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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1843 (1938)

First Methodist Church
219 East 4th Street
Bloomington, IN

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
14 stops
28 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2005-04-06 - Identified through information in Volume VII p. 140 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: $925, $5500. Cancelled by First Baptist, Ft. Valley, GA. Photo Archives 4162. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Specification from Pilcher Ledger Book at OHS Archives, courtesy Bynum Petty Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Bloomington, Indiana
First Methodist Church

Henry Pilcher's Sons   Opus 1843   1938   3 manuals, 28 registers, 14 stops, 14 ranks
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          GREAT ORGAN (enc. with CH)             COUPLERS
       8' Open Diapason              73          Great to Pedal      8
       8' String Diapason            CH          Swell to Pedal      8
       8' Flute Harmonic             73          Choir to Pedal      8
       8' Dulciana                   73          Swell to Great  16  8  4
       4' Octave                     73          Choir to Great  16  8  4
          Chimes                                 Swell to Choir  16  8  4
                                                 Great to Great  16 UO  4
          SWELL ORGAN                            Swell to Swell  16 UO  4
      16' Bourdon                    97          Choir to Choir  16 UO  4
       8' English Diapason           73
       8' Echo Salicional            73          COMBINATIONS
       8' Stopped Diapason (fr. 16') --          Great Organ     1-2-3
       8' Viol d'Orchestra           73          Swell Organ     1-2-3-4
       8' Viol Celeste (TC)          61          Choir Organ     1-2-3
       4' Flute (fr. Bdn.)           --          Pedal Organ     1-2-3
   2 2/3' Nazard (fr. Bdn.)          --
       2' Piccolo (fr. Bdn.)         --          PEDAL MOVEMENTS & ACCESSORIES
       8' Oboe                       73          Great to Pedal (Reversible)
          Tremolo                                Balanced Swell Expression Pedal
                                                 Balanced Gt. & Ch. Exp. Pedal
          CHOIR ORGAN                            Balanced Crescendo Pedal
       8' String Diapason            73          Sforzando Pedal
       8' Melodia                    73          Sforzando Indicator (light signal)
       8' Dulciana                   GT          Crescendo Indicator (light signal)
       4' Harmonic Flute (fr. Mel.)  --          Wind Indicator (light signal)
       8' Clarinet                   73          Blower Silencer
          Tremolo                                Organist's Bench
          Harp
                                                 Electric Blower, Motor & Generator
          PEDAL ORGAN
      16' Sub Bass                   44          Price: $5,500.00
      16' Lieblich Gedeckt           SW          Harp & Chimes added: $925.00
       8' Flute (fr. Sub Bass)       --          Total: $6,425.00
       8' Dolce                      SW


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2015-12-12]

Documents

(2005-04-05) Pilcher Organs Summary of Pilcher Sources by Soosie Schmitt -Database Manager

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