Pipe Organs

In addition, we are builders of a 17th Century German continuo organ of two or three ranks (Bennett / Giuttari) , specifically designed for smaller ensembles. Both of these organs are available on rental anywhere in the continental US from HCH for concert or recording use.

Currently listed organs

Continuo organs by Henk Klop, Netherlands

Continuo organs by Bennett / Giuttari

Purcell Major Organ by David Leach

A new Klop church organ for Atlanta
First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia, was in need of a new organ for their Gothic style chapel, built in the early twentieth century with seating for about 200 people... click here to read more.

Continuo Organs by Henk Klop, Netherlands AUDIO
Designed by Gerrit & Henk Klop of the Netherlands, this continuo organ has found its place among many early music groups, choirs and touring ensembles in the US and throughout the world. To achieve the mild yet carrying tone so searched for in continuo organs, the pipework is made entirely of wood, following historical examples like the Compenius organ of 1610 in Copenhagen. This has as extra advantages extremely light weight and ruggedness of construction; it can be easily transported in any position without fear of damage. The case in which the organ arrives also serves as its transport case. Placed on its back, the organ fits into almost any station wagon. All registers are split bass/treble, with both stop knobs operated by one (left) hand. Casework is in cherry with ornamental grill panels.

Klop continuo organs recently placed include:
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 4 1/2 stop including regal
Boston University, Boston, MA 3 1/2 stop
St. Francis in the Fields, Harrod’s Creek, KY, 3 1/2 stop
Handel & Haydn Society, Boston, MA 3 1/2 stop
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 3 1/2 stop
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 3 1/2 stop
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, 3 1/2 stop
La Donna Musicale, Watertown, MA, single 8’ stop
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 3 1/2 stop

Specifications:
C-f"' transposing keyboard A-392, 415, 440(fully chromatic), 465 hz
8' Gedeckt
4' Chimneyflute
2' Principal
2 2/3' or 1 1/3' Quint (treble only)
Dimensions: 112 x 83 x 50 cm / 44 x 33 x 20 in.
Weight: 82 kg / 165 lbs
Delivery: currently about 10 months from contract.

Pricing: $42,900 dependent on the rate of exchange.
All contracts are quoted on an individual basis.

Continuo Organs by Bennett & Giuttari
A continuo organ of two or three ranks made its debut at the Boston Early Music Festival 1995. The instrument is the collaboration of John Bennett and Glenn Giuttari and was based on the kisten organs of the 17th century (Manderscheit, Nuremberg), with all pipework in wood. Panels on the side (fretwork) and top of the instrument control the egress of sound. The sticker action/ palletbox lies directly beneath the keydesk, giving very precise control of pipe speech. A single-fold wedge reservoir gives gently flexible wind. The instrument's mild voicing is ideal for continuo and chamber ensemble settings.

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Shown below is our Opus 30, for First Parish Church, Brunswick, ME

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Other recent instruments have gone to Middlebury, Colby, Swarthmore and Grinnell Colleges, Moores School of Music (Univ of Houston) , the residence of Nanette Lunde, Musica Angelica-LA, residence of Keith Womer-Austin,TX, Dayton Bach Society, New York Baroque, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Rocky Hill Congregational, CT, Hayes residence, and The Fanfare Consort,CT.
Opus 24, three ranks with hand winding for Florida State University., Tallahassee, FL
Opus 25, University of North Texas, Denton, TX(8'4' regal 8').
Opus 26, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Opus 27, Brown University, Providence, RI
Opus 28, Soto Residence, CA
Opus 29, Wellesley College
Opus 30, First Parish Church, Brunswick, Maine
Opus 31, 2006 Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Opus 32, 2006 New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Opus 33, 2006 HCH Rental Organ, Rehoboth, MA
Opus 34, 2006 Hendrik Broekman, Wayland, MA

Specifications: three rank
C-d"' transposing keyboard A- 392, 415, 440, 465 hz
8' Gedackt -
4' Flute -
2' Open principal - .
Dimensions: 38 x 36 x 25 in.
Weight: 185 lbs
A stage dolly is included.

Price: $29,900 / €22,203 / GBP 14,955
Delivery: 8 months from contract.

Options:
- Split registers
- 8' regal - interchangeable with 2'
- Hand winding

Purcell Major by Leach

HCH (shown above)
Purcell Major Organ by David Leach. The Purcell Major organ is based on a single rank of Gedackt pipes. The five stops are derived from the single Gedeckt rank and provide a very acceptable chorus. Casework of solid hemlock and black / white keyboard. The Purcell Major organ is suitable for many forms of continuo playing, organ concertos, and for small church or chapel. Click here to learn more.

