Opus 136

Built in 1892 in downtown Charlotte, St. Peter’s was renovated prior to the arrival of the organ to enhance the acoustics and mechanical systems while maintaining the charm and feel of the historic building. The new organ is a 35 stop, three-manual and pedal instrument with 2,588 pipes on a low dais at the rear of the church.

The organ design was created to harmonize with the Victorian Gothic and Romanesque detailing of the church which features polychrome ornamentation and a grand barrel vault. The double-layered center section of the organ mirrors the vault and provides a line of sight to the rose window over five pipe groupings bookended by pipe towers holding the six largest pipes of the wooden 16’ Principal, a motif shared with a number of other Fisk instruments dating back to Opus 54.

A 3.5 horsepower blower producing over 1200 cubic feet per minute supplies the wind required for the organ. The manual divisions are voiced on 3 inches water column and the Pedal on 4 1/4 inches.