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August [F.] Prante (1891)

St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church
531 E. Liberty Street
Louisville, KY

Consoles

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Notes

2013-07-31 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in Letter from St. Boniface to Moller dated Oct. 13, 1919. -- Rebuilt and enlarged to 3/25 in 1920 as Moller Op. 2658; received new Schantz console in 1962; rebuilt and enlarged by James Miller in 1977. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from a letter to Moller from the rector October 13, 1919 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Louisville, Kentucky
       St. Boniface R. C. Church

       August Prante   1891
       _________________________________________________________

       GREAT                 SWELL                   PEDAL
   16' Open Diapason     16' Bourdon             16' Double Open
    8' Open Diapason      8' Violin Diapason     16' Bourdon
    8' Doppel Flute       8' Stopped Diapason     8' Violincello
    8' Gamba              8' Viola d'Amour       16' Trombone
    8' Melodia            8' Quintadena
    8' Dulciana           8' Aeoline
5 1/3' Quint              4' Violina
    4' Principal          4' Flute Traverso
    4' Flute d'Amour      2' Flautino
2 2/3' Quint              8' Cornopean
    2' Super Octave       8' Oboe & Bassoon
  III  Mixture               Tremolo
    8' Trumpet

       The stoplist was included in a letter from the Very Rev.
       Linus Braun to Möller dated October 13, 1919, asking for
       a representative to call on him to look into Möller's
       rebuilding the Prante, which they did as Op. 2858.

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield July 31, 2013]

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