Better Pipe Organ Database

Berghaus Organ Co. (1983)

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
101 Trinity Dr.
Streator, IL

Images

2022-12-14 - One of two entrances into Great (taken from main Great walkboard) (Photograph by Emma Schneider/Emma Schneider)

2022-12-14 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Emma Schneider/Emma Schneider)

Unknown - Center Case (Archival source not identified by contributor: Richard Schneider/Database Manager)

Unknown - Organ Case (Archival source not identified by contributor: Richard Schneider/Database Manager)

Unknown - Center Organ Case during shop construction (Archival source not identified by contributor: Richard Schneider/Database Manager)

Unknown - "C" Side Casework during shop construction (Archival source not identified by contributor: Richard Schneider/Database Manager)

2024-12-02 - Console (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2012-06-30 - Identified through online information from Andrew Schaeffer. -- The original organ, built by Kilgen in 1954 was originally installed in chancel chambers. In 1984, as part of the centennial celebrations for the church, the organ was relocated to the back gallery and many tonal and mechanical revisions were carried out by Schneider. When Schneider could no longer fulfill the contract, Berghaus was contracted to complete the organ with further tonal changes in 1985. The case was built by Schneider and the console shell is Kilgen. Dr. Paul Bunjes, music professor at Concordia University Chicago (River Forest) and author of "The Praetorius Organ" contributed to the Berghaus design. <br>Interesting side note: Holy Trinity is considered to be the first Slovak Lutheran Church in the United States. It's original white frame building, constructed in 1884 still stands, fully restored at the other end of town. It contains a large reed organ by an obscure Chicago builder. -Database Manager

2019-06-25 - Updated by Richard Schneider, the builder. The organ not being completed is an erroneous comment. It was completed as intended but the organist at the time \"did not like the organ\" because it was so radically different from what he was accustomed-to. The changes by Berghaus were largely to re-configure the Great (originally divided C & C# on the flanking cases) into the Center case with the Swell behind it, rather than the Center being just the Swell alone. As a cost-containing measure, no combination action was provided for the organ (preparation only), but was to be added at a later time. That proved to be a regrettable, fatal decision in retrospect. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Streator, Illinois
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Kilgen Organ Company, St. Louis, Missouri 1954
Schneider Organ Company, Kenney, Illinois, 1984 (new case and relocation to Gallery)
Berghaus Organ Company, Bellwood, Illinois, 1985 (new tonal design

GREAT
16' Holzbordun
8' Principal
8' Pommer
4' Octave
4' Spillfloete
2 2/3' Nazat
2' Offenfloete
1 3/5' Terz
IV Mixture
8' Trompete
Tremulant
Sw. to Gt. 8'

SWELL
8' Holzgedackt
8' Gamba
8' Celeste
4' Spitzprincipal
4' Rohrfloete
2' Blockfloete
1 1/3' Klein Nasat
III Scharf
8' Chalumeau
Tremulant

PEDAL
16' Subbass
16' Holzbordun
8' Offenbass
8' Holzbordun
4' Choralbass
II Mixturbass
II Rauschbass
16' Bassoon
8' Bassoon
4' Rohr Schalmei
Gt. to Ped. 8' 
Sw. to Ped. 8'

 [Received from Andy Schaeffer 2012-07-02.]