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Jacob Gerger & Sons (2010)

St. John's Lutheran Church
1224 Melrose Ave.
Melrose Park, PA

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2024-12-01 - Flower box (Swell side) (Susanna Faust/Susanna Faust)

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2011-12-31 - Identified through online information from Jonathan Riss. -Database Manager

2012-01-03 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2012-01-03 - Updated through online information from Jonathan Riss. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console January 2, 2010 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

St. John’s Lutheran Church
Melrose Park, Pennsylvania

M.P. Möller   1964    Op. 9876
Peter Gerger   2010 (rebuild and tonal alterations)

GREAT
8     Principal 61
8     Bourdon 61
8     Gemshorn 61
4     Octave 61
2     Waldflöte 61
2     Fourniture III 183
      Chimes (digital) 25 notes, G2-Ab4 – original chimes and action still in place)
      MIDI (lighted thumb piston)
      7 blank drawknobs

SWELL
8     Principal (digital)
8     Rorhflöte 61
8     Viole De Gamba 61
8     Viole Celeste 49 (TC)
4     Octave 61
4     Spitzflöte 12 (ext.)
1     Plein Jeu III 183
16    Bassoon (ext., 1-12 digital)
8     Trompette 61
8     Oboe (digital)
4     Clarion 12 (ext.)
      Tremulant
      MIDI (lighted thumb piston)
      6 blank drawknobs

CHOIR
8     Nason Flöte
8     Erzähler
8     Erzähler Celeste
4     Nachthorn
2     Klein Principal (ext.)
1⅓    Larigot
8     Cromorne
      Tremulant
8     Bombarde (digital solo reed, unenclosed, unaffected by couplers)
      MIDI (lighted thumb piston)
      3 blank drawknobs

ANTIPHONAL (prepared, floating)
      7 blank drawknobs

PEDAL
32    Contra Bourdon (digital)
32    Contra Erzähler (digital)
16    Principal (digital)
16    Bourdon (digital)
16    Erzähler 12 (Ch., ext.)
8     Octave 32
8     Bass Flöte (digital)
8     Erzähler (Ch.)
4     Choral Bass 12 (ext.)
4     Bourdon (digital)
2⅔    Mixture III (digital)
32    Contra Fagot (digital)
16    Fagot 32 (enclosed in Sw.)
8     Fagot 12 (ext.)
4     Fagot 12 (ext.)
      MIDI (lighted thumb piston)

COUPLER RAIL
Great to Pedal 8
Great to Pedal 4
Swell to Pedal 8
Swell to Pedal 4
Choir to Pedal 8
Choir to Pedal 4
Antiphonal to Pedal 8
Swell to Great 8
Swell to Choir 8
Choir to Great 8
Antiphonal to Great 8
Antiphonal to Choir 8
Swell to Swell 16
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4
Swell to Great 16
Swell to Great 4
Swell to Choir 16
Swell to Choir 4
Choir to Choir 16
Choir Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4
Choir to Great 16
Choir to Great 4
Great to Great 16
Great Unison Off
Great to Great 4

ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
Swell: 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb)
Great: 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb)
Choir: 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb)
Antiphonal: 1-2-3 (thumb, right of Choir pistons)
Pedal: 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb, left of Choir pistons; toe, left of expression shoes above Generals)
General 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 (thumb and toe)
Piston Sequencer (NEXT and PREVIOUS thumb pistons to the right of Swell pistons)
Sforzando
Crescendo shoe (25 levels)

REVERSIBLES
Great to Pedal (thumb and toe)
Swell to Pedal (thumb and toe)
Choir to Pedal (thumb and toe)
Antiphonal to Pedal (thumb and toe)
Swell to Great (thumb and toe)
32 Contra Bourdon (thumb and toe)
32 Contra Fagot (thumb and toe)
Sforzando (thumb and toe)
All Swells to Swell (thumb and toe)
Signal (prepared, thumb and toe)

ACCESSORIES
Solid state combination action (50 levels) by Westacott
Zimbelstern (digital, controlled via thumb piston to the right of NEXT and PREVIOUS pistons)
Manual Transfer (lighted thumb piston)
Signal indicator light
All Swells to Swell indicator light
Sforzando indicator light
Numerical read-out of Crescendo shoe position (1-25)
Bar read-out of Choir and Swell shade positions (8 stages)
Set thumb piston
General Cancel thumb piston

EXPRESSION
Balanced Choir shoe
Balanced Swell shoe
Balanced Crescendo shoe

 [Received from Jonathan Riss 2012-01-04.]

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