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Miller Organ Co. (1982)

St. Mary's in the Mountains Roman Catholic Church
111 S. C Street
Virginia City, NV

Images

1994-05-07 - Organ case; side view (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1994-05-07 - Organ case; front view (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1994-05-07 - Chimes case (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1994-05-07 - Keydesk (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1994-05-07 - Manual and builder's nameplate (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1994-05-07 - "Pedalboard, expression shoe, and combination trundles" (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
1 manuals
6 stops
7 registers
2 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Row Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 58 notes
Pedal compass: 27 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Fixed Mechanical

Notes

2004-10-30 - The builder did not use opus numbers to identify his work, but the catalog number S-142 was assigned to this instrument by Elizabeth Towne Schmitt and may be used for reference. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1997 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - OCH from Gjerpen Lutheran, Valders, WI; via residence, Green Bay, WI. -Database Manager

2007-10-11 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the refurbishing and installation of a used Schuelke relocated through the Organ Clearing House. First 7 pipes of the 8' Open Diapason are stopped wood and located inside the case. The next 13 pipes (GG 8 - g 20) are en facade. The swellbox, shutters, and expression mechanism have been removed. The organ is installed at the front in the left corner. A matching case front was installed in the right corner with the chimes hanging "en facade" and playable from their own keyboard adjacent to the Schuelke keydesk. The Schuelke replaced a large, II-man. & pedal Mason & Hamlin reed organ. Documented May 3 & 7, 1994. -Database Manager

2016-03-29 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. <br>The organ was originally installed at the front of the nave on the left side. In 2008 the church was restored which included restoring the rear gallery. The organ and chimes have been relocated to the rear gallery. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console May 7, 1994 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Virginia City, Nevada
St. Mary's in the Mountains, R.C.

Wm. Schuelke, Opus S-142, 1898 - Original Specifications
Miller Organ Co., 1982 - Installation

MANUAL (Expressive)
   8   Open Diapason                58   1-7 st'd wood. 8-20 en facade.
   8   Dulciana.              (tc)  46
   8   Stopd Diapason         (tc)  46
   8   Unison Bass                  12
   4   Principal                    58
   2   Flautino.                    58
       Tremolo

PEDAL
   16  Pedal Bourdon                27

COUPLERS (Drawknob)
   Pedal Coupler

FOOT LEVERS (Unlabeled; l - r)
   Piano - 8' Dulc., 8' S.D., 8' Unison Bass (single-acting)
   Forte - 8, 8, 8, 8, 4, 2.

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Expression                   (bal.)   Removed

ACTION: Mech. key & stop
VOICES: 6
STOPS: 7
RANKS: 6
PIPES: 305

NOTES
Originally built for Gjerpens Lutheran Church in Valders, WI. It was
moved to the private residence of Gordon Griffith in Greenbay, WI. at
an undocumented date. In 1982, it was sold through the Organ Clearing
House to St. Mary's where it was installed by the Miller Organ Co. of
Virginia City, NV. The swellbox, shutters, and expression mechanism
were not reinstalled.

[Received on line from James R. Stettner May 14, 2010.]

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