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Schantz Organ Co. Opus 1937 (1989)

Images

2022-07-18 - Church interior to rear (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-18 - Console and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-18 - Console center (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-18 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-18 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-18 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church interior, exposed pipes and consoe (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-07-18 - Front of church and exposed pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: The Mercury, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Chancel, Pipe Displays, and Console (Photograph from The American Organist (April 1990); image by Schantz Organ Company/Database Manager)

2015-06-09 - Console (Photograph by Adam F. Dieffenbach/Database Manager)

2015-06-09 - Left (Pedal) Pipe Display (Photograph by Adam F. Dieffenbach/Database Manager)

2015-06-09 - Right (Great) Pipe Display (Photograph by Adam F. Dieffenbach/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• Console position: Movable Console
• 3 manuals
• 58 stops
• 38 registers
• 4 divisions
• Key action Type: Electrical
• Stop action Type: Electrical
• Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
• Manual compass: 61 notes
• Pedal compass: 32 notes
• Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Has crescendo
• Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
• Has combination thumb pistons
• Has combination toe pistons
• Has coupler thumb pistons
• Has coupler toe pistons
• Has tutti thumb pistons
• Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-06-14 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Originally installed in 1949 as Möller 3/29 Op. 7712. A 14-stop Antiphonal organ is prepared-for -Database Manager

2020-10-04 - Pipework for planned antiphonal is in storage (presumably from previous organs of the parish) -Zenas Michael Savage

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist from Schantz sales flyer Date not recorded

        Pottstown, Pennsylvania
        Emmanual Lutheran Church

        Schantz   Op. 1937   1989   3/49

        GREAT                                 SWELL (Expressive)
    16' Gemshorn              61          16' Lieblich Bourdon           73
     8' Principal             61           8' Principal                  73
     8' Bourdon               61           8' Stopped Flute              12
     8' Gemshorn              12           8' Viola                      73
     8' Gemshorn Celeste (tc) 49           8' Viola Celeste        (tc)  61
     4' Octave                61           4' Principal                  73
     4' Harmonic Flute        61           4' Triangular Flute           73
     2' Super Octave          61           2' Doublette                  61
    IV  Mixture              244       1 1/3' Larigot 
     8' Festival Trumpet      61          IV  Plein Jeu                 244
        Tremulant                         16' Basson                     73
        Sub                                8' Trompette                  73
        Unison Off                         8' Oboe                       12
        Super                              8' Vox Humana                 61
        Chimes               (2_)          4' Clairon                    12
        Blank                                 Tremulant
        Blank                                 Sub
        Blank                                 Unison Off
                                              Super
        PEDAL                                 Blank
    32' Principal       (pf)  --              Blank
    32' Contra Bourdon  (pf)  --              Blank
    16' Contrabass            32
    16' Principal             32              CHOIR (Expressive)
    16' Bourdon               32           8' Geigen Principal           73
    16' Gemshorn        (Gt)  --           8' Rohrflöte                  73
    16' Lieblich Bourdon (Sw) --           8' Dolce                      73
10 2/3' Quint                 --           8' Unda Maris           (tc)  61
     8' Octave                32           4' Koppelflöte                73
     8' Bourdon               32       2 2/3' Nazard                     61
     8' Gemshorn        (Gt)  --           2' Blockflöte                 61
     8' Stopped Flute   (Sw)  --       1 3/5' Tierce                     61
     4' Choralbass            12         III  Cymbel                    183
     4' Bourdon               12           8' Clarinet                   73
    IV  Mixture              128              Tremulant
    32' Grand Cornet          --              Sub
    16' Posaune               32              Unison Off
    16' Basson          (Sw)  --              Super
     8' Trompete              12           8' Festival Trumpet     (Gt)  --
     8' Oboe            (Sw)  --              Chimes
     8' Clarinet        (Ch)  --              Harp
     4' Klarine               12              Blank
     4' Clarinet        (Ch)  --              Blank
     8' Festival Trumpet (Gt) --              Blank
        Chimes
        Cymbelstern (pf)                      ANTIPHONAL
        Blank                              9  Blank knobs

        ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
     5  Blank knobs


[Received on line from Jeff Scofield June 15, 2009.]

Documents

• A brief history of the organ Contains summary of 1989 rebuild, written c. 1991 -Zenas Michael Savage

Websites

• PIPORG-L Archives: Felix Hell - Pottstown PA recital - Correspondence between Minister of Music Dr. William Nash III, Felix Hell, and Harry Martenas regarding a recital Sunday-March 5, 2000 at 4:00 P.M. Nash describes the instrument as a four manual instrument (55 ranks) on a large movable three manual drawknob console with many memories comprising of 60 percent Schantz pipework and 40% from the 1886 Felgemaker, 1902 Haskell, 1927 E.M. Skinner, and 1949 Moller organs of the Parish. The console was to be placed the middle of the nave for Felix's concert- no ticket charge just an at will offering with great food and fellowship to follow. The balcony has the best seats-- the church seats 850 people. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

• #34271 - M. P. Möller Opus 7712 (1949)

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