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Schaefer Organ Company Opus 171A (1942)

St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church
1000 West Lapham
Milwaukee, WI

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


Images


2014-07-16 - Church Exterior (Photograph by David Bohn/Database Manager)

2014-07-16 - Console (Photograph by David Bohn/Database Manager)

2014-07-16 - Console and Stopkeys (Photograph by David Bohn/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2014-08-09 - Altered and relocated existing organ. Identified by David Bohn, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- Parish closed; building repurposed by the Milwaukee Diocese as the home for a new parish, "The Congregation of the Great Spirit" -Database Manager

2014-08-25 - Updated through online information from David Bohn. -- Blower removed at some point prior to 2014. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist taken from Console Sept. 1987 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Saint Gabriel Catholic, Milwaukee WI

Link 1923
Schaefer opus 171A, 1942

Great (white stopkeys)
 8' Open Diap. (61 pipes)
 8' Stop. Diap. (61 pipes)
 8' Violin (61 pipes)
 8' Conc. Flute (49 pipes?- 1-12 from Stop. Diap.?)
 8' Viola (61 pipes)
 4' Flute Trav. (12 pipes, ext. Conc. Flute)
 8' Vox Humana (49 pipes-- now Oboe)
16' Couplr
 4' Couplr

Swell (red stopkeys, except for Tremo, which is white)
 8' Open Diap. (duplex)
 8' Stop. Diap. (duplex)
 8' Violin (duplex)
 8' Conc. Flute (duplex)
 8' Viola (duplex)
 4' Flute Trav. (duplex)
 8' Vox Humana (duplex)
16' Couplr
 4' Couplr
    Tremo.

Pedal (amber/brown stopkeys)
16' Bourd (12 pipes- rest from Stop. Diap.)
 8' Lieb. Gedkt. (Stop. Diap.)
 8' Violone (Viola)
 8' Cello (Violin)
    Great 4' Pedal

Expression Pedal
Register Crescendo

 [Received from David Bohn 2014-09-01