Holtkamp Organ Company

Gottlieb Votteler, Original founder of the company.

Heinrich Votteler, son of Gottlieb

As with so many pipe organ builders, The Holtkamp Organ Company started small and local.  The founder, Gottlieb Votteler, trained as a general musical instrument builder in Reutlingen, Wittenburg, Germany.  He immigrated to The United States in 1847.  He eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio and opened a shop for building pipe organs in 1855. After some time he was joined by his son, Heinrich.  They ran the company together until Gottlieb’s death in 1894 (which was coincidentally also the year in which Walter Holtkamp Sr. was born). The instruments which they built were primarily one or two manual and pedal, some with divided keyboards.  Wind pressures were low, in the 3” range.  Visual design was neo-Gothic or neo-Classical.[1]

Henry Holtkamp, Company President from 1903-1931

Heinrich Votteler ran the company until 1903 when he was joined by Heinrich “Henry” Holtkamp.  Henry was born in New Knoxville, Ohio.  He was a church organist and the owner of a parlor musical instrument store in St. Mary’s, Ohio.  In his store he sold music boxes, harmoniums, pianos, and the occasional small pipe organ.  It is through these occasional small pipe organs that Heinrich and Henry may have known each other.  Also, at that time in Ohio, German was the primary immigrant group.  Most German immigrants also spoke their native tongue as their primary language.  It is not a stretch to imagine that Heinrich and Henry knew each other through a German “good old boy” network.

When Henry moved to Cleveland and began work at the shop, the company underwent a name change to The Votteler-Hettche Organ Company (1903 – 1914).  Ownership of the company was shared equally between Heinrich Votteler, Henry Holtkamp, and John Hettche, who was an investor knowledgeable regarding pipe organs.  At this time Mary Holtkamp, daughter of Henry, began working in the shop.  During this period, the robust mechanical action gave way to tubular pneumatic actions.  Specifications became more weighted towards 16’ and 8’ stops.  Wind pressures slowly climbed to the 4” range. Consoles became detached.  Visual design remained as previously, either neo-Gothic or neo-Classical.

In 1911 Henry was joined by Allan Gordon Sparling.  Mr. Sparling was a Canadian by birth, had extensive experience in organ building, and great skill in the new pneumatic technology that was becoming dominant in pipe organ building worldwide.  In 1914 the company underwent a second name change to The Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling Organ Company.  In general, specifications had less and less upper work, and more 16’ and 8’ stops.  Brightness, when desired was for the most part provided by super couplers.  Wind pressures went up to a standard 5”, sometimes ranging higher to 8”.  The prevalent design style was still neo-Gothic or neo-Classical.[1]

Notable Organs

Crow River Lutheran Church
Completed	1907
Location	Belgrade, MN
Votteler, Hettche Organ Company
Specifications
Mechanical key and stop action 3" Wind Pressure
Pedal Organ
1.	16'	Bourdon	30
		Great to Pedal
		Swell to Pedal
Great Organ
2.	8'	Open Diapason	61
3.	8'	Melodia	61
4.	8'	Dulciana	61
		Swell to Great
Swell Organ
	16'	Bourdon (From #1 & #7)
5.	8'	Viola	61
6.	8'	Stopped Diapason	61
7.	4'	Harmonic Flute	61
		Tremolo throughout	[4]

St. Alouysius
Completed	1925
Location	Cleveland, OH
Specifications
Job #1430 Electropneumatic Key action and Stop Action
Great Organ
16'	Bourdon	61
8'	1st Open Diapason	61
8'	2nd Open Diapason	61
8'	Flute Major	61
8'	Viol D'Gamba	61
8'	Tibia	61
8'	Gemshorn	61
4'	Octave	61
2'	Fifteenth	61
8'	Tuba	61
	Chimes	25
Couplers
16'	Swell to Great
8'	Swell to Great
4'	Swell to Great
16'	Great to Great
8'	Great to Great (Unison off)
4'	Great to Great
16'	Choir to Great
8'	Choir to Great
4'	Choir to Great
8'	Cancel to Great
Great and Pedal Combinations "Visible"
	1-2-3-4-0
	Sforzando Piston
8' Reversible Piston	Great to Pedal
Swell Organ
16'	Lieblich Gedackt	85
8'	Diapason	73
8'	Stopped Diapason	73
8'	Salicional	73
8'	Vox Celeste	61
4'	Flute D'Amour	73
2'	Flautina	61
3R	Cornet	61
8'	Oboe	73
8'	Vox Humana	61
Couplers
16'	Swell to Swell
8'	Swell to Swell (Unison Off)
4'	Swell to Swell
Swell and Pedal Combinations "Visible"
	1-2-3-4-0
	Swell to Pedal
Choir Organ
8'	Concert Flute	73
8'	Violin Diapason	73
8'	Unda Maris	61
8'	Dulciana	73
4'	Quintadena	61
2'	Piccolo	61
8'	Clarinet	73
Couplers
16'	Swell to Choir
8'	Swell to Choir
4'	Swell to Choir
16'	Choir to Choir
8'	Choir to Choir (Unison Off)
4'	Choir to Choir
Choir and Pedal Combinations "Visible"
	1-2-3-4-0
Pedal Organ
16'	Open Diapason	32
16'	Bourdon	32
16'	Lieblich Gedeckt	32
10-2/3'	Nazard	32
8'	Violin Cello	32
8'	Flute	32
	Chimes to Pedal
Couplers
8'	Great to Pedal
4'	Great to Pedal
8'	Swell to Pedal
4'	Swell to Pedal
8'	Choir Pedal
8'	Cancel to Pedal
Combinations
Master Pedal Toe Pistons
5-6 Interchangeable with Master Pistons under Great Manual
Pedal Movements
Crescendo	Swell Expression
Great to Pedal Reversible	Crescendo Pedal
Sforzando Reversible	Choir Expression
Accessories
Swell Tremolo	Choir Tremolo
Vibrato	Sforzando Indicator
Crescendo Indicator	VHS Blower
Electric Generator[5]

