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The Morettini organ of the church of San Agustín de Santiago
The organ of the Church of Saint Augustine was commissioned by the Augustinian fathers from Angelo Morettini, from Perugia, Italy in the 1870s, this being the most important instrument that left his workshop. The author refers to the circumstances of its construction and the coverage it received in the local press, to its transfer and assembly in Chile, to the original characteristics of the instrument and the modifications that were made following its remodeling in the 1920s. This instrument, one of the six organs of three more... |
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existing manual keyboards in Santiago, brings together elements of double origin: of the originally installed Italian organ, made by Morettini from Perugia, and of those that Oreste Carlini added, increasing the number of keyboards and registers. It is among the few instruments that in our country exceed thirty registers. The full article is very interesting, and can be found at 
The Morettini organ of the church of San Agustín de Santiago
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Builder ....
Angelo Morettini, Perusa (Italia)
Built ....
1877
City ....
Santiago
Location ....
Iglesia de San Agustín
Obispo Villarroel N°170 Santiago de Chile
Fono:638 0978
Photograph ....
Bernd Rudloff, Diego Peña Blamey
Rebuilt ....
Oreste Carlini, 1920?
Restauration ....
Dr Luis González y sus hermanos, 1985, 1999
Information ....
Carlos Lauterbach,
(I) Gran Órgano (61 Keys)
1 -
Principale Bourdone
16'
2 -
Montre
8'
3 -
Flauto Armónico
8'
4 -
Bourdone
8'
5 -
Gamba
8'
6 -
Presant
4'
7 -
Quinte
2 2/3'
8 -
Doublette
2'
9 -
Plein Jeu
2' (III-V)
10 -
Basson
16'
11 -
Trompette
8'
(II) Positivo (61 Keys)
1 -
Flauta Armónica
8'
2 -
Bordone
8'
3 -
Principal
4'
4 -
Dulciana
4'
5 -
Ottavino
2'
6 -
Cor Anglais
8'
(III) Recitativo expresivo (61 Keys)
1 -
Principal Violone
8'
2 -
Cor de Nuit
8'
3 -
Viole de Gambe
8'
4 -
Vox Céleste
8'
5 -
Flauta Ottaviante
4'
6 -
Trompette
8'
7 -
Basson et Hautbois
8'
8 -
Voix Hummeine
8'
(P) Pedal (27 Keys)
1 -
Contrabass
16'
2 -
Subbass
16'
3 -
Violon
8'
4 -
Flauta
8'
5 -
Bombarde
16'
Couplers:
I - P
II - P
III - P
III - I
III - II
II - I
P Super - P
I - II
II Sub - I
I Super - I
II Sub - II
III Super - III