2014-05-10 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2019-01-09 - Church interior (Photograph by Victoria Crossroads AGO, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2005-04-07 - Identified through information in Vol VI of the Pilcher factory ledgers and a list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager
2005-04-07 - Original price: $3975 -Database Manager
2021-06-25 - From the organ page of the church website: Remnants of [the Pilcher] are a chest of 16’ Bourdon pipes and a gold painted façade with 21 speaking pipes. In 1967 the organ from the original location of Trinity Episcopal Church in Victoria was being replaced. Their 1949 Kilgen #7413 was then installed here at Grace in place of most of the Pilcher previously mentioned, bringing the organ to 7.5 ranks. In 1984 a new blower, a 4’ Octave and 3-rank Mixture from Organ Supply were added. Franklin Pipe Organs assumed the service and care of the organ in 1987 and in 2002 rebuilt the main Kilgen chest with new playing action. In 2007 FPO added a new Ahlborn-Galanti AG2100 console, with its digital-pipe samples, along with a new digital relay to drive all the existing pipes. A Moeller 8’ Trumpet from the UMC Student Chapel at Texas A&M was added by swapping out certain whole ranks. Adding several other missing octaves, the end result was to make all of the stops on the Great “real”. The Swell shades and organ casework installed in 1967 were removed and an earlier panel facing the Altar area was opened up to better distribute the sound of the pipes into the whole church. Wind pressures were increased, articulation tweaked, and chiff on flutes was maximized to give the organ a crisp resounding presence in this historic wooden church. -Jeff Scofield
Source: Taken from the factory ledger, via the OHS Archives
Cuero, Texas
Grace Episcopel Church
Pilcher Op. 1086 1921 2/9
GREAT
8' Open Diapason 61
8' Melodia 61
8' Dulciana 61
Super
SWELL
8' Viola Diapason 61
8' Stopped Diapason 61
8' Salicional 61
8' Aeoline 61
4' Flute Harmonic 61
Tremolo
PEDAL
16' Bourdon 30
16' Contra Flute SW 12
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