Camp Hill Presbyterian Church

101 N 23rd Street, Camp Hill

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In July of 2005, the Session (local governing board) of Camp Hill Presbyterian Church, 101 North 23rd Street, signed a contract with the Schantz Organ Company of Orrville, Ohio, for the purchase of a new 39-rank pipe organ. Founded in 1873, the Schantz Organ Company is the largest and oldest American pipe organ builder still under management of the founding family. Component parts of the pipe organ are constructed in various departments and are then assembled at the factory before the new organ is delivered.

During 2004 and 2005, six members of the church—William Stout (chair), Dorothy Delasin, Lynn Kloske, Leigh Twiford, Colin Needham, and David Watts—served as members of a pipe organ search committee and heard organs in Lancaster, Enola, Kutztown, and Perkasie, PA. Dr. David Roquemore (pastor) and David Binkley (organist/choirmaster) served as staff support for this committee. Dr. Pierce Getz served the church as organ consultant from 2004 until his death in 2007. Mark Laubach of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, PA, served as the church’s organ consultant for the final stage of organ installation and tonal finishing.

The installation of this organ is the final stage of a major renovation and upgrade of the church’s facilities, which has included the creation of a new entrance and Gathering Place, renovation of the church’s sanctuary and Fellowship Hall, and the installation of a new elevator that reaches all levels of the church. Laura Williams chaired the committee that planned and organized these renovations. 

The new pipe organ was delivered to the church in two large trucks. The first truck arrived on April 14 and was greeted by about 30 church members who helped unload the truck. The second truck arrived a week later. Eight employees of Schantz spent two weeks installing the organ. Then the organ “rested” in the sanctuary for a week. The three-week stage of tonal finishing of the organ began on May 5 and was completed on May 28.

Funding for the $600,000 new organ has included $200,000 from church members and friends and church budget monies, and $400,000 from the estate of Mary and Joseph Caveny. The Cavenys were long-time members of the church and Mr. Caveny served the church as treasurer.

In May of 2015 the pedal mixture which was originally prepared-for was installed. This addition was made possible by a young woman who grew up in the church. The gift was in memory of her parents.

For more information, please contact the church at 717-737-0488 or via the church’s website www.thechpc.org.

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Specifications

Great Organ
16′Bourdon 73 pipes
8′ Principal 61 pipes
8′ Bourdon
4′ Octave 61 pipes
4′ Hohlflöte 61 pipes
2′ Super Octave 61 pipes
2′ Sifflöte preparation
11/3′ Fourniture IV 244 pipes
22/3′ Sesquialtera II preparation
8’ Trumpet 61 pipes
Tremulant
8’ Festival Trumpet [Choir]
Chimes preparation
Harp [Choir]
Celesta [Choir]

Swell Organ
16′ Contre Gambe 73 pipes
8′ Diapason 61 pipes
8′ Viole de Gambe
8′ Voix Celeste 61 pipes
8′ Rohrflöte 61 pipes
4′ Principal 61 pipes
4′ Flute Harmonic 61 pipes
22/3′ Nazard 61 pipes
2′ Piccolo 61 pipes
13/5′ Tierce 61 pipes
2′ Plein Jeu IV 244 pipes
16′ Basson 73 pipes
8′ Trompette 61 pipes
8′ Hautbois
4′ Clarion 61 pipes
Tremulant
8′ Festival Trumpet [Choir]
Harp [Choir]

Choir Organ
16′ Flauto Dolce 73 pipes
8′ Gedeckt 61 pipes
8′ Flauto Dolce
8′ Flute Celeste [TC] 49 pipes
4′ Principal 61 pipes
4′ Open Flute 61 pipes
2′ Gemshorn 61 pipes
11/3′ Larigot 61 pipes
1′ Cymbale III preparation
8′ Cromorne 61 pipes
8′ Rohrschalmei preparation
Tremulant
16′ Festival Trumpet [TC]
8′ Festival Trumpet 61 pipes
Chimes [Great]
Harp preparation
Cymbelstern 5 bells

Pedal Organ
32′ Untersatz preparation
32′ Contra Bourdon preparation
16′ Principal 32 pipes
16′ Contre Gambe [Swell]
16′ Subbass 56 pipes
16′ Bourdon [Great]
16′ Flauto Dolce [Choir]
8′ Octave 44 pipes
8′ Gambe [Swell]
8′ Subbass
8′ Bourdon [Great]
8′ Dolce Bass [Choir]
4′ Choral Bass
4′ Open Flute
2′ Mixture III 96 pipes
32′ Contre Bombarde preparation
16′ Bombarde 56 pipes
16′ Basson [Swell]
8′ Bombarde
8′ Trompette [Swell]
4′ Bombarde
4′ Clairon [Swell]
4′ Cromorne [Choir]
4′ Rohrschalmei [Choir]