St. Augustine Catholic Church
Completed		1925
Location		Barberton, OH
Specifications
Job #1449 Electropneumatic Key action and Stop Action
Great Organ
8'	Diapason	73
8'	Flute	73
8'	Cello	73
8'	2nd Violin	73
8'	Violunda	49
4'	Octave	61
8'	Horn	73
Couplers
16'	Swell to Great
8'	Swell to Great
4'	Swell to Great
16'	Great to Great
8'	Great to Great
4'	Great to Great
Visible and Adjustable Combinations
	Great And Pedal	I II III
Swell Organ
8'	Diapason	73
8'	Stopped Diapason	73
8'	Violin	73
8'	Vox Angelica	49
4'	Dolce	61
8'	Corno	73
8'	Echo Choir	61
Couplers
16'	Swell to Swell
8'	Swell to Swell
4'	Swell to Swell
Visible and Adjustable Combinations
	Swell and Pedal	I II III
Pedal Organ
16'	Diapason	32
16'	Bourdon	32
Couplers
8'	Great to Pedal
4'	Great to Pedal
8'	Swell to Pedal
Accessories
Swell Pedal		Tremelo
Crescendo Pedal		Sforzando Pedal
Swell Pedal		Great to Pedal
Part of Great		Crescendo Indicator
Sforzando Indicator		Electric Motor and Generator[6]

Gay Street Methodist Episcopal Church	Lincoln Theatre	Two Manual Console
1921	1923	1925

Walter Henry Holtkamp, Company President from 1919-1962

In 1919 Walter Henry Holtkamp returned from Europe after two years in the Army during the First World War.  He joined the firm and began working side by side with his father. The company prospered and expanded its geographic range from the east coast to the Dakotas.  The late 1920’s and early 1930’s were difficult times for the shop, times that brought with them multiple challenges.  First was the great depression.  With the stock market crash of 1929 the optimism of the roaring twenties began to evaporate.  In March 1931 Henry Holtkamp died.  In June of that year Mary Holtkamp died.  Walter Holtkamp Sr. was left as the sole creative director of the firm.[7]

As the 1930’s began the company was still building as many as twenty organs in a year.  By 1934 that number had dwindled to four.  It was at this point that Walter met Melville Smith.  Melville Smith had been hired as a professor of music theory at Western Reserve University in 1930.  Following his appointment, Smith journeyed to France to study with Nadia Boulanger, where through his association with Andre Marchal, Joseph Bonnet, and others in the Paris organ scene he became aware of and inspired by the music which was then being rediscovered, the organ music of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.  It was through this association, and the association with Arthur Quimby, organist at the Cleveland Museum of Art that Walter’s work began its movement away from a more orchestral oriented organ of the early 1930’s, best suited to homophonic music, towards an instrument that would render clear polyphony.

Walter Henry Holtkamp Sr.

This evolution began with a small experimental organ on which Smith and Quimby played the literature from the 17th and 18th centuries.  This was followed by the designing of a Rückpositiv division for the E. M. Skinner organ at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  This Rückpositiv was designed to be a foil to the Great, a secondary manual division of great color and transparency, and which could compete with the Great through its position, brightness, and differing timber.  This Rückpositiv division contained the following attributes: The chest had a quick and responsive action.  The voicing was transparent and colorful.  The pipework was exposed.  These were the basic concepts with which Walter would work, in diverse combination and configuration, for the remainder of his career.

Under the direction of Walter Holtkamp Sr., the company became famous as a pioneer of the Organ Reform Movement in the United States. So much so, that in 1949, while in the United States for a lecture at the University of Chicago, Albert Schweitzer visited Cleveland to play the Holtkamp Rückpositiv at the Cleveland Museum of Art, the only American instrument he requested play. "Bravo for the first Rückpositiv in America," Schweitzer had written to Walter Holtkamp from Günsbach, Alsace, May 22, 1934. "I congratulate."[1]

Notable Organs

Experimental Organ (Our Lady of Peace)
Completed	1933
Location	Cleveland,OH
Specifications
Job #1578
Pedal Organ
1.	16'	Bourdon	32
2.	10-2/3'	Gross Quint	32
	8'	Principal	Great
	8'	Rohr Flute	Great
	5-1/3'	Quint	12
	4'	Flute D'Amour	Great
	4'	Oboe Clarion	Great
3.	8'	Posaune(Late addition)	32
Great Organ
4.	8'	Principal	61
5.	8'	Rohrflute	61
6.	4'	Flute D'Amour	61
7.	4'	Oboe Clarion	61
Positive (Expressive)
8.	8'	Flute	61
9.	4'	Prestant	61
10.	4'	Ludwigtone	61
11.	2-2/3'	Nazard	61
12.	2'	Gemshorn	61
13.	1-3/5'	Tierce	61
14.	1'	Piccolo	61
15.	III	Mixture	183
		Tremulant	[8]

Cleveland Museum of Art Ruckpositiv
Completed		1933
Location		Cleveland, OH
Specifications
1.	8'	Bourdon	61
2.	4'	Prestant	61
3.	4'	Rohrflute 25-61	37
4.	2-2/3'	Nazard	61
5.	2'	Gemshorn	61
6.	1-3/5'	Tierce	61
7.	1-1/3'	Larigot 1-24	24
8.	1'	Piccolo 1-24	24
9.	III	Fourniture	183[9]

