Tuesday, May 1, 2007

The Hartness Organ Greenville SC.



The Hartness Organ at Furman University , Greenville, South Carolina.
I had the privilege of playing on it for an evening when visiting my son Peter in South Carolina.
It is a very nice (tracker) instrument, and a joy to play.

Listen to the organ here

Built by C. B. Fisk as opus 121, it has 3 manuals, 42 stops utilizing 54 ranks and 2929 pipes.
The stoplist is as follows:


C.B. FISK, Inc. Opus 121
Daniel Chapel, Furman University Greenville SC
Installed 2003
42 voices | 54 ranks | 2,929 pipes

Installation Photos available at http://www.cbfisk.com

  • Great
  • Man I, 61 notes
  • Prestant 16'
  • Octave 8'
  • Spillpfeife 8'
  • Flûte harmonique 8'
  • Octave 4'
  • Offenflöte 4'
  • Quinte 2 2/3'
  • Superoctave 2'
  • Mixture IV-VI
  • Trompette 8'
  • Clairon 4'

  • Positive
  • Man II, 61 notes
  • enclosed
  • Quintadehn 16'
  • Principal 8'
  • Gedackt 8'
  • Octave 4'
  • Rohrflöte 4'
  • Nasard 2 2/3'
  • Doublette 2'
  • Tierce 1 3/5'
  • Larigot 1 1/3'
  • Mixture IV
  • Cor Anglais 16'
  • Cromorne 8'


  • Swell
  • Man III, 61 notes
  • enclosed
  • Bourdon 16'
  • Viole de gambe 8'
  • Voix céleste 8'
  • Flûte traversière 8'
  • Prestant 4'
  • Flûte octaviante 4'
  • Octavin 2'
  • Cornet (g20-f54) II
  • Plein jeu IV
  • Bombarde 16'
  • Trompette 8'
  • Hautbois 8'
  • Clairon 4'

  • Pedal
  • 32 notes
  • Bourdon (32) 32'
  • Contrebasse (32) 16'
  • Prestant (GT) 16'
  • Soubasse (12) 16'
  • Octave (32) 8'
  • Spillpfeife (GT) 8'
  • Superoctave (32) 4'
  • Posaune (32) 16'
  • Trompette (GT) 8'
  • Clairon (GT) 4'

  • Couplers
  • Positive to Great
  • Swell to Great
  • Swell to Positive
  • Great to Pedal
  • Positive to Pedal
  • Positive super to Pedal
  • Swell to Pedal
  • Octaves graves to Great
  • Features
  • Great:
  • Kowalyshyn Servo-pneumatic Lever
  • Tremulant
  • Flexible Wind
  • Balanced Swell Pedal
  • Crescendo Pedal
  • Combination Action