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Moline Organ Co. (1883)

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
202 E. Jefferson Street
Iowa City, IA

OHS convention: 1986


Images


1981 - Swell Shoe (Photograph from an archival source: Builder ad, 1982 OHS Handbook, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

1981 - Organ case (Photograph from an archival source: Builder ad, 1982 OHS Handbook, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Unknown - Organ and Choir Loft (Church Website/Christian Tedesco)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1987 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Overhauled 1940's by Kilgen. Rebuilt Quimby 1981. -Database Manager

2006-02-17 - Updated through online information from Kurt E. Juhl. -- The pedalboard is a "short" pedalboard - 2 octaves, plus 2 notes. The pedal rollerboard and chests were rebuilt (2004-2005) by Phil Hoenig of Fort Madison. The other chests and action will be repaired as time and money allows. The key action, especially when coupling the manuals together, is very stiff. -Database Manager

2012-10-05 - Updated through online information from Joseph Adam. -- The Keralouphon in the Choir division is original to the organ, and is not similar to a bell gamba. The Dulciana is made of spotted metal (the only pipes in the organ that are spotted metal), and are suspected to have been replaced during the 1940s rebuild by Kilgen. All other pipework is believed to be original. -Database Manager

2014-03-03 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- Restored by Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. <br>From Quimby web site:<br>"Restoration work on church's 1883 Moline tracker organ. Restoration of original reed ranks with new spotted metal bells, cleaned, lacquered, and accomplished corrective voicing. Replaced pipe feet on all common metal flue pipes where feet had collapsed with age." -Database Manager

2024-08-26 - Facade stenciling visible in the 1982 OHS handbook image has been removed. -Christian Tedesco


Stoplist

OHS Convention Handbook, 1986, p. 48 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Iowa City, Iowa
St. Mary's R. C. Church

Moline Organ Co.   1883

GREAT 58

16' Double Open Diapason TC  46m
16' Contra Bass              12m
8' Open Diapason             58m
8' Viol di Gamba             58m
8' Hohl Flute                58w
4' Principal                 58m
4' Flute Harmonic            58m
2.2/3' Twelfth               58m
2' Fifteenth                 58m
IV Rks. Mixture             232m
8' Trumpet                   58m

SWELL 58 enclosed

16' Lieblich Gedact TC       46w
16' Lieblich Bourdon         12w
8' Open Diapason             58m
8' Salicional                58m
8' Quintadena                58m
8' Stopped Diapason          58w&m
4' Fugara                    58m
4' Flauto Traverso           58w&m
2' Flautino                  58m
8' Oboe (BB)                 47m  
8' Bassoon (CC-AA#)          11m
   Tremolo

CHOIR 58 unenclosed

8' Dulciana                  58m
8' Keraulophon (1-7 from Melodia) 51m
8' Melodia                   58w
4' Flute d' Amour            58w&m
2' Flageolet                 58m
8' Clarionette TC            46m

PEDALE 27

16' Grand Open Diapason      27w
16' Sub Bass                 27w
8' Bass Flute          ext., 12w 

Pedale Check

COUPLERS

Swell to Great
Choir to Great
Swell to Choir
Swell to Pedale
Great to Pedale
Choir to Pedale

COMPOSITION PEDALS

Piano to Great
Mezzo to Great
Forte to Great
Swell Mezzo (original label missing)
Forte to Swell
Great to Pedale (reversible)

Balanced Swell Pedal
Mechanical action.  



 [Received from John Speller 2012-07-06.]

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