Unknown - Organ case in chancel, ca. 1940. (Photograph by Unknown church parishioner/Database Manager)
2005-12-05 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from console, September 1983 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Evanston, Illinois Emmanuel Methodist Church Frank Roosevelt, Opus 522, 1892 Great Organ, Expressive in own swell box, except for unenclosed 8' Open Diapason), Manual I 8' Open Diapason 58(61) pipes, CC = 6 1/2\" 8' Doppel Flote 58 (61) pipes, CC = 3 3/4\" x 4 11/16\" 8' Dolce 58 (61) pipes, CC - 3 1/4\" 4' Octave 58 (61) pipes, CC = 3 3/4\", pipes marked \"Gemshorn\" Chimes Great to Great 16 Unison Off Great to Great 4 Swell to Great 16 Swell to Great 8 Swell to Great 4 Swell Organ, Expressive in own swell box, Manual II 16' Bourdon 58 (61) pipes 8' Violin Diapasn, 58 (61) pipes, CC = 5\" 8' Stopped Diapason 58 (61) pipes 8' Quintadena 58 (61) pipes 8' Salicional 58 (61) pipes 4' Flute Harmonique 58 (61) pipes III Dolce Cornet 174 pipes (12,15,17) 8' Oboe 58 (61) pipes, CC = 3 1/4\" Tremulant Swell to Swell 16 Unison Off Swell to Swell 4 Pedal Organ, Unenclosed 16' Bourdon 27 (44) pipes 8' Violon-Cello 27 (44) pipes, CC = 4 3/4\" Pedal to Pedal 4 Great to Pedal 8 Great to Pedal 4 Swell to Pedal 8 Swell to Pedal 4 Unison Off Pistons 5 Great adjustable thumb pistons 5 Swell adjustable thumb pistons 4 Pedal adjustable toe pistons 8 General adjustable thumb pistons (5-8 duplicated by toe pistons) General Cancel thumb piston Swell to Great 8 reversible thumb piston Swell to Pedal 8 reversible thumb and toe pistons Great to Pedal 8 reversible thumb and toe pistons Tutti reversible thumb and toe pistons Balanced Great and Swell expression pedals, with indicators Balanced Crescendo Pedal, with indicator Chimes volume control New Austin console (as given above) in 1965, installed by Emanuel Semerad of Em. Semerad and Son, Chicago (Austin rep), retaining Roosevelt windchests, but adapting primary action. Cardboard tubes (connecting keys to windchests for tubular pneumatic action, and Roosevelt key desk were removed. Pipework remained untouched, but treble extensions (3 notes on manuals, 17 notes on pedals) were added, on new extension chests. Chimes were added, and old electric blower was replaced with a new Spencer Orgoblo. I was organist and choirmaster of the church 1973-1974. [Received from Rick Erickson 2011-01-14.]
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