St. John's Roman Catholic Church
Completed		1934
Location		Covington, KY
Specifications
Job #1581 Electropneumatic Key & Stop Action
Great Organ
16'	Quintaton	68
8'	Diapason	68
8'	Salicional	68
8'	Ludwigtone	80
4'	Prestant	68
Adjustable Combination Pistons
	1-2-3
Couplers
16'	Swell to Great
8'	Swell to Great
4'	Great to Great
Swell Organ
8'	Harmonic Flute	61
8'	Gamba	61
4'	Gemshorn	61
4'	Oboe Clarion	61
2-2/3'	Nazard	61
1-3/5'	Tierce	61
III R	Mixture	183
Adjustable Combination Pistons
	1-2-3-4
Couplers
16'	Swell to Swell
Pedal Organ
16'	Contra Bass	32
16'	Quintaton	From Great
8'	Cello	32
8'	Posaune	32
Couplers
8'	Great to Pedal
4'	Great to Pedal
8'	Swell to Pedal
Coupler Reversibles by Pistons
8'	Swell to Great
8'	Great to Pedal
8'	Swell to Pedal
16'	Swell to Great
Pedal Movements
8'	Swell to Great	Reversible
8'	Great to Pedal	Reversible
8'	Swell to Pedal	Reversible
	Crescendo Pedal
	Swell Expression Pedal	Mechanical
16'	Swell to Great	Reversible
Accessories
Electric Blower
Motor Generator Set for Action Current
Crescendo Indicator[10]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Completed	1952
Location	Cleveland Heights, OH
Specifications
Job #1657 Electropneumatic Key & Stop Action
Pedal Organ
32'	Compton Polyphone	1
32'	Cornet	312
16'	Principal	32
16'	Soubbass	32
16'	Quintadena	Great
16'	Cornet	Extension
8'	Octave	32
8'	Gedackt	32
4'	Choralbass	32
4'	Nachthorn	32
3R	Mixture	96
16'	Posaune	32
8'	Trumpet	32
4'	Schalmey	32
Great Organ
16'	Quintadena	61
8'	Principal	61
8'	Flute	61
8'	Gedackt	61
4'	Octave	61
4'	Sptizflute	61
2-2/3'	Quinte	61
2'	Superoctave	61
4R	Mixture	244
3R	Scharf	183
8'	Trumpet	61
Swell Organ- Enclosed
8'	Rohrflute	61
8'	Lieblich Gedackt	61
8'	Gamba	61
8'	Gamba Celeste	61
4'	Octave Geigen	61
4'	Bourdon	61
4'	Aeoline	61
2'	Flautino	61
3R	Dolce Cornet	183
4R	Plein Jeu	244
16'	Basson	61
8'	Fagott	61
4'	Rohrschalmey	61
Positiv Organ
8'	Copula	61
4'	Praestant	61
4'	Rohrflute	61
2-2/3'	Nazard	61
2'	Doublette	61
1-3/5'	Tierce	61
3R	Fourniture	183
8'	Cromorne	61
Couplers
	Great to Pedal	Piston and Pedal
	Swell to Pedal	Piston and Pedal
	Positiv to Pedal	Piston and Pedal
	Swell to Great	Piston and Pedal
	Positiv to Great
	Swell to Positiv
Combinations-Adjustable by Setterboard
Pedal	1-2-3-4-5-6
Great	1-2-3-4-5-6	Pistons & Toestuds
Swell	1-2-3-4-5-6	Pistons & Toestuds
Positiv	1-2-3-4-5-6
General	1-2-3-4-5-6-0	Pistons & Toestuds
Accessories
Electric Clock	Transparent Music Rack	Backrest for Bench
Full Width Bench	Crescendo Pedal	Crescendo Indicator
Full Organ Reversible Piston & Toestud	Full Organ Indicator	Wheeled Carriage for Console
Electric Blower	DC Generator	Provision for One Extra Stop in Each Direction[11]

MIT Chapel
Completed	1955
Location	Cambridge, MA
Specifications
Job #1674 Electropneumatic Key & Stop Action
Pedal Organ
16'	Quintadena	32
8'	Gedackt	32
4'	Choralbass	32
Great Organ
8'	Copula	56
8'	Dulciana	56
4'	Principal	56
2'	Hohlflute	56
3R	Mixture	168
Positiv Organ
8'	Quintadena	56
4'	Rohrflote	56
2'	Principal	56
2R	Sesquialtera	112
Couplers
Great to Pedal	Positiv to Pedal	Positiv to Great
Accessories
Full Organ Pedal- Hookdown	Electric Blower	AC/DC Rectifier[12]

Portativ Organ
Completed	1935
Location	Cleveland,OH
Specifications
Job #1585, Mechanical Action
8'	Quintadena	49
4'	Prestant	49
III	Cornet(Enclosed)	147

Notable Consoles

Fairmont Presbyterian Church	Stop Tab Console, 1950s
1950

Walter "Chick" Holtkamp Jr. , Company President from 1956-1995

Walter “Chick” Holtkamp joined the firm in 1956 after serving five years in the United States Navy.  Upon his father’s death in 1962 he became president of the company.  Chick Holtkamp began his creative endeavors with work that reflected his father’s.  The chest actions were mixed pitman and electro-pneumatic slider.  The visual designs were unenclosed, often with a strong horizontal element.  The scaling and voicing focused on clarity and the rendering of polyphony.  After taking over the shop in 1962 he began developing the chests and components necessary for building instruments with mechanical action.  This process came to first bloom 1967 at St. John Lutheran Church in Summit, NJ.  From this point on the shop built instruments with both mechanical and electro-pneumatic action as the situation required.  This combination continued until 1992.  At that time, in recognition of the cost of re-leathering electro-pneumatic actions Chick began developing his electric slider action.  This relied upon the tried-and-true slider chest design that the company had built for the past twenty-five years.[7] The tonal pallet of his work maintained its focus on the music and the rendering of polyphony. However, his particular emphasis gradually evolved to put greater emphasis on the free and singing quality of the voicing, and the organ’s ability to lead the congregation.  This was accompanied by a gradual increase in the overall amount of fundamental.  As time passed the Positive gradually gave way to the Choir, all the while focusing on a blending, ensemble style of voicing which worked equally well with the congregation, choirs, and instrumentalists.

It was Chick’s belief that the future of the pipe organ was not entirely in the past.  Taking a proactive approach, in 1983 Chick founded the Holtkamp/AGO Competition in Organ Composition to encourage composers to write for the instrument. Following this in 1987, Chick brought together many of the premier American improvisers for a meeting in New York City.  It was this meeting and the work that followed which gave rise to the first AGO Competition in Organ Improvisation at the 1990 National Convention in Boston, MA. Both competitions continue to this day.

