Sanctuary Continuo Organ Specification
Built by Oberlinger (2005)
The Sanctuary organ is one of the last instruments built by the German firm of Oberlinger. The organ was blessed by the Most Reverend Basil Meeking, Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand, during Bach Night, an all-Bach concert of chamber and vocal music, on May 14, 2005.
This instrument is primarily used for the 7:30 AM weekday Ordinary Form of the Mass (English) (the conventual Mass of the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius), Solemn Vespers and Benediction on Sundays and major feast days, and also smaller funerals.
Located between the Sanctuary and the South Side Altar of Our Lady of Częstochowa, this compact instrument features a mechanical transposer allowing the organ to play one half-step lower for “Baroque” pitch (A = 415).
Specifications
MANUAL (C-d’’’)
8’ Traversflöte (T.B., wood)
8’ Copula (wood)
4’ Gedackt (1-30 wood, 31-51 open metal)
2’ Principalflöte (1-18 stopped metal, 19-51 principal)
1-1/3’ Quinte (1-24 stopped metal, 25-51 principal)
I-II Cymbel (1/2’)
H-C Transposer