San Andrés Nuxiño
Region: Mixteca Alta
Church construction date: late 18th century (bells 1809, 1827)
Organ construction date: ca. 1720 - 1740
Organ builder: unknown
Last played: unknown
Organ classification: 2´ table organ (processional)
Tonal base: 4´ stopped flute (bardón)
Pitch: unknown
Case measurements: height 0.95 m, height with crest 1.24 m, width 1.04 m, depth 0.42 m, height from floor including table 1.87
Keyboard: missing, but it had 45 notes with a short octave, registers divided c'/c#'
Bellows: two wedge bellows on a table behind the organ
Similar organs: Tlazoyaltepec (1724), Coixtlahuaca, Tamazulapan, Cholula, Ixtaltepec (1730)
The organ of San Andrés Nuxiño is one of a group of six 2´ table organs that are nearly identical in construction. Its case painting is the most rustic of the group and may have been painted locally. The bellows were repaired in the 20th century, so this organ was used more recently than any of the others (apart from the restored organ in Tamazulapan). The church seems not to be as old as the organ, so it may have been bought from another church. Local people remember hearing it when it was on the floor of the church. It is currently located in a very narrow new choir loft.
SPECIFICATIONS (proposed)
Left hand: 21 notes C-c' with a short octave
1. Docena 2/3´- Quincena 1/2´ *
2. Octava 1´
3. Flautado 2´
4. Tambor
5. Bardón 4´
*breaks back, repeats previous octave
Right hand: 24 notes c#'-c'''
1. Docena 2/3´- Quincena 1/2´*
2. Octava 2° 1´- Flautado 2´*
3. Flautado 2´
4. Pajaritos
5. Bardón 4´
*breaks back, repeats previous octave