In visual design Chick made a tremendous impact on American organ building.  His exposed designs, which were reminiscent of his father’s work, had unmatched, three dimensional sculptural qualities.  Rather than stay with the tried and true, and in conjunction with the ever increasing demand for mechanical action organs, he began developing a style of encased organ design.[1]

Notable Organs

Randolph Macon Woman's College
Completed	1969
Location	Lynchburg, VA
Specifications
Job #1846, Electropneumatic Key & Stop Action
Pedal Organ
16'	Principal	32
16'	Quintadena	Great
16'	Subbass	32
8'	Octave	32
8'	Flauto	32
4'	Choralbass	32
3R	Rauschbass	96
16'	Posaune	32
8'	Posaune	12
Great Organ
16'	Quintadena	61
8'	Principal	61
8'	Gedackt	61
4'	Octave	61
4'	Spitzflote	61
2'	Ottava	61
4R	Mixture	244
8'	Trumpet	61
Swell Organ
8'	Gamba	61
8'	Bourdon	61
8'	Voix Celeste F-C	56
4'	Principal	61
4'	Fullflote	61
2'	Gemshorn	61
1-1/3'	Larigot	61
16'	Dulzian	61
8'	Fagott	61
4'	Clairon	61
Positiv Organ
8'	Copula	61
4'	Rohrflote	61
2'	Principal	61
2'	Blockflote	61
2R	Cornet	122
3R	Fourniture	183
8'	Cromorne	61
Couplers
	Great to Pedal
	Positiv to Pedal
	Swell to Pedal
4'	Swell to Pedal
	Swell to Great
	Positiv to Great
	Swell to Positiv
Combinations by Setterboard
General	1-2-3-4-5-6	Pistons and Toe Studs
Pedal	1-2-3-4	Toe Studs
Great	1-2-3-4	Pistons
Swell	1-2-3-4	Pistons
Positiv	1-2-3-4	Pistons
Accessories
Swell Pedal	Crescendo Pedal	Crescendo Indicator Light
Full Organ Reversible- Toe Stud	Full Organ Indicator Light	General Cancel Piston
Organist's Bench with Adjusting Blocks	Transparent Music Rack	Electric Blower and Motor
AC/DC Action Current Rectifier[13]

The University of Alabama, Moody Music Building Concert Hall
Completed		1987
Location		Tuscaloosa, AL
Specifications
Job #2005
Key Action		Mechanical with Electric Coupler Assist
Stop Action		Electropneumatic
Pedal Organ
32'	Subbass	12
16'	Principal	32
16'	Subbass	32
16'	Quintadena	32
8'	Octave	32
8'	Openflute	32
4'	Choralbass	32
4'	Nachthorn	32
2'	Hornlein	32
4R	Rauschbass 2-2/3'	128
32'	Basun	32
16'	Posaune	32
16'	Dulzian	32
8'	Trumpet	32
4'	Trumpet	32
Great Organ
16'	Principalbass	61
8'	Principal	61
8'	Gemshorn	61
8'	Rohrgedackt	61
4'	Octave	61
4'	Sptizflote	61
2-2/3'	Quinte	61
2'	Superoctave	61
1-3/5'	Terz	61
4R	Mixture 2'	244
3R	Scharf 1/2'	183
16'	Trumpetbass	61
8'	Trumpet	61
Swell Organ (Enclosed)
16'	Bourdon	61
8'	Gamba	61
8'	Gamba Celeste	61
8'	Rohrflote	61
4'	Geigen Principal	61
4'	Harmonic Flute	61
2'	Principal	61
1-1/3'	Quinte	61
4R	Mixture	244
3R	Cymbal 1/3'	183
16'	Fagott	61
8'	Trompette	61
8'	Oboe	61
4'	Clairon	61
	Tremolo
Positiv Organ
16'	Pommer	61
8'	Floten Principal	61
8'	Bourdon	61
8'	Quintadena	61
4'	Praestant	61
4'	Rohrpfeife	61
2-2/3'	Nazard	61
2'	Octave	61
2'	Blockflote	61
1-3/5'	Tierce	61
1-1/3'	Larigot	61
4R	Mixture 1-1/3'	98
8'	Trumpet	61
8'	Cromorne	61
	Tremolo
Solo Organ (Enclosed)
8'	Copula	61
4'	Koppelflote	61
2'	Doublette	61
1'	Principal	61
5R	Cornet TC	245
3R	Zimbel 1/4'	183
16'	Rankett	61
8'	Vox Humana	61
4'	Schalmey	61
	Tremolo
Couplers
	Great to Pedal	Reversible
	Swell to Pedal	Reversible
	Positiv to Pedal	Reversible
	Solo to Pedal
	Swell to Great
	Positiv to Great
	Solo to Great
	Swell to Positiv
Combinations, A-B Control
Generals	1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10	Piston & Toe Stud
Pedal	1-2-3-4-5-6	Toe Stud
Great	1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Swell	1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Positiv	1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Solo	1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Accessories
Electric Blower	AC/DC Rectifier	Full Organ Reversible - Toe Stud
Full Organ Indicator Light	Music Rack Light	Pedalboard Light
Swell Pedal	Solo Pedal	Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanism and Back
Wood Music Rack	General Cancel	Stop/Start Switch
Manual Keys- Plumwood	Sharp Keys- Palisanderwood	Stop Tablets- Cherrywood
On/Off in all Electric Coupler Assists[14]

