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Henry Pilcher's Sons (1891)

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

Images

Unknown - Church exterior (From a church history published in the 1940's; courtesy of James R. Stettner (1939)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Nave interior showing organ facade front, right (From a church history published in the 1940's, courtesy of James R. Stettner (1939)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

• 2 manuals
• 7 stops

Keydesk

• Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
• Console position: Keydesk Attached
• 2 manuals
• 8 stops
• 7 registers
• 3 divisions
• Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
• Stop action Type: Mechanical
• Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
• Manual compass: 61 notes
• Pedal Type: Flat Straight
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
• Combination action: None

Notes

2005-04-07 - Identified through information in the list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager

2010-05-29 - Relocated to residence before 1996. Later to church in Olympia. -Database Manager

2024-04-06 - Updated through online information from Dennis Northway: The organ is now in St. Christopher's Episcopal/Lutheran Church in Olympia, WA. We visited it and played it on the Olympia AGO June 2023 organ crawl. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

[Bellows] Signal. Horizontal Wind Indicator (not currently connected). See Documents tab for formatted stoplist by drawknob layout. Source: POD typed stoplists

Great [Labial] Oboe 4 (Originally 8’ Dulciana), Open Diapason 8, Gemshorn 4

Swell Keraulophon 8 (1-12 common bass with Stop.d Diapason), Stopped Diapason 8, Flute Harmonique 4, Tremolo

Pedal Bourdon 16

Swell to Great 4, Swell to Great 8, Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 8

Documents

• (2005-04-05) Pilcher Organs Summary of Pilcher Sources by Soosie Schmitt -Database Manager
• Formatted stoplist, by drawknob layout -Paul R. Marchesano

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

• #488 - Henry Pilcher's Sons (1891)
• #46756 - Dana Hull (2000ca.)

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