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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1319 (1926)

Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church
Chicago, IL

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Unknown - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

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2005-04-06 - Identified through information in Volume VI p. 253 of the Pilcher factory ledger and the list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager

2005-04-06 - Original price: $11,900 (Ledger index) -Database Manager

2007-02-09 - Updated through on-line information from Martin Hill. -- Extant but in very poor condition, only barely playable. -Database Manager

2011-01-10 - Updated through on-line information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager


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From The Stopt Diapason Winter 2007/2008 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL
1926 Henry Pilcher's Sons opus 1319

Great (Manual II, enclosed with Choir):
8' Open Diapason (metal, 73 pipes)
8' Gross Flute (wood, 85 pipes)
8' Gamba (from Choir, 8' Gamba)
8' Dulciana (from Choir, 8' Dulciana)
8' Clarabella (from Choir, 8' Clarabella)
4' Octave (extension, 8' Open Diapason)
4' Flute d'Amour (from Choir, 4' Flute d'Amour)
8' French Horn (from Choir, 8' French Horn)
Tremolo
Great to Great 16'
Great Unison Off
Great Seperation
Great to Great 4'
Swell to Great 16'
Swell to Great 8'
Swell to Great 4'
Choir to Great 16'
Choir to Great 8'
Choir to Great 4'
Echo to Great 8'

Swell (Manual III, enclosed):
16' Bourdon (wood and metal, 97 pipes)
8' Diapason Phonon (metal, 73 pipes)
8' Stopped Diapason (extension, 16' Bourdon)
8' Salicional (metal, 73 pipes)
8' Vox Celeste (from tenor C, metal, 61 pipes)
8' Aeoline (metal, 73 pipes)
4' Flute (extension, 16' Bourdon)
2-2/3' Quint (extension, 16' Bourdon)
2' Flautina (extension, 16' Bourdon)
8' Cornopean (metal, 73 pipes)
8' Oboe (metal, 73 pipes)
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'

Choir (Manual I, enclosed with Great):
8' English Diapason (metal, 73 pipes)
8' Clarabella (wood, 73 pipes)
8' Dulciana (metal, 73 pipes)
8' Gamba (metal, 85 pipes)
4' Flute d'Amour (wood and metal, 73 pipes)
8' French Horn (metal, 73 pipes)
Tremolo
Choir to Choir 16'
Choir Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4'
Swell to Choir 16'
Swell to Choir 8'
Swell to Choir 4'

Echo (Manual I, enclosed):
8' Cor de Nuit (wood, 73 pipes)
8' Viol d'Orchestre (metal, 73 pipes)
8' Viol Celeste (from tenor C, metal, 61 pipes)
8' Vox Humana (metal, 73 pipes)
Tremolo
Cathedral Chimes (Deagen Class A, 20 tubes)
Harp (prepared)
Echo to Echo 16'
Echo Unison Off
Echo to Echo 4'

Pedal:
16' Open Diapason (extension, Great, 8' Gross Flute)
16' Bourdon (wood, 44 pipes)
16' Lieblich Gedackt (from Swell, 16' Bourdon)
16' Contra Viol (extension, Choir, 8' Gamba)
8' Dolce Flute (extension, 16' Bourdon)
8' Gedeckt (from Swell, 16' Bourdon)
Great to Pedal 8'
Swell to Pedal 8'
Swell to Pedal 4'
Choir to Pedal 8'
Echo to Pedal 8'

[Received from Connor Annable 2011-08-27.]

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