United Methodist Church
165 N. Farm Rd
Oconto Falls, WI
Images
2014-06-22 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Chancel and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Console (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Pedalboard (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Pedal Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Swell Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Great Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Setterboard (pulls out from beneath Great manual) (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Setterboard (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Wiring (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Pipework (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Pipework (Concert Flute on left, Boudon on right) (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Pipework (possibly former Facade pipes) (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Pipework (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Pipework and Swell Shades (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
2014-06-22 - Pipework (Horizontal Pedal Pipes) (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
Notes
2014-06-08 - Altered and relocated existing organ.
Identified by Rodney J. Weed, based on personal knowledge of the organ.
-- This organ has a lot of unknown heritage. It appears to have come the United Methodist Church in Oconto Falls, WI in 1912. It originally came from another church in Southern Wisconsin, possibly Lake Geneva. It probably goes back to the late 1800s and was more than likely a tracker organ when it was first built. When it originally came to this church back around 1912 it came to their white frame church located on Main Street. When the current church was built the organ came to the new church. Somewhere along the line the organ was updated with a new blower, updated wiring and probably a new (used) console. It is a small organ for a very small church and fills the space well. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist taken from the console June 2, 2014 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Oconto Falls, Wisconsin USA
United Methodist Church 165 N Farm Road 54154
Unknown Builder Purchased from Church in Lake Mills, WI in 1918 Opus _______.
Moved to new Church Building in 1973
19 speaking stops, ___ Ranks, ______ pipes
PEDAL ORGAN enclosed
1. 16' Open Diapason 30 Pipes
2. 16' Bourdon 30 Pipes
3. 8' Octave 30 Pipes
4. 8' Flute 30 Pipes
5. Great to Pedal 8'
6. Swell to Pedal 8'
SWELL ORGAN enclosed
7. 8' Gamba 61 Pipes
8. 8' Stopped Diapason 61 Pipes
9. 4' Geigen Principal 61 Pipes
10. 4' Violina 61 Pipes
11. 4' Flute Traverso 61 Pipes
12. 2 2/3' Nazard 61 pipes
13. 2' Flautino 61 Pipes
14. 8' Orchestral Oboe 61 Pipes
15. Swell to Swell 4'
16. Tremolo
GREAT ORGAN enclosed
17. 8' Open Diapason 61 Pipes
18. 8' Concert Flute 61 Pipes
19. 8' Dulciana 61 Pipes
20. 8' Unda Maris 61 Pipes
21. 4' Octave 61 Pipes
22. 4' Flute D'Amour 61 Pipes
23. 2' Fifteenth 61 Pipes
24. Swell to Great 16'
25. Swell to Great 8'
26. Swell to Great 4'
27. Great to Great 4'
28. Chimes 21 Tubes
COMBINATION ACTION
4 general thumb pistons with setter board under Great keyboard
ACCESSORIES
Expression Pedal
Crescendo Pedal
Wind Indicator Light
On-Off Switch Mounted under Console keyboards
Pedal Illumination
Music Rack
Organ bench
Motor, Blower and Generator Unit
I did not have enough time to verify the number of pipes or ranks
on this organ. My guess is that it is largely a straight organ with
little to no unification or duplexing. However so much has been
done with this organ since this church bought it used in 1918 I can
not be sure.
[Received from Rodney J. Weed 2014-06-24.]
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