All Souls Unitarian Church
Completed		1989
Location		New York, NY
Specifications
Job #2016
Key Action		Mechanical
Stop Action		Electropheumatic
Pedal Organ
16'	Principal	32
16'	Subbass	32
10-2/3'	Grossquinte	32
8'	Octave	32
8'	Flute	32
4'	Choralbass	32
4R	Rauschwerk 2-2/3'	128
16'	Posaune	32
8'	Trumpet	32
Great Organ
16'	Pommer	61
8'	Principal	61
8'	Gedackt	61
4'	Octave	61
4'	Spitzflote	61
2'	Superoctave	61
4R	Mixture 1-1/3'	244
3R	Scharf 2/3'	183
8'	Trumpet	61
Swell Organ
8'	Gamba	61
8'	Voix Celeste	56
8'	Rohrgedackt	61
4'	Geigen Principal	61
4'	Traverse Flute	61
2'	Octavin	61
1-1/3'	Larigot	61
4R	Plein Jeu 1'	244
16'	Dulzian	61
8'	Oboe	61
4'	Clarion	61
	Tremolo
Choir Organ
8'	Gemshorn	61
8'	Copula	61
4'	Praestant	61
4'	Rohrflote	61
2-2/3'	Nazard	61
2'	Doublette	61
1-3/5'	Tierce	61
3R	Fourniture 1/2'	183
16'	Vox Humana	61
8'	Cromorne	61
4'	Schalmey	61
	Tremolo
Couplers
	Great to Pedal	Reversible by Toe Stud
	Swell to Pedal	Reversible by Toe Stud
	Choir to Pedal	Reversible by Toe Stud
	Swell to Great
	Choir to Great
	Swell to Choir
Combinations A-B Control
Generals	1-2-3-4-5-6	Pistons & Toe Studs
Pedal	1-2-3-4-5-6	Toe Studs
Great	1-2-3-4-5-6	Pistons
Swell	1-2-3-4-5-6	Pistons
Choir	1-2-3-4-5-6	Pistons
Accessories
Blower	AC/DC Rectifier	Full Organ Indicator Light
Music Rack Light	Pedalboard Light	Swell Pedal
Choir Pedal	Full Organ Reversible- Toe Stud	Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanism
Transparent Music Rack	General Cancel	Stop/Start Switch
Manual Keys- Plumwood	Sharp Keys- Palisanderwood	Stop Tablets- Cherrywood
Glocken Zimbel with 12 Bells[15]

 

Christian Holtkamp, Current President of Holtkamp Organ Company

F. Christian (Chris) Holtkamp joined the shop in 1987 and became president of the Holtkamp Organ Company in 1995 following the retirement of his father.  From the beginning of his time at the shop Chris continued the development of tonal and visual design begun by Chick.  His visual designs are entirely contextual, always taking great pains to match the visual design of the organ to the room in which it is installed.  In tonal design his instruments contain the same ensemble voicing of Walter and Chick, but the internal balance of each instrument has changed to have a more even balance from treble to bass.  This results in an ensemble which is full, rich, and embracing, without being overbearing.  The shop currently builds electric slider, electropneumatic, and tracker actions.[1]

Notable Organs

Pilgrim Christian Church
Completed	1992
Location	Chardon,OH
Specifications
Job #2039
Key Action	Electric
Stop Action	Electropneumatic
Pedal Organ
16'	Subbass	32
8'	Octave	32
8'	Flute	12
4'	Superoctave	12
16'	Fagott	32
Great Organ
8'	Principal	61
8'	Gedackt	61
4'	Octave	61
2'	Doublette	61
IV	Mixture	244
8'	Trumpet	61
	Chimes
Swell Organ
8'	Gamba	61
8'	Voix Celeste	56
8'	Bourdon	61
4'	Koppelflote	61
2'	Principal	61
8'	Oboe	61
	Tremolo
	Swell to Swell 16'
	Swell Unison Off
Couplers
	Great to Pedal	Reversible by Toe Stud
	Swell to Pedal	Reversible by Toe Stud
	Swell to Great	16'
	Swell to Great
Combinations, 2 Levels of Memory
Generals	1-2-3-4	Piston & Toe Stud
Pedal	1-2-3-4	Toe Stud
Great	1-2-3-4	Piston
Swell	1-2-3-4	Piston
Accessories
Electric Blower	AC/DC Rectifier	Full Organ Reversible- Toe Stud
General Cancel	Music Rack Light	Pedalboard Light
Swell Pedal	Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanisim	Transparent Music Rack
Stop/Start Switch	Manual Natural Keys- Plumwood	Manual Sharp Keys- Palisanderwood
Pedal Natural Keys- Maple	Pedal Sharp Keys- Rosewood	Stop Tablets - Cherrywood[16]

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Completed		1999
Location		Aberdeen, SD
Specifications
Job #2073
Key Action		Electric Pulldown
Stop Action		Electric Solenoid
Unit Chests		Electropneumatic
Pedal Organ
	32'	Untersatz(1-12 Electronic)	0
1.	16'	Principal	32
	16'	Violone Bass	Great
2.	16'	Subbass	32
	16'	Hohlflute Bass	Swell
	16'	Quinadena Bass	Choir
3.	8'	Octave	32
	8'	Flute	12
	4'	Superoctave	12
4.	4'	Nachthorn	32
5.	IV	Rauschbass	128
	32'	Posaune Bass	12
6.	16'	Posaune	32
	8'	Octave Posaune	12
	8'	Festival Trumpet	Choir
Great Organ
7.	16'	Violone Bass	61
8.	8'	Principal	61
	8'	Violone	12
9.	8'	Harmonic Flute	61
10.	8'	Rohrflute	61
11.	4'	Octave	61
12.	4'	Openflute	61
13.	II	Superoctave	61
14.	2'	Super Octave	61
15.	V	Mixture	305
16.	8'	Trumpet	61
		Tremolo
	16'	Festival Trumpet	Choir
	8'	Festival Trumpet	Choir
Swell Organ
	16'	Hohlflute	12
17.	8'	Gamba	61
18.	8'	Voix Celeste	56
19.	8'	Hohlflute	61
20.	4'	Octave Geigen	61
21.	4'	Harmonic Flute	61
22.	2'	Piccolo	61
23.	1-1/3'	Larigot	61
24.	IV	Fourniture	244
25.	16'	Clarinet	61
26.	8'	Trompette	61
27.	8'	Oboe	61
		Tremolo
	8'	Festival Trumpet	Choir
Choir Organ (Prepared)
	16'	Festival Trumpet	0
28.	8'	Festival Trumpet	61
Couplers
Great to Pedal		8'	Reversible by Piston & Toe Stud
Swell to Pedal		8'	Reversible by Piston & Toe Stud
Choir to Pedal		8'	Reversible by Piston & Toe Stud
Swell to Great		8'
Choir to Great		8'
Swell to Choir		8'
Combinations
Generals		1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8	Piston & Toe Stud
Pedal		1-2-3-4-5-6	Toe Stud
Great		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Swell		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Choir		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Set			Piston
General Cancel			Piston
Full Organ Reversible			Piston & Toe Stud
Console Details
Holtkamp Stop Tab Console		Manual Natural Keys- Plumwood	Manual Sharp Keys- Palisander
Pedal Natural Keys- Maple		Pedal Sharp Keys- Rosewood	Stop Tabs- American Cherry
Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanism		Swell Expression Pedal	Choir Expression Pedal
Crescendo Pedal		Full Organ Indicator Light	Music Rack Light
Pedal Board Light		Console on Movable Dolley
Mechanical Electrical Details
Electrical Control System by SSL with 32 Levels of Memory, Keyed Start/Stop Switch Located on Console, Electric Blower, AC/DC Rectifiers[17]

