Unitarian Society of Germantown
6511 Lincoln Drive
Germantown
Philadelphia, PA
Images
2019 - Building (Photograph by Playing and Preserving, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)
2019 - Console (Photograph by Playing and Preserving, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)
2019 - Facade detail (Photograph by Playing and Preserving, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)
2019 - Room (Photograph by Playing and Preserving, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)
2019 - Pipework (Photograph by Playing and Preserving, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)
2019 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Playing and Preserving, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)
1964 - Console, case, interior pipework (Photos at time of original installation found inside organ. Scanned Oct 2018, courtesy of Paul Marchesano/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Detached Keydesk (Mechanical Action)
- 3 manuals
- 40 stops
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Sliding Stop Controls/Levers
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Combination action: Freie Kombinationen
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has combination trundles
Notes
2004-10-30 - 6 gen. combinations. -Database Manager
2016-08-28 - Updated through online information from Paul Marchesano.
Organ visited Aug 2, 2016. Organ is playable, numerous pneumatic slider motors are blown and need releathering, not functioning. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist taken from the console August 2, 2016 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Unitarian Society of Germantown
Rieger Orgelbau, 1964
HAUPTWERK (Man II, 61 notes)
Spitzgedeckt 16'
Principal 8'
Spitzflöte 8'
Octave 4'
Nasat 2-2/3'
Schwegel 2'
Mixtur VI 1-1/3'
Trompete 8'
Clairon 4'
BRUSTWERK (Man III, 61 notes)
Salicional 8'
Rohrflöte 8'
Principal 4'
Sesquialter 2-2/3' + 1-3/5'
Gemshorn 2'
Quint 1-1/3'
Scharff IV 1'
Musette 16'
Rankett 8'
Tremulant
RüCKPOSITIV (Man I, 61 notes)
Quintade 8'
Holzgedeckt 8'
Holzprincipal 4'
Rohrflöte 4'
Principal 2'
Obertöne 2' + 1-1/3' + 8/9' + 16/27'
Terzsepta 1-3/5' + 8/15'
Sifflet 1'
Cymbel III 1/3'
Bärpfeife 16'
Krummhorn 8'
Tremulant
PEDAL (32 notes)
Principalbass 16'
Subbass 16'
Octave 8'
Spillflöte 8'
Superoctave 4'
Nachthorn 2'
Rauschpfeife III 2'
Fagott 16'
Posaune 8'
Schalmei 4'
COUPLERS (Manual pull bars and foot levers)
I/P
II/P
III/P
I/II
III/II
All off foot lever
6 Combination presets: A through F
[Received from Paul Marchesano 2016-08-05.]
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