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SANTA MARÍA DE LA ASUNCIÓN TLACOLULA



SANTA MARÍA DE LA ASUNCÓN TLACOLULA

Region: Central Valleys
Church construction date: 1561, reconstructed 17th century
Organ construction date: 1791
Organbuilder: Manuel Neri y Carmona
Last played: present

Organ classification: 8´ stationary organ
Tonal base: 8´ principal
Pitch: a=415 Hz, 1/6 comma meantone temperament
Case measurements:
height 4.36 m, width lower case 2.31 m, width lower case with hips 3.09 m, depth 0.86 m
Keyboard: ayacahuite naturals with bone covers, walnut sharps; not original, probably changed during a 19th century intervention
Bellows: three wedge bellows located to the right of the organ; width 0.75 m, depth 1.62 m; seven folds, lead weights
Wind pressure: 65 mm

Restoration: 2012-2014; organ by the Gerhard Grenzing Company (El Papiol, Spain), case and façade pipes by Eric González; financed by the Alfredo Harp Helú Foundation, Marciano Sánchez (from Tlacolula), the community of Tlacolula and the IOHIO; extensions were added to all pipes in order to restore the historic though perhaps not original pitch a=415 Hz; chest and bellows were partially reconstructed to replace parts damaged by woodworm; new labels pasted over the former erroneous ones

DISPOSITION

Left hand: 21 notes C-c’ with a short octave
1. Clarín (Bajoncillo) 4´ ´
2. Flautado mayor 8´
3. Bardón 8´
4. Octava 4´
5. Quincena 2´
6. Diecinovena 1 1/3´
7. Veintidocena 1´
8. Trompeta real 8´

Right hand: 24 notes c#’-c’’’
1. Clarín 8´
2. Flautado mayor 8´
3. Bardón 8´
4. Octava 1° 4´
5. Quincena 1° 2´
6. Octava 2° 4´
7. Quincena 2° 2´