John Knox Presbyterian Church
Completed		2000
Location		Greenville,SC
Specifications
Key Action		Electric Slider
Stop Action		Electric Solenoid
Unit Chests		Electropneumatic
Pedal Organ
	32'	Bourdon (Electronic 12 Tones)	0
1.	16'	Principal	32
	16'	Violone Bass	Great
2.	16'	Subbass	32
3.	8'	Octave	32
	8'	Flute	12
	4'	Super Octave	12
4.	16'	Posaune	32
	8'	Octave Posaune	12
	8'	Festival Trumpet	Great
		MIDI E
		MIDI F
Great Organ
	16'	Violone Bass	12
5.	8'	Principal	61
6.	8'	Violone	61
7.	8'	Harmonic Flute	61
8.	8'	Rohrflute	61
9.	4'	Octave	61
10.	4'	Openflute	61
11.	2'	Superoctave	61
12.	V	Mixture	305
13.	8'	Trumpet	61
		Tremolo
		Zimblestern
		Chimes
	16'	Festival Trumpet	0
14.	8'	Festival Trumpet	61
		MIDI C
		MIDI D
Swell Organ (Enclosed)
	16'	Bourdon Bass	12
15.	8'	Geigen Principal	61
16.	8'	Gamba	61
17.	8'	Voix Celeste	56
18.	8'	Bourdon	61
19.	4'	Octave Geigen	61
20.	4'	Traverse Flute	61
21.	2'	Piccolo	61
22.	V	Plein Jeu	305
23.	16'	Bassun	61
24.	8'	Trompette	61
25.	8'	Oboe	61
		Tremolo
		MIDI A
		MIDI B
Choir Organ (Enclosed)
26.	8'	Flute Principal	61
27.	8'	Flute D'Amour	61
28.	8'	Celeste D'Aeterna	56
29.	4'	Praestant	61
30.	4'	Nachthorn	61
31.	2-2/3'	Nazard	61
32.	2'	Doublette	61
33.	1-3/5'	Tierce	61
34.	IV	Scharf	244
35.	8'	Clarinet	61
		Tremolo
	16'	Festival Trumpet	Great
	8'	Festival Trumpet	Great
		MIDI G
		MIDI H
Couplers
Great to Pedal		Reversible by Toe Stud & Piston
Swell to Pedal		Reversible by Toe Stud & Piston
Choir to Pedal		Reversible by Toe Stud & Piston
Swell to Great
Choir to Great
Swell to Great
Choir to Pedal 4'
Combinations
Generals		1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10	Piston & Toe Stud
Pedal		1-2-3-4-5-6	Toe Stud
Great		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Swell		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Console Details
Electric Blower		AC/DC Rectifier	Start/Stop Switch
Full Organ Indicator Light		Full Organ Reversible- Toe Stud & Piston	General Cancel
Music Rack Light		Pedalboard Light	Crescendo Pedal
Swell Pedal		Choir Pedal	MIDI Pedal
Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanism		Manual Natural Keys- Plumwood	Manual Sharp Keys- Palisanderwood
Pedal Natural Keys- Rosewood		Pedal Sharp Keys- Rosewood	Console on Movable Dolly
Electrical Details
Electric Control System by Solid State Logic, Multi System with 25 Levels of Memory, MIDI In, Out, & Thru with Record/Playback Capability[18]

Cathedral of St. Louis King of France
Completed		2006
Location		New Orleans, LA
Specifications
Pedal Organ
	32'	Resultant
1.	16'	Contra Bass	32
	16'	Montre	Great
2.	16'	Soubasse	32
	16'	Bourdon	Swell
	16'	Quintaten	Pos.
	8'	Huitieme	12
	8'	Soubasse	12
	8'	Bourdon	Swell
	5-1/3'	Gross Quinte	7
3.	4'	Prestant	32
	4'	Soubasse	12
4.	4'	Cor de Nuit	32
	2'	Cor de Nuit	12
5.	IV	Grand Fourniture	128
6.	32'	Contra Bombarde	32
	16'	Bombarde	12
	16'	Trompette	Swell
	8'	Trompette	Swell
	4'	Clarion	Swell
	16'	Tuba Harmonique	Great
	8'	Tuba Harmonique	Great
	8'	Trompette-en-Chamade	Great
Great Organ
7.	16'	Montre	61
8.	8'	Montre I	61
9.	8'	Montre II	61
10.	8'	Flute Harmonic	61
11.	8'	Bourdon de Cambon	61
12.	4'	Octave	61
13.	4'	Flute en Fusee	61
14.	2-2/3'	Quint	61
15.	2'	Superoctave	61
16.	2'	Flute	61
17.	V	Grand Cornet TC	245
18.	IV	Mixture	305
19.	III	Fourniture	215
20.	16'	Tuba Harmonique	61
	8'	Tuba Harmonique	12
21.	8'	Trumpet	61
22.	8'	Trompette-en-Chamade	61
Recit Organ
23.	16'	Bourdon	61
24.	8'	Montre I	61
25.	8'	Montre II	45
26.	8'	Viola de Gamba	61
27.	8'	Viola Celeste	56
	8'	Bourdon	12
28.	4'	Octave Geigen	61
29.	4'	Flute Triangulaire	61
30.	2-2/3'	Nazard	61
31.	II	Cornet TC	98
32.	2'	Piccolo	61
33.	1-1/3'	Larigot	61
34.	IV	Plein Jeu	244
35.	III	Cymbal	183
36.	16'	Trompette	61
	8'	Trompette	12
37.	8'	Oboe	61
38.	4'	Clarion du Roi	61
		Tremulant
	16'	Recit to Recit
	4'	Recit to Recit
Positif Expressive
39.	16'	Quintaten	61
40.	8'	Montre	61
41.	8'	Viola Douce	61
42.	8'	Viola Celeste	49
43.	8'	Cor de Nuit	61
	8'	Quintaten	12
44.	4'	Prestant	61
45	4'	Flute a Cheminee	61
46.	2-2/3'	Nazard	61
47.	2'	Doublette	61
48.	2'	Quarte do Nazard	61
49.	1-3/5'	Tierce	61
50.	IV
51.	III-IV	Cymbal	215
52.	8'	Trumpet	61
53.	8'	Cromorne	61
		Tremulant
	16'	Tuba Harmonique	Great
	8'	Tuba Harmonique	Great
	8'	Trumpette-en-Chamade	Great
Couplers
		Great to Pedal	8'
		Great to Pedal	8' 4'
		Choir to Pedal	8'
		Swell to Great	16' 8'
		Choir to Great	16' 8'
		Swell to Choir	16' 8'
Reversibles
Great to Pedal		Toe Stud & Thumb Piston
Swell to Pedal		Toe Stud & Thumb Piston
Choir to Pedal		Toe Stud & Thumb Piston
Combinations
Generals		1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12	Piston & Toe Stud
Pedal		1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8	Toe Piston
Great		1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8	Piston
Swell		1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8	Piston
Choir		1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8	Piston
Accessories
Start/Stop Switch		Full Organ - Toe Stud & Piston	Full Organ Indicator Light
General Cancel		Swell Pedal	Choir Pedal
Crescendo Pedal		Music Rack Light	Pedalboard Light
Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanism & Backrest		Manual Natural Keys- Plumwood	Manual Sharp Keys- Palisanderwood
Pedal Natural Keys- Maple		Pedal Sharp Keys- Rosewood	Console on Internal Casters
Multiplex Capture System with 25 Layers of Memory[19]

