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St Agnes Cathedral

Job #: C950

Location: Rockville Centre, NY (Long Island)

Organ Type: Dual Console Pipe

Building Type: Church

Date: 2011

Agnes Cathedral is a very large church with a very busy liturgical space. Originally, a dual console Wicks organ was installed, which suffered from multiple lighting strikes. Following a massive lightning strike during a snow storm in January of 2011, the decision was made to install an all new Classic relay system. Matched, dual consoles make for a large and complex relay. Classic systems are optically isolated and robust, so even after a lighting strike, most of the time service on the relay isn't complicated. Consoles and installation of their related chamber equipment were tackled one at a time, so the organ could remain in place, and playing during this undertaking. Installation of the new system was completed by Christmas the same year.

Scenario

Identical dual consoles, Gallery, Sanctuary, and Transept organs all combined onto each console
3 manuals, 8 divisions
Multiple 16 stage expression engines independently assignable to 3 different shoes
Bargraph indicators for each expression shoe
Primary control panel mounted in drawer under right jamb with additional small numeric displays for Memory and Registration Sequencer levels for quick reference by organist
MIDI stops, fully integrated into combination action and fully configurable, settable to be coupling or non-coupling at discretion of organist.
Built in MIDI Sequencer for record & playback
250 independent combination memory levels with multiple SFZs configurable on each level
50 step Registration Sequencer independent of memory levels with dedicated Next & Last pistons
Registration Sequencer may be converted to Piston Sequencer at any time by organist
Ventils, Manual Transfer, Auto Solo, All Swells to Swell
12-step Transposer via UP/DOWN pistons