2008-12-20 - Identified through information published in John Ferguson's <i>Walter Holtkamp: American Organ Builder</i> (DMA treatise, Eastman School of Music, 1976). Although neither Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling nor their successor Holtkamp Organ Co. assigned Opus numbers to their instruments, this organ was identified in factory documents as Job number 1619. That number appears here as the Opus number of this instrument. -Database Manager
2016-06-05 - Updated through online information from Jim Thompson. <br>Cross-reference to OHS Database ID 22076 Maryville College Wilson Chapel (Tennessee) notes that the Maryville Holtkamp Job 1673 was a rebuild of Holtkamp Job 1619 for First Unitarian Church, Cleveland, Ohio.<br><br>First Unitarian eventually moved in the mid-1950s from their 82nd and Euclid location to Shaker Heights (noted in the church's history page). [Cross reference OHS Database ID 37237 for First Unitarian, Shaker Heights Holtkamp Job 1741 (1960).http://www.firstunitariancleveland.org/pages/music-programs.htm ] -Database Manager
2016-06-05 - Updated through online information from Jim Thompson. <br>Cross-reference to OHS Database ID 22076 Maryville College Wilson Chapel (Tennessee) notes that the Maryville Holtkamp Job 1673 was a rebuild of Holtkamp Job 1619 for First Unitarian Church, Cleveland, Ohio.<br><br>First Unitarian eventually moved in the mid-1950s from their 82nd and Euclid location to Shaker Heights (noted in the church's history page). [Cross reference OHS Database ID 37237 for First Unitarian, Shaker Heights Holtkamp Job 1741 (1960).http://www.firstunitariancleveland.org/pages/music-programs.htm ] -Database Manager
2019-02-10 - From the March 1944 issue of THE DIAPASON: The Swell and Pedal are placed within the tower; the Great stops are in the opening of the arch; the Ruckpositiv is placed in the front center of the choir gallery; The swell division is enclosed; the Chimes are enclosed separately, with additional space provided for future additions to the instrument. -Database Manager
2021-10-22 - First Unitarian Church of Cleveland and Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland have reunified to form a new congregation. The new congregation, UUCC, is located at 21600 Shaker Blvd in Shaker Heights, Ohio. -- Jan 2019 UUA Blog post -Paul R. Marchesano
Source: Stoplist copied from The Diapason, March 1944 March 1944
Cleveland, Ohio
First Unitarian Church
Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling Job 1590 1935
Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling Job 1619 1943
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GREAT RÜCKPOSITIV
16' Quintadena 61 8' Copula 61
8' Principal 61 4' Principal 61
8' Flute 61 4' Rohrflöte 61
8' Quintaton 61 2 2/3' Nazard 61
4' Octave 61 2' Doublette 61
4' Nachthorn 61 1 3/5' Tierce 61
2 2/3' Quinte 61 IV Cymbal 201
2' Superoctave 61
IV Fourniture 244 PEDAL
8' Cromorne 61
Chimes 16' Contrabass 32
16' Subbass 32
SWELL 16' Quintadena GT
8' Octave 32
8' Gedeckt 61 8' Flauto Dolce 32
8' Viola 61 5 1/3' Quinte 32
8' Vox Celeste 49 4' Choralbass 32
8' Aeoline 61 2' Octave 32
4' Geigen 61 II Terzian 64
4' Bourdon 61 16' Posaune 32
2' Flautino 61 8' Trumpet 32
III Cornet 183 Chimes GT
IV Plein Jeu 244
8' Fagotto 61
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