St. Olaf College
Completed		2006
Location		Northfield, MN
Specifications
Pedal Organ
	32'	Violon Bass	Great
1.	32'	Bourdon Bass (1-12 Electronic)	56
2.	16'	Open Wood(1-12 Electronic)	97
3.	16'	Diapason	32
	16'	Violone	Great
	16'	Bourdon	32
	16'	Lieblichgedackt	Swell
	16'	Quintaton	Choir
	8'	Open Wood	12
4.	8'	Octave	32
	8'	Violone	Great
	8'	Nachthorn	12
	8'	Flute	12
5.	4'	Choralbass	32
6.	4'	Nachthorn	32
	2'	Nachthorn	12
7.	IV	Mixture 2-2/3'	128
	32'	Trombone Bass	12
8.	16'	Trombone	32
	16'	Bombarde	Bombarde
	16'	Bassoon	Swell
	16'	Clarinet	Choir
	8'	Tuba Harmonique	Bombarde
	8'	Bombarde	Bombarde
9.	8'	Trumpet	32
	8'	Bassoon	Swell
	4'	Bombarde	Bombarde
	4'	Trumpet	12
		Bombarde on Pedal
		MIDI A
Great Organ
10.	16'	Violone	61
11.	8'	Diapason	61
	8'	Violone	12
12.	8'	Dulciana	61
13.	8'	Harmonic Flute	61
14.	8'	Chimney Flute	61
15.	4'	Octave	61
16.	4'	Openflute	61
17.	2-2/3'	Quint	61
18.	2'	Fifteenth	61
19.	1-3/5'	Terz	61
20.	IV	Mixture 2'	244
	16'	Bombarde	Bombarde
	8'	Tuba Harmonique	Bombarde
	8'	Bombarde	Bombarde
21.	8'	Trumpet	61
		Tremulant
		Great 16'
		Great Unison Off
		Bombarde on Great
		MIDI B
Swell Organ
22.	16'	Lieblichgedackt	61
23.	8'	Geigen Diapason	61
24.	8'	Gamba	61
25.	8'	Vox Celeste	61
26.	8'	Hohlflute	61
	8'	Lieblichgedackt	12
27.	4'	Octave Geigen	61
28.	4'	Traverse Flute	61
29.	II	Cornet TC	98
30.	2'	Octavin	61
31.	II-III	Mixture Graves 2-2/3'	171
32.	IV	Plein Jeu 1'	244
33.	16'	Bassoon 1-12-1/2 Length	61
34.	8'	Trompette	61
35.	8'	Hautbois	61
36.	8'	Vox Humana	61
37.	4'	Clairon	61
		Tremulant
		Swell 16'
		Swell Unison Off
		Swell 4'
		Bombarde on Swell
		MIDI C
Choir Organ
38.	16'	Quintaton	61
39.	8'	Principal	61
40.	8'	Voce Humana F6	56
41.	8'	Bourdon	61
	8'	Quintaton	12
42.	8'	Erzahler	61
43.	8'	Erzahler Celeste	61
44.	4'	Octave	61
45.	4'	Rohrflute	61
46.	2-2/3'	Nazard	61
47.	2'	Principal	61
48.	2'	Nachthorn	61
49.	1-3/5'	Tierce	61
50.	1-1/3'	Larigot	61
51.	IV	Scharf 1-1/3'	244
52.	16'	Bass Clarinet	61
	8'	Tuba Harmonique	Bomb.
53.	8'	English Horn	61
	8'	Clarinet	12
		Tremulant
		Choir 16'
		Choir Unison Off
		Choir 4'
		Bombarde on Choir
		MIDI D
Bombarde Organ
	16'	Open Wood (From Pedal 16' Open Wood)	17
	8'	Open Diapason (From Pedal 16' Open Wood)	12
	8'	Nachthorn (From Pedal 8' Nachthorn)	5
	8'	Stopped Flute (From Pedal 16' Bourdon)	29
	4'	Open Diapason (From Pedal 16' Open Wood)	12
	4'	Nachthorn (From Pedal 8' Nachthorn)	12
	2'	Open Diapason (From Pedal 16' Open Wood)	12
	16'	Tuba Harmonique	0
54.	16'	Bombarde (W.P. 7")	61
	16'	Festival Trumpet	0
55.	8'	Tuba Harmonique (W.P. 20")	61
	8'	Festival Trumpet	Gallery
	8'	Bombarde	12
		Zimbelstern
		Vogelgesang
Gallery Organ
Pedal/Great Disposition
56.	16'	Principal	73
57.	16'	Gemshorn	97
58.	8'	Pommer	73
59.	4'	Octave	61
60.	IV	Mixture	244
61.	8'	Festival Trumpet	61
Pedal/Great Specification
Pedal Organ
	16'	Principal	#1
	16'	Gemshorn	#2
	8'	Octave	#1
	8'	Gemshorn	#2
	8'	Pommer	#3
	4'	Super Octave	#1
	16'	Bassoon/Oboe	Swell
	8'	Festival Trumpet	#6
Great Organ
	8'	Principal	#1
	8'	Gemshorn	#2
	8'	Pommer	#3
	4'	Octave	#4
	4'	Pommer	#3
	2'	Gemshorn	#2
	IV	Mixture	#5
	8'	Festival Trumpet	#6
Swell Organ
62.	8'	Rohrflute	61
63.	8'	Gamba	61
64.	8'	Voix Celeste	61
65.	4'	Spitzflute	61
66.	2'	Principal	61
	16'	Festival Trumpet	#6
67.	16'	Bassoon/Oboe	61
	8'	Festival Trumpet	#6
	8'	Bassoon/Oboe	12
		Tremulant
		Swell 4'
		Swell Unison Off
Couplers
Great to Pedal		8'	Reversible by Piston & Toe Lever
Swell to Pedal		8'	Reversible by Piston & Toe Lever
Swell to Pedal		4'
Choir to Pedal		8'	Reversible by Piston & Toe Lever
Choir to Pedal		4'
Gallery Great to Pedal		8'
Gallery Great to Pedal		4'
Gallery Swell to Pedal		8'
Gallery Swell to Pedal		4'
Swell to Great		16'
Swell to Great		8'	Reversible by Piston
Swell to Great		4'
Choir to Great		16'
Choir to Great		8'	Reversible by Piston
Choir to Great		4'
Gallery Swell to Great		8'
Gallery Swell to Great		4'
Choir to Swell		8'
Swell to Choir		16'
Swell to Choir		8'	Reversible by Piston
Swell to Choir		4'
All Swells to Swell
Gallery Swell/ MIDI Selector
Gallery Console Off (Not effected by home console cancel)
Consoles Independent (Not effected by home console cancel)
Combinations
Generals		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston & Toe Stud
		7-8-9-10-11-12	Piston & Toe Stud
		13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20	Piston
Pedal		1-2-3-4-5-6	Toe Stud
Great		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Swell		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Choir		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Bombarde		1-2-3-4	Piston
Gallery		1-2-3-4-5-6	Piston
Console Details
Custom Designed Three Manual English Console with Internal Casters		Manual Natural Keys- Ivory	Manual Sharp Keys- Ebony
Pedal Natural Keys- Maple		Pedal Sharp Keys- Rosewood	Drawknobs- Rosewood
Extra wide Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanisim		Transparent Music Rack	Music Rack Light from Above Music Rack
Coupler Rail Light in Music Rack Lip or from above Coupler Rail		Pedalboard Light	Cancel Swell Epression Pedal
Choir Expression Pedal		Gallery Swell/ MIDI Expression Pedal	Crescendo Pedal
Gallery Console Cancel- Piston		Next - Piston and Toe Stud	Previous- Piston
Full Organ Reversible - Piston and Toe Lever		Full Organ Indicator Light	Manual Transfer
Mechanical/ Electrical Details
Electrical Control System with 99 Levels of Memory, MIDI In, Out, And Thru with Playback
6 H.P. Slow Speed Electric Primary Organ Blower
3 H.P. Slow Speed High Pressure Blower
1 H.P. 20" Booster Blower
Swell and Choir motors to be two 8 Stage Wiffletrees
Four Solid State Rectifiers
Start/Stop switches wall mounted in accessible locations[20]

