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James Gruber (Gruber Pipe Organs, Inc.)

Lake Street Baptist Church / First Baptist Church
607 Lake Street
Evanston, IL

OHS convention: 2012

Images


2006-07-09 - Church exterior (Photograph by Ken Stein, photographybystein.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2006-07-09 - Console (Photograph by Ken Stein, photographybystein.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2006-07-09 - Church interior (Photograph by Ken Stein, photographybystein.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Notes

2005-12-05 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Rebuilding and tonal changes to the existing three-manual W. W. Kimball organ. -Database Manager

2009-05-15 - Updated through information posted to PipeChat by Steven Folkers May 15, 2009. -- There is a great deal of unification and duplexing, deriving 50 registers from 29 ranks. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist from Steve Folkers Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

It is Kimball number 7052, installed 1929.  
Significant  tonal alterations were made by William H. Barnes, organist ca. 1929 - 1953.   

GREAT -- enclosed. 7 1/2".  Bass offsets 10"
1. Double Principal 16  (ext. # 2)
2. Principal 8  73 pipes
3. Gedeckt 8  73 pipes
4. Gemshorn 8  73 pipes
5. Oktav 4  (from # 2)
6. Gedeckt 4  (from # 3)
7. Rohrnasat 2 2/3  73 pipes
8. Oktav 2  61 pipes
9. Mixture III  227 pipes
10. Trompette 8  73 pipes
Tremolo
Chimes
Great 16, UO, 4
Swell 16, 8, 4
Choir 16, 8, 4
10 stops, 7 registers, 10 ranks, 665 pipes

SWELL -- enclosed, 7 1/2"
11. Bourdon Doux 16  12 pipes (ext. # 13)
12. Principal 8  73 pipes
13. Flute a Cheminee  73 pipes
14.  Viole de Gambe 8  73 pipes
15. Voix Celeste 8  61 pipes (from tenor C)
16. Flute Celeste II 8  134 pipes
17. Prestant 4  73 pipes
18. Flute a Cheminee 4  (from # 13)
19. Nazard 2 2/3  (from # 13)
20. Quarte de Nazard 2  (12 pipes, ext. # 13)
21.  Plein Jeu III  183 pipes
22. Contra Fagotto 16  73 pipes
23. Trumpet 8  73 pipes
24. Clarion 4  73 pipes
25. Cor Anglais 8  73 pipes
26. Voix Humaine 8  (61 pipes in separate enclosure)
Tremolo
Sell 16, UO, 4
16 stops, 12 registers, 15 ranks, 1,047 pipes

CHOIR -- enclosed with Great, 7 1/2"
27. Principal 8  (from # 2)
28. Gedeckt 8  (from # 3)
29. Spitzprincipal 4  73 pipes
30. Gedeckt 4  (from # 3)
31. Rohrnasat 2 2/3  (from # 7)
32. Blockflote 2  (12 pipes, ext. # 3)
33. Terz 1 3/5  (61 pipes from tenor C)
34. Larigot 1 1/3  (from # 7)
35. Octav Quinte 2/3'  (12 pipes, ext. # 7)
36. Rohrschalmei 8  73 pipes
37. Clarinet 8  73 pipes
Tremolo
Choir 16, UO, 4
Swell 16, 8, 4
11 stops, 4 registers, 4 ranks, 304 pipes

PEDAL -- enclosed with Great, 10"
38. Acoustic Bass 32  (from # 40)
39. Contra Bourdon 32  (5 pipes, ext. # 3, GGGG - BBBB in Swell, 7  1/2")
40. Principal 16  (32 pipes, 33 - 44 no longer used)
41. Second Principal 16  (from # 2)
42. Bordun 16  (from # 13)
43. Bourdon Doux  (from # 13)
44. Octav 8  (from # 2)
45. Flauto Dolce  (from # 13)
46. Oktav 4  (from # 2)
47. Mixtur III  (from # 9)
48.  Contra Fagotto (from # 22)
49. Posaune 16 (12 pipes, ext. # 10)
50. Trompete 8  (from # 10)
Swell 8, 4
Great 8, 4
Choir 8, 4
13 stops, 1 register, 1 rank, 49 pipes

[Posted to PipeChat May 15, 2009.]

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