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Steere & Turner [John S. Steere] Opus 77 (1874)

First Congregational Church
Chicago, IL

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
49 stops
48 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Manual compass: 58 notes
Pedal compass: 27 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight

Notes

2004-10-30 - Burned in 1910 with the 2nd building of this congregation. The congregation then merged with Union Park Congregational and became New First Congregational Church in the Union Park building. -Database Manager

2015-07-24 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from Jim Lewis. Source: Stop list included in an article from Chicago Daily Tribune February 15, 1874 2017-02-16

Chicago, IL
First Congregational

Organ by Steere & Turner [John S. Steere]

Compass: 58/27

I Great:
16  Open Diapason
16  Quintaton
8   Open Diapason
8   Gamba
8   Rohrflöte
8   Doppelflöte
4   Octave
4   Flute Harmonique
2 2/3  Twelfth
2   Fifteenth
    Mixture  IV
    Cymbal   IV
8   Trumpet
4   Clarion

II Swell:
16  Bourdon Bass   ]
16  Bourdon Treble ]
8   Open Diapason
8   Salicional
8   Dolce
8   Stopped Diapason
8   Quintadena
4   Octave
4   Violina
4   Flauto Traverso
2   Flautino
    Mixture   III
16  Contra Fagotto
8   Cornopean
8   Oboe
8   Vox Humana
    Tremulant

III Solo:
8   Geigen Principal
8   Dulciana
8   Melodia
8   Stopped Diapason
4   Fugara
4   Flute d'Amour
2   Piccolo
8   Clarionet
    Tremulant

Pedale:
32  Contra Bourdon
16  Open Diapason
16  Bell Gamba
16  Violone
16  Bourdon
8   Violoncello
8   Doppelflöte
4   Flute
16  Trombone
8   Fagotto

Great to Pedale
Swell to Pedale
Solo to Pedale
Swell to Great
Solo to Great
Swell to Solo

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