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Edward A. Higgins (1952)

St. John's Lutheran Church: Sanctuary
16592 N 4000 E Road
Anchor, IL

Images


2012-09-21 - Rebuilder's nameplate (Photograph by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2012-09-21 - Pipe chamber showing Pedal 16' Bourdon at the back. (Photograph by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2012-09-21 - Pedalboard, Gr. to Ped. reversible, Expression & Crescendo shoes (Photograph by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2012 - Console (Photograph by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2013-07-17 - Organ case and keydesk (Photograph by David Harris, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2021-12-19 - Chancel with organ at left (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebok page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-08-29 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Parish archives via parish website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2014-08-04 - Identified through online information from David Harris. -- Rebuild of existing Hinners Tubular-pneumatic organ, converting it to EP action. Identified by David Harris. Restorative repairs by Buzard. -Database Manager

2022-08-27 - The organ was completely cleaned, releathered, and a new relay added by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, completed in 2012. -Jim Stettner


Stoplist

Source: Stoplist taken from the Buzard website 2012

Anchor, Illinois
St. John's Lutheran Church

Hinners Organ Co., Opus 2557, 1920
Edward A. Higgins, 1952 - Electrification
Buzard Organ Company, 2012 -Renovated (releathering, relay, no tonal changes)


GREAT (Expressive) – 10 stop tablets 4-stop ventil stop action
                       and E-P primary windchest + unit chests

8’  Open Diapason           73  1-30 and 62-73 offset on unit chests
8’  Melodia                 73  62-73 offset on unit chest
8’  Viol D’Gamba            73  1-7 and 62-73 offset on unit chest
8’  Dulciana                73  1-7 and 62-73 offset on unit chest
    (Chimes) Mayland; GG–g (25) No stop tablet, on-off-volume control

Great to Great 16
Great Unison Off
Great to Great 4



SWELL (Expressive) – 9 stop tablets 5-stop ventil stop action
                      and E-P primary windchest + unit chests

8’  Violin Diapason         73  1-10 and 62-73 offset on unit chests
8’  Stopped Diapason        73  62-73 offset on unit chests
8’  Echo Salicional         73  62-73 offset on unit chest
4’  Harmonic Flute          73  62-73 offset on unit chests
8’  Oboe                    73  62-73 offset on unit chests
    Tremulant

Swell to Swell 16
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4


PEDAL (Expressive) – 9 stop tablets42-note Bourdon and 27-note Lieblich
                                                      on ep unit chests
16’ Grand Bourdon           30
16’ Lieblich Gedeckt        --  1-30 separate stop action on Bourdon chest
10⅔’ Quint          (G.B.)  --
8’   Open Diapason    (Gt)  --
8’   Bass Flute     (G.B.)  12


     COUPLERS
Great to Pedal               8'
Great to Pedal               4'
Swell to Pedal               8'
Swell to Pedal               4'

Swell to Great              16'
Swell to Great               8'
Swell to Great               4'

     FINGER PISTONS
General                  1 - 4
Swell                    1 - 5
Great                    1 - 5
Sfz.                     (rev)
Set
G.C.

     TOE STUDS
Gr. to Ped.              (rev)

     PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression              (bal.)
Crescendo               (bal.)


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