HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Date of construction of the church: 1695
Date of construction of the organ: 1740
Builder: unknown
Interventions: Joaquin Bonavides in 1840
Inscriptions: a cross and the year 1740 on the central façade pipe; a label on the rear panel interior of the case referring to an intervention in 1840
DISPOSITION OF THE ORGAN
Left hand (21 keys)
1. Flautado (4')
2. Octava (2´)
3. Quincena (1´)
4. Docena (1 1/3´)
5. Veintidosena/Quincena (1/2´-1´)*
6. Tambor
*Breaking register |
Right hand (24 keys)
1. Flautado (4')
2. Flautado II (4')
3. Octava (2´)
4. Octava II (2´)
5. Quincena (1´)
6. Pajaritos
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SUMMARY OF THE DISPOSITION
Flautados: LH- 4, 2, 1, 2/3, 1/2-1
Accesories: Tambor (drum), Pajaritos (birds)
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RH- 4, 4, 2, 2, 1 1/3-2 2/3
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ORGAN DESCRIPTION
Type: four foot tabletop organ
Location in the church: choir loft, right (Epistle) side
Measurements of the case: 2.86 m height x 1.44 m width x 0.47 m depth
Case finish: natural wood
Pipe finish: none
Distribution of the façade pipes: correspond to the LH, divided among three towers, center tower with the tallest pipe in the center, lateral towers, pipes arranged chromatically
Distribution of the interior pipes: chromatic
Keyboard: original made of Mexican white pine, missing three naturals; naturals labeled with names of notes (C,D,E, etc)
Compass: 45 keys, C-c''', with short octave
Key action: splayed (fan) backfall action under the keyboard
Stop action: extensions of the sliders protrude from the sides of the case; registers divided middle c/c#
Labels: original paper labels on LH side; RH labels are missing
Windchest: original, with numbered pallets
Measurements of the windchest: 0.93 m length x 0.38 m width x 0.07 m height
Vertical channelboards: one, LH of flautado
Offset chests: none
Bellows: none
Location of the bellows: unknown
Wind pressure: unknown
Pitch and temperament: a = 392 Hz, temperment unknown
State of conservation: good, although the case is somewhat damaged from woodworm
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