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Organ in Petr Bezruč Library in Opava

Rieger-Kloss, opus 3485

Disposition:

Pedál

C - f1

1.Principálbas16'
2.Subbas16'
3.Pommer krytý (trsm.)16'
4.Oktáva8'
5.Flétna basová8'
6.Švígel4'
7.Flétna plochá2'
8.Mixtura 5x2 2/3'
9.Fagot 16'
10.Trompeta 8'
11.Šalmaj trubicová 4'
12.I/P
13.II/P
14.III/P

I. manuál - Hlavní stroj

C - g3

15.Pommer krytý16'
16.Principál8'
17.Flétna trubicová8'
18.Gamba špičatá8'
19.Oktáva4'
20.Flétna zobcová4'
21.Kvinta2 2/3'
22.Oktáva špičatá2'
23.Mixtura 5x2'
24.Cymbál 3x1/3'
25.Trompeta 8'
26.II/I
27.III/I
28.Zapínač ručních rejstříků

II. manuál - Pozitiv

C - g3

29.Kryt8'
30.Principál4'
31.Flétna kopulová4'
32.Oktáva2'
33.Kvinta1 1/3'
34.Seskvialtera 2-3x2 2/3'
35.Akuta 4x1'
36.Roh křivý 8'
37.III/II
38.Tremolo II
39.Vypínač jazyků
40.Vypínač crescenda
41.Vypínač spojek z crescenda
Vypínače jednotlivých jazyků (bez číslování)

III. manuál - Žaluziový stroj

C - g3

42.Flétna dřevěná8'
43.Salicionál8'
44.Principál4'
45.Roh noční4'
46.Dolce4'
47.Nasard2 2/3'
48.Flétna příčná2'
49.Tercie1 3/5
50.Flétna jasná1'
51.Mixtura 5x1 1/3'
52.Dulcián 16'
53.Hoboj 8'
54.Trompeta jasná 4'
55.Tremolo III
  • Electric action
  • Drawer chests
  • Crescendo roller
  • Shutters of the IIIrd manual

  • Pistons (from the left):
    Reed switches
    Sekvencer ◄
    Crescendo switch
    Sekvencer ►
    Pleno
    Freeze *
  • The memory device “Setzer” stores stop knob combinations in 12 closed and one open memory banks with 999 locations. Every storage location can be extended to 10 sub-combinations marked A – K. The stored combinations can be activated by pressing the buttons located under the Ist manual or by pressing the buttons on the sequencer ◄ a ► located under the Ist and IInd manual and pistons, or above the pedal. The registrar has their own separate controller. There is also a separate control for a cooperating registrant, as well as an "infinite" free combination - the function of preparing a registration for improvisation (Freeze - freezing the selected registration) controlled by a piston.
  • USB connection for registant backup

About the instrument

The Rieger-Kloss organ (Opus 3485 from 1978) has three manuals and a pedalboard (dual concave and radiating according BDO 2000). The organ comprises electric key and stop actions, a slider windchest, and a cone valve chest for prospect and transmission. The instrument has 42 stops (one transmission) with 3033 pipes. All parts of the organ are installed in one case situated in the back of a raised platform in the hall. The console is placed on the right side of the stage (the swell box is mechanical controlled, the electric action is connected by an armoured power cable). The control of the registers is solved by means of the registration memory device "Setzer".The 2nd and 3rd manual tremulants are regulated by a joint adjustable potentiometer. The organ sound characteristics as well as disposition are typical for the Rieger-Kloss instruments made after the second half of the 20th century.

History of the building

The building of Petr Bezruč Library and the District Chamber of Commerce, the former seat of Chamber of Business and Commerce, is a distinctive architectural work. It is modern, yet the classicist decor gives it a timeless feel. The front facade features is adorned with allegoric reliefs of crafts, upward facing reliefs with figures of children, and large Art Nouveau stained glass windows. The building was designed by architect Leopold Bauer, a student of a Viennese architect Otto Wagner. Bauer designed not only the building, but also its interior featuring a central entrance hall, monumental staircase and decorative stucco ornamentation. The house was built in the years 1908–1910. The former Chamber of Business and Commerce assembly hall is now used as a ceremonial and concert hall. In 1978 the newly built concert organ inspired the first year of the biennial Competition of Young Organists that took place in the hall. In 2010 the competition transformed into Petr Eben International Organ Competition.