#3067 (shown above) AUDIO
Renaissance (portative) organ, prototype designed by John Brombaugh after (15th-century) Memling Angel paintings; built by Reynoso, 1974; single hand bellow, button keyboard, intricate (inlaid) marquetry geometric design-work.; 26 notes e'-f''' at 2' pitch; A440, Pythagorean tuning. organ dimensions: 28.50" h x 15.50" w x 7.00" d; carrying case dimensions: 36.25" h x 17.50" w x 9.50" d. $7,000

#2901 GER (shown above)
Chamber organ, mechanical action
Manual C-g'''
Pine case painted light green
Built in April 2001by Hugo Meyer Orgelbau, Heusweiler, Germany.
Lieblich Prinzipal 8‘
Disassembles into 3 parts
Height: 194 cm
Width: 86 cm
Depth: 54 cm
E7,935 (negotiable)

# HCH (shown above)
Purcell Major by David Leach. The Purcell Major organ is based on a single rank of Gedackt pipes. The four stops are derived from the single Gedeckt rank and provide a very acceptable chorus. The organ is suitable for many forms of continuo playing, organ concertos, and for small church or chapel. Click here to learn more.


#3125 VA (shown above)
Contemporary design Lewis & Hitchcock electro-mechanical house organ built c. 1970. Three ranks (flute, principal, string) extended to fourteen stops. AGO standard two manual and pedal. Exposed pipework in single self-contained asymmetrical case with blower in the base. Just under 9 ft. in height. New keyboards and solid state switching system added in the 1990s. Rohrflute pipes engraved Samuel Pierce 1880. Generally soft voicing. Appropriate for a home or small chapel. Instrument currently playing and in good repair. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia. $18,000. Buyer to remove.

#2768 CAN (shown above)
1985 Tsuji organ, Opus 41
Manual 1 C-d''' 51keys
Gedackt 8'
Floete 4'
Principal 2'
Pitch = 415 cps; cone tuned (meantone) Portable in two pieces. Weight 50 kg; upper part weighs 30 kg. and the bottom weighs 20 kg. Very easily carried. Needs significant work to bring the instrument to concert standard. $18,000 CAN / best offer, as is

#2739 HCH (shown above)  
Flentrop cabinet Organ of 3 stops with pedal pull-down: 8’ Holpijp (Metal), 4’ Fluit(metal), 2’ Octaaf. All stops divided with sliders to left and right of case. C-f”’ at 415 HZ. Pedal board- 27 notes flat, C-d’. Keyboard of Grenadilla with pear sharps. Laukhuff blower. 46” w,  72” h,  25” d(kbd) or 44” d (w pedalboard). Façade pipes are ornamental. Built from Flentrop parts in 1978, with reworking by Noack. We have just finished general cleaning, tuning and regulation. Come and play! $18,000

#2902 GER (shown above)
Chamber organ, mechanical action
Manual C-g'''
Built in April 2001by Hugo Meyer Orgelbau, Heusweiler, Germany.
Pine case painted light green
Prinzipal 8´
Oktave 4´
Schwegel 2´
Disassembles into 3 parts
Height: 194 cm
Width: 109.5 cm
Depth: 79 cm
E18,975 (negotiable)

#2898 NL (shown above)
Chamber organ; pipes, windchest, bellows and keyboard probably by Knipscheer 1865. A pedal operates the feeder bellows (detail) . Keyboards: Ivory naturals, ebony sharps; range C - f'''
Holpijp 8’ bass/treble
Fluit 4’ bass/treble
Prestant 8’ treble
Viool 8’ treble
Octaaf 4’ treble
Fluit 1’ basso
€ 23.500,00

#2505 CA (shown above)
Cabinet Organ by John Bennett, ca 1985. 1 manual. 51 notes, C to d''' 430, non-transposing. 42" x 28" x 83". 6 stops: 8' Grossgedacht (stopped wood), 4' Kleingedacht, 4' Principal, 2' octava, 1-1/2' Quintal, 8' Regal. Direct (mechanical) action. With a low pressure mechanical blower, setup for foot pumped bellows. Faux-marble exterior, Ebony naturals, fruitwood sharps. Detail of pipework.This instrument by John Bennett has a charming sound, with a wide range of stop combinations appropriate for Renaissance, Baroque, and the early classical repertoire. $23,600.

#2499 OH (shown above)
John Brombaugh Continuo organ, 1973. C-d"' compass at 440 Hz, not transposing. 8' gedackt, 4' rohrflote, 2' principal. Oak case 54" wide x 21" deep x 43" high with wheeled platform. $24,900.

