Lutheran Theological Seminary: Church of the Abiding Presence (Chapel)
61 Seminary Ridge
Gettysburg, PA
Images
1998 - Main organ, Opus 84, with Opus 110 in Ruckpositiv position. (Photograph from an archival source: Builder's website, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
Unknown - Chancel and Organ Case (Photo from Builder's Promotional Booklet in the collection of James R. Stettner (ca. 1981)/Database Manager)
2024 - Facade (Stephen Regec for Piping Up from Pedal to Pipe/Stephen Regec)
2024 - Festival Trumpets and Star Zimbelstern (Noah Brennan for Piping Up from Pedal to Pipe/Stephen Regec)
2024 - Pedal pipes (Stephen Regec for Piping Up from Pedal to Pipe/Stephen Regec)
2024 - Console (Noah Brennan for Piping Up from Pedal to Pipe/Stephen Regec)
2024 - Church steeple (from one mile away) (Stephen Regec for Piping Up from Pedal to Pipe/Stephen Regec)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 3 manuals
- 26 stops
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
- Manual compass: 56 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Combination action: Fixed Mechanical
- Has combination trundles
Notes
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1996 -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - lower chapel -Database Manager
2021-05-11 - The organ for the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was built by Andover in 1980 as Opus 84. The case was designed by Donald H. Olson, drawing on the work of the early American organ builder David Tannenberg, to complement the Georgian building. The case is poplar, oak and birch, painted to match the building, and shades were carved by Dennis Olsen of the Andover firm. Stop knobs are turned rosewood with hand engraved ivory labels.
Key and stop action are mechanical throughout in a design by Benjamin Mague. The Great division is located in the center of the case with the Chamade division directly beneath it. The Pedal is divided at either side of the main case and the Swell division is immediately behind the Great division. The couplers are located on hitch-down pedals as are the Tremolo and Zimbelstern.
The tonal design by Robert J. Reich provides an instrument which will fulfill all of the musical functions of the Lutheran liturgy as well as accompanying choirs and soloists. It is also designed as a teaching and recital instrument. The stoplist was drawn up in consultation with the Organ Committee of the Seminary.
--Andover Organ Company website -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist
From Andover website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Church of the Abiding Presence
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, PA
1980 Andover Organ Company Opus 84
Great (56 notes):
16' Bourdon
8' Principal
8' Rohrflote
4' Octave
4' Koppelflote
2' Fifteenth
IV-V Mixture
8' Trumpet
Swell (56 notes):
8' Gedeckt
8' Gemshorn
4' Spitzflote
2 2/3' Nazard
2' Principal
1 3/5' Tierce
III Scharff
16' Dulzian
8' Hautbois
Chamade (56 notes):
16' Festive Trumpet (Tenor C)
8' Festive Trumpet
Pedal (32 notes):
32' Grand Bourdon
16' Principal
16' Bourdon
8' Octave
8' Gedeckt
4' Chorale
II Rauschpfeife
16' Posaune
4' Klarine
Mechanicals:
Five unison couplers
Positive on Solo
Tremolo
Zimbelstern
[Received from Connor Annable 2011-07-11.]
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