Specifications

RENAISSANCE 450 SECTION II
6.
SWELL ORGAN
continued:
4’ Travers Flute Imitative of, and louder than the orchestral flute.
2-2/3’ Nasard Flute mutation that sounds one octave and a fifth above
the 8’ pitch. Always used with other stops (usually
beginning with 8’) for coloration.
2’ Piccolo Imitative of the orchestral piccolo. Much quieter than
the principal Fifteenth. Useful as soft solo or with
building choruses and ensembles.
1-3/5’ Tierce Flute mutation that causes the pitch to sound a
seventeenth (two octaves and a third) higher than
played. Used with 8’ stops or flute ensembles.
Fourniture IV Four rank mixture comprised of principal tones. Each
note played produces four distinct pitches at octave and
fifth relationships to the key being pressed. The
Fourniture IV should never be used without stops of
lower pitches. The Fourniture IV is typically added to
diapason or flute ensembles, or to the Reed Chorus.
16’ Waldhorn Imitation of the hunting horn. Excellent reed stop to
combine with other reeds or flues.
8’ Oboe Soft solo voice of nasal timbre. It will give definition to
the flute chorus when added.
8’ Vox Humana Attempts to simulate the human voice from a distance.
A gentle reed with many overtones. Can be used with
flutes or strings.
8’ French Trumpet A dominating Reed Chorus or solo voice.
4’ Clairon A bright 4’ chorus reed. Combined with the 16’
Waldhorn and 8’ French Trumpet to form the Swell Reed
Chorus. Particularly useful as a solo voice.
Alternate Tuning See “General Drawknobs” page 16.
Tremulant Use of this stop provides a vibrato effect, natural in the
human voice and wind instruments, when used with the
stops in the Swell Division. This drawknob must be
engaged along with the TREMULANTS FULL stop to
create the large tremulant sounds.