Census ID | SHA2023 |
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Location | Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola, Zikawei |
Builder | Diego Cera Organ Builders |
Specs | III/34+Ped. |
Action | Electric/SSOS |
SHA2023 is a 34-stop, 36-rank three-manual and pedal electric action organ installed in September 2023 in the 1910 Cathedral of St. Ignatius at Zikawei (Xujiahui), in Shanghai. This was the first installation of an organ in the cathedral church in 98 years (see SHA1883 for the earlier organ, presumed destroyed in 1966). The organ was built by Diego Cera Organ Builders of Las Piñas, Philippines, with additional work done in Singapore by the firm’s partners. This is the first organ by this builder in Mainland China (there are several smaller instruments in Hong Kong).
In a simplified Neo-Gothic case to match the early-20th Century cathedral, the wooden pipes are made of Philippine Gmelina wood. To avoid blocking the rose window, most of the 2,020 pipes are in lateral chests on either side of the organ/choir loft.
The organ was dedicated on 24 September 2023 by Philippine organist Alejandro Consolacion II.
The specs are:
Great (C to g3) |
Principal Diapason Geigen Principal Gedeckt Octave Flute Quint Octave Mixture Trumpet |
16 8 8 8 4 4 2 2/3 2 4 8 |
Swell |
Hohlfloete Gamba Gamba Celeste Principal Nasard Octave Mixture Oboe |
8 8 8 4 2 2/3 2 III 8 |
Positive |
Coppel Principal Nasard Waldflute Terz Cimbel |
8 4 2 2/3 2 1 3/5 III |
Pedal (C-g1) |
Subbass Principalbass Quinte Octavebass Cello Gedecktbass Choralbass Nachthorn Posaune Trumpet |
16 16 10 2/3 8 8 8 4 2 16 8
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Couplers | GT/Ped, SW/Ped., Pos./Ped, SW/GT 16, 8, 4, Pos./GT, SW/SW 16, 8, 4, Pos./SW | |
Accessories | Tremulant (Pos.), Swell pedal, Crescendo pedal, 13 toe pistons, 10 general pistons, sequencer, reeds off, manual bass. |