#3075 NY
Seventeenth Century English Chamber Organ 1999. A three rank instrument in the English organ building tradition with all pipe work in pine by Bennett & Bennett, 1998. The two part case is in black walnut with turned William & Mary style legs. The facade is a five part design incorporating the bottom two octaves of the Fifteenth. The visual rhythm is further enhanced by painted and gilt designs on the pipeshades and pipecaps. The keyboard is ebonized walnut with quarter sawn sycamore sharps.
Specification: 8' Stopped diapason, 4' principal, 2' fifteenth.
C-c"' (49 notes) at A-440 Hz fifth comma meantone tuning.
Height 68", width 43", depth 23".
$25,000

#3026 CA
Chamber organ by Lawrence Hutchens and Bruno Lagarce. This is a newly built hybrid instrument by Hutchens and renowned craftsman Bruno Lagarce, former head woodworker of Rosales Organs. It was voiced expertly in the Rosales shop and is an elegantly built and finished instrument. The keyboard is bone and the pedalboard was built by P&S. Although the keyboard has a “tracker touch” it is not a tracker instrument. The instrument is gently voiced and has a gorgeous sound. The electronics are Walker PD1. This is an instrument of rare beauty and outstanding musical qualities. The instrument is 8 feet tall, 7 feet wide and 6 feet deep including pedalboard. $25,000
Manual I
Principal 8' (Walker PD1 throughout)
Quintadena 8' (1-12 Gedect) (Pipes)
Spitzprincipal 4' (Pipes)
Mixture III (Walker)
Manual II
Gemshorn 8' (Walker)
Gedect 8' (Pipes)
Quintadena 4' (Pipes)
Spitzprincipal 2' (Walker)
Krumhorn 8' (Walker)
Tremulant (Walker stops)
Pedal
Gedect 16' (Walker)
Gedect 8' (From Manual I)
Principal 4' (From Manual I)
Fagott 16' (Walker)
Pipes
8' Gedect
4' Spitzprincipal
4' Quintadena

#2860 HCH (shown above) Sold
Klop Continuo organ 2008, Naser scaling; 8’ Gedeckt, 4’ Flute, ( top 12 open) 54 notes, C -f'''. Transposing 415/440/465. Casework in cherry with ornamental grill panels. A very portable organ which divides into a lower unit containing the winding, and an upper unit with pipework and action. Reverse keyboard of ebony and cherry. Dimensions 17.5" deep x 44.5" wide x 35" high. $32,000
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# HCH (shown above)
Continuo Organ by Bennett & Giuttari
Opus 42 in our series will be available in late fall 2010. Based on the box organs of the 17th century (Manderscheit, Nuremberg),  with all pipework in wood. Panels on the side (fretwork) and top of the instrument control the volume of sound. The sticker action/ palletbox lies directly beneath the keydesk, giving very precise control of pipe speech. The instrument is in "new" condition, and carries our full 5 year warranty. 
Specifications: Four rank. C-d"' transposing keyboard, A- 392, 415, 440 (fully chromatic), 465 hz.  ~ All registers are split bass/ treble
8' Gedackt - , 4' Flute - 2' Open Principal - interchangeable with an 8' Regal stop (wood). 
Dimensions: 38 x 36 x 25 in.  Weight: 185 lbs ~ Case work of cherry, keyboard of dark stained fruitwood with maple sharps. Fretted side panels with hand painted door panels. A single-fold wedge reservoir with Laukhuff blower. Specifications then are 8', 4, '2' (optional regal).  Included are: Music desk, stage dolly, four iron carrying handles, padded soft cover, and tuning tools. ~ $29,900.
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#2695 CT (shown above)
Bedient "Lincoln" model organ, Op 62, 1999 . Man I: rohrflute 8, Man II: gedackt 8, Pedal: pull-down from II. Tracker action, White oak case. 56 notes CC-g''', pedal 30 notes C - f'. 54” wide, 93” high, fits under 8' ceiling and requires 65” of depth including the bench and pedalboard. Located near New Haven, CT $35,000/ offer ~ (purchaser to pay relocation costs)

#2848 / #2849 HCH (shown above) AUDIO
Claviorganum, consisting of two instruments:
• Single manual Flemish style harpsichord by Carl Fudge, 1973; 8', 8', 4' buff; GG/BB - d''' with one split sharp, 53 notes; wooden jacks; hand stops through cheek; lovely painted Flemish style strapwork exterior decoration with papered and painted interior; all decoration by Sheridan Germann. Can be used as a stand alone harpsichord. Detail of keyboards together.
• Organ by Hill and Tyre, 1982; 51 notes C - d'''; 8' stopped, 4' principal, 2' principal, all wood pipework; dimensions 74" X 36" X 36" ; bone keyboard with bog oak sharps, hand carved arcades; hand and electric blower winding; elaborate trompe l'oeil strapwork on outer case.
$39,900

#2851 HCH (shown above)
Positif organ by Hermann Greunke and John Brombaugh, 1970's; C - d''', 45 notes; split stops 8' Regal, 4' Rohrflote, 2' Prinzipal, 1 1/3' Quint. Hand winded. Graceful carved grill work and painted case decoration. Entire unit fits into its own storage / travel case. $40,000

#2793 CT (shown above) Sold
2 manual and Pedal organ by Charles Fisk, 1962, Opus 37
Charles Fisk of Gloucester, MA represented the very best in the American organ building tradition of the 20th Century.This instrument from his early period would be suitable for home practice, small church, or chapel. A rare opportunity to acquire this instrument which has been completely rebuilt by Fisk in 2006. Click here for details.