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The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Opus 1859 (1928)

Lester Park United Methodist Church [now Spirit of the Lake Community Arts]
5401 E. Superior Street
Duluth, MN

Images


2014-04-13 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Bill Ertl/Database Manager)

2014-04-09 - Console (Photograph by Bill Ertl/Database Manager)

2014-04-13 - Manuals, Stopkeys, and Pedalboard (Photograph by Bill Ertl/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2014-04-15 - An original installation. Identified by Bill Ertl, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -Database Manager

2018-01-10 - Information from <i>Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. II</i> by David L. Junchen. (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989)<br> Wurlitzer "Style Special” - voiced on 10” wind<br> Factory date: March 15, 1928 -Database Manager

2024-11-13 - The church has been closed since 2018 and the Spirit of the Lake Community Arts group now owns the building. -Nicholas Sutton


Stoplist

Typed Specification Source: from David Engen Date not recorded

Duluth, Minnesota
Lester Park United Methodist Church

The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.   Opus 1859   1928      Style Special      3 manuals, 13 ranks
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Voiced on 10" wind

                 MAIN CHAMBER                                    SOLO CHAMBER
      8' Violin Diapason        61 pipes             16' Tuba Horn              73 pipes
      8' Salicional             73 pipes             16' Diaphonic Diapason     85 pipes 
      8' Voix Celeste           61 pipes              8' Tibia Clausa           73 pipes
      8' Clarinet               61 pipes              8' Oboe Horn              73 pipes
     16' Bourdon/Flute          97 pipes                 Chrysoglott            49 notes
      8' Quintadena             73 pipes                 Cathedral Chimes       25 notes
      8' Vox Humana             61 pipes
     16' Dulciana               85 pipes
      8' Unda Maris             61 pipes

                                                     
         PEDAL                         GREAT                         SWELL
     16' Tuba                      16' Tuba                      16' Bourdon
     16' Diapason                  16' Diapason                  16' Vox Humana (TenC)
     16' Bourdon                   16' Vox Humana (TenC)          8' Tuba
     16' Dulciana                   8' Tuba                       8' Violin Diapason
      8' Tuba                       8' Open Diapason              8' Tibia Clausa
      8' Diapason                   8' Violin Diapason            8' Oboe Horn
      8' Cello                      8' Tibia Clausa               8' Salicional
      8' Flute                      8' Clarinet                   8' Voix Celeste
      8' Dulciana                   8' Oboe Horn                  8' Quintadena
         Great to Pedal             8' Salicional                 8' Flute
         Swell to Pedal             8' Voix Celeste               8' Vox Humana
         Choir to Pedal             8' Quintadena                 4' Piccolo
                                    8' Flute                      4' Quintadena
         CHOIR                      8' Vox Humana                 4' Flute
     16' Dulciana                   8' Dulciana                   4' Vox Humana
      8' Violin Diapason            8' Unda Maris                    Cathedral Chimes
      8' Clarinet                   4' Octave                        Chrysoglott
      8' Oboe Horn                  4' Salicional                    Sub Octave
      8' Quintadena                 4' Voix Celeste                  Unison Off
      8' Flute                      4' Quintadena                    Octave
      8' Vox Humana                 4' Flute                         Choir to Swell
      8' Dulciana                   4' Vox Humana
      8' Unda Maris                 4' Dulciana                      TREMULANTS
      4' Quintadena                 4' Unda Maris                    Main
      4' Flute                  2 2/3' Twelfth                       Solo
      4' Dulcet                     2' Piccolo                       Vox Humana
      4' Unda Maris                    Cathedral Chimes
      2' Piccolo                       Octave Great                  COMBINATIONS
         Chrysoglott                   Swell Sub Great               Choir      5
         Sub Octave                    Swell Unison Great            Great      7
         Unison Off                    Choir to Great                Swell      5
         Octave
         Swell to Choir                GREAT 2ND TOUCH               SUITABLE BASS
                                   16' Tuba                          Choir
         CHOIR 2ND TOUCH            8' Tibia Clausa                  Great
      8' Tuba                          Swell to Great                Swell
      8' Tibia Clausa
         Swell to Choir                                              EXPRESSION
                                                                     Main
                                                                     Solo
                                                                     Crescendo Pedal


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-08-11]


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