisa

Buzard Organ Builders is privileged to serve as caretakers for this very interesting organ. In 2001 we installed a new solid state relay in the organ. We have made some careful tonal improvements to the instrument, including:

• Completion of the Great Mixture (which was originally installed as an incomplete stop, borrowing the Great 4' Octave, 2-2/3' and 2' ranks progressively in the treble register.)
• Relocation of the Choir 8' Krummhorn to a new unit windchest constructed in our factory, so that it is available in the Positiv at 8' pitch and in the Pedal at 4' pitch.
• Installation of an 8' Clarinet in the Choir in place of the Krummhorn.
• Revoicing of the existing pipes 1-12 of the Pedal 16' Trombone and construction of a new 61-note 8' Trumpet to replace the remainder of this rank. This stop is available at 8' pitch in the Great and at 16', 8' & 4' in the Pedal.

First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Decatur IL - Henry Kriisa, Decatur, IL, 1970.

Tonal changes by Buzard in boldface

Swell                                                                Great                           

16’ Salicional (console preparation only)           16’ Pommer (1 -12 offset)       

  8’ Geigen Principal                                           8’ Principal (1-12 offset)        

  8’ Rohr Flute (1-32 offset)                                8’ Hohl Flute                         

  8’ Viola (1 -12 offset)                           4’ Octave*                            

  8’ Viola Celeste (tenor C)                                 4’ Nachthorn                         

  4’ Principal                                                       2-2/3’ Quinte*                      

  4’ Flute Dolce                                                  2’ Octave*                            

  2’ Flautino                                                      IV Mixture*                           

IV Mixture                                                         8’ Tuba

16’ Fagott (1 -32 offset)                                     4’ Great to Great       

  8’ Trumpet                                                     16’ Swell to Great

  8’ French Horn                                                 8’ Swell to Great

  4’ Oboe                                                           4’ Swell to Great

      Tremolo                                                     16’ Choir to Great

      Swell Unison Off                                          8’ Choir to Great

  4’ Swell to Swell                                              4’ Choir to Great

  8’ Positiv to Swell                                           16’ Positiv to Great

                                                                          8’ Positiv to Great

Pedal    (all unit stops)                                       Choir

16’ Principal                                                     8’ Gedeckt                              

16’ Subbass                                                     4’ Spitz Flute                           

16’ Rohr Gedeckt (Sw)                                    2-2/3’ Nazard                         

  8’ Octave (ext. Pr)                                         2’ Principal                              

  8’ Gedeckt (ext Sb)                                        1-3/5’ Tierce                           

  4’ Choral Bass (ext. Pr)                                  8’ Clarinet

  4’ Flute (ext. Sb)                                                Tremolo

  4' Krummhorn (Positiv)                                   Choir Unison Off

IV Mixture                                                       4’ Choir to Choir

16’ Trombone                                                  8’ Swell to Choir

16’ Fagott (Sw)                                                4’ Swell to Choir

  8’ Tromba (ext Tr)                                         8’ Positiv to Choir

  4’ Clarion (ext Tr)

  2’ Cornett (ext Tr)                                          Positiv

  8’ Great to Pedal                                           

  4’ Great to Pedal                                            8’ Quintadena                          

  8’ Swell to Pedal                                            4’ Gemshorn                           

  4’ Swell to Pedal                                            2’ Block Flute                         

  8’ Choir to Pedal                                            1-1/3’ Larigot                          

  8’ Positiv to Pedal                                          1’ Sif Flute                              

                                                                        8’ Krummhorn

                                                                        III Cymbal