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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 933 (1951)

Ottawa Street Methodist Church
Cass & Ottawa Streets
Joliet, IL

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
32 stops
45 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2005-11-24 - Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005. -Database Manager

2009-06-13 - Updated through online information from Richard Siegel. -- Congregation moved and sold the facility to a local Historical Society. Building was completely renovated, the console cables were severed and console moved to a 2nd floor position for display purposes. Pipes were later sold off to individuals unknown to this writer. -Database Manager

2012-09-28 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The organ had an "electronic Echo organ;" the congregation merged into Grace United Methodist Church in January 1996. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> May 1950 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Joliet, Illinois
       Ottawa Street Methodist Church

       Reuter   Op. 933   1951   3/37
       _________________________________________________

       GREAT                          CHOIR
    8' Open Diapason     73       16' Double Dulciana 73
    8' Melodia           73        8' Open Diapason   73
    8' Gamba             73        8' Concert Flute   73
    8' Gemshorn          73        8' Dulciana        73
    4' Octave            73        8' Unda Maris      61
    4' Flute Harmonique  73        4' Flute d'Amour   73
  III  Mixture          183    2 2/3' Nazard          61
       Tremolo                     2' Piccolo         61
       Sub                     1 3/5' Tierce          61
       Unison Off                  8' Clarinet        73
       Super                          Tremolo
       Chimes                         Sub
                                      Unison Off
       SWELL                          Super
   16' Gedeckt           73           Harp            44
    8' Open Diapason     73
    8' Stopped Flute     12           PEDAL
    8' Gamba             73       16' Open Diapason   32
    8' Voix Celeste      61       16' Bourdon         32
    8' Flauto Dolce      73       16' Gedeckt         SW
    8' Flute Celeste     61       16' Dulciana        CH
    4' Octave            73        8' Octave          12
    4' Flute             12        8' Flute           12
2 2/3' Nazard            61        8' Cello           GT
    2' Flautino          --        8' Flauto Dolce    SW
  III  Mixture          183        4' Flute           SW
   16' Fagotto           73       16' Fagotto         SW
    8' Trompette         73        8' Fagotto         SW
    8' Fagotto           12
    8' Vox Humana        61
    4' Clarion           73
       Tremolo     
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Super

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield September 23, 2012]

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