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JULIAN RHODES' DREAM ORGANS
This touring organ was known as 'Black Beauty' because of the ebony finish of its console. It was most famous as the instrument used by Virgil Fox in his 'Heavy Organ' concerts at Fillmore East, NYC in 1970, and at Carnegie Hall in 1972 and 1973.There were 134 speakers in 13 cabinets, with 1000 watts of audio power. The total weight of the instrument was two tons.
It is now in private ownership in the USA.
GREAT 16 Quintaton 8 Principal 8 Bourdon 8 Gemshorn 4 Octave 4 Flute 2 2/3 Twelfth 2 Fifteenth 1 1/3 Nineteenth 1 Principal IV Fourniture III Cymbal 8 Cor Anglais Tremulant (affecting 8ft. and 4ft. stops) Great to Great 16 8off 4 Swell to Great 16 8 4 Choir to Great 16 8 4 SWELL 16 Rohrgedeckt 8 Geigen Principal 8 Rohrflöte 8 Salicional 8 Voix Celeste 8 Flauto Dolce 8 Flute Celeste 4 Prestant 4 Nachthorn 2 2/3 Rohr Nasat 2 Waldflöte V Plein Jeu 16 Fagotto 8 Trompette 8 Hautbois 8 Vox Humana mf 8 Vox Humana mp 4 Clarion Tremulant Swell to Swell 16 8ff 4 CHOIR 16 Flute Conique 8 Nachthorn 8 Quintade (with chiff) 8 Viola 8 Viola Celeste 8 Erzähler 8 Erzähler Celeste 4 Principal 4 Lieblich Flute 4 Quintadena (with chiff) 2 2/3 Nazard 2 Blockflöte 1 3/5 Tierce 1 1/3 Larigot 1 Sifflöte 8 Cromorne 8 Schalmei 8 Trompette Harmonique Tremulant Harp 8 Harp 4 Carillon (Flemish tuning) Choir to Choir 16 8off 4 Swell to Choir 16 8 4 PEDAL 32 Contra Principal 32 Untersatz 16 Principal 16 Bourdon 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 Dulciana 8 Octave 8 Bourdon 8 Still Gedeckt 8 Gemshorn 4 Choralbass 4 Nachthorn III Mixture 32 Contra Bombarde 16 Bombarde 16 Fagotto 8 Trumpet 8 Krummhorn 4 Clarion 4 Schalmei Tremulant (affecting 4ft. stops only) Great to Pedal 8 4 Swell to Pedal 8 4 Choir to Pedal 8 4 Cymbelstern
(Stoplist from an LP record.)