Hungars Episcopal Church
Completed		2013
Location		Machipongo, VA
Specifications
Pedal Organ
1.	16'	Bourdon	32
2.	8'	Violone	32
	8'	Octave Bourdon	12
	4'	Principal	12
	16'	Bassoon	Swell
Great Organ
3.	8'	Diapason	61
4.	8'	Rohrbourdon	61
5.	4'	Prestant	61
6.	2'	Fifteenth	61
		Great 16'
		Great Unison Off
		Great 4'
Swell Organ
7.	8'	Viola	61
8.	8'	Viola Celeste	49
9.	8'	Openflute	61
10.	4'	Harmonic Flute	61
11.	III	Cornet TC	147
12.	II-IV	Petite Plein Jeu	208
13.	16'	Bassoon	12
	8'	Bassoon	61
		Tremolo
		Swell 16'
		Swell Unison Off
		Swell 4'
Couplers
Great to Pedal		8'	Reversible by Toe Stud & Piston
Swell to Pedal		8'	Reversible by Toe Stud & Piston
Swell to Pedal		4'
Swell to Great		16'
Swell to Great		8'
Swell to Great		4'
Combinations
Generals		1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10	Piston & Toe Stud
Set			Piston
General Cancel			Piston
Full Organ Reversible			Piston & Toe Stud
Console Details
Terraced Drawknob Console		Manual Natural Keys: Bone	Manual Sharp Keys: Ebony
Pedal Natural Keys: Maple		Pedal Sharp Keys: Ebony	Drawknobs: Macassar Ebony
Organ Bench with Adjusting Crank Mechanism		Music Rack Light	Pedalboard Light
Swell Expression Pedal		Crescendo Pedal
Mechanical/ Electrical Details
Compass: Manuals 61 Notes, Pedals 32 Notes
Key Action: Electric Slider
Stop Action: Electric Solenoid
Unit Chests: Electropneumatic
SSoS Combination Action and Relay with 10 Levels of Memory
1 H.P. Blower
16 Stage Peterson Swell Expression Motor
Keyed Start/ Stop Switch Located on Console[21]

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