HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Date of church construction: 17th c.
Date of construction of the organ: 1724
Builder: unknown
Inscriptions: a Dominican cross and the year 1724 inscribed on the largest façade pipe
DISPOSITION OF THE ORGAN
Left hand (21 keys)
1. Flautado (4´)
2. Tambor
3. Bajoncillo (4´)
4. Veintidosena/Quincena (1/2´-1´)*
5. Diez y novena (2/3´)
6. Quincena (1´)
7. Octava (2´)
8. Bardón (8´)
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Right hand (24 keys)
1. Flautado I (4´)
2. Pajaritos
3. Octava I (2´)
4. Docena/Quinta (1 1/3´-2 2/3´)*
5. Flautado II (4´)
6. Octava II (2´)
7. Bardón (8´)
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SUMMARY OF THE DISPOSITION
Flautados: LH- 4´, 2´, 1´, 1/2´-1´, 2/3´
Flutes: LH- 8´
Reeds: LH- 4´
Accesorios: Tambor (drum), Pajaritos (birds)
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RH- 4´, 4´, 2´, 2´, 1 1/3´-2 2/3´
RH- 8´
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ORGAN DESCRIPTION
Type: four foot tabletop organ
Location in the church:
Measurements of the case: 1.44 m height x 1.4 m width x 0.65 m depth
Case finish: polychromed and gilded
Pipe finish: polychromed
Distribution of the façade pipes: correspond to the LH, divided among three towers, center tower with the tallest pipe in the middle, pipes of side towers arranged chromatically
Distribution of the interior pipes: cromatic
Keyboard: original and complete, although the bone covering has come off many of the natural keys
Compass: 45 keys, C-c''', with short octave
Key action: splayed (fan) backfall action under the keyboard
Stop action: tabs of the sliders protrude from the sides of the case; stop knobs LH side not visible; registers divided middle c/c#
Labels: none
Windchest: original
Measurements of the windchest: 0.94 m length x 0.57 m width x 0.1 m height
Vertical channelboards: one- LH flautado
Offset chests: one
Bellows: two original cuneiform type
Location of the bellows: to the right side of the organ
Wind pressure: unknown
Pitch and temperament: unknown
State of conservation: good although the case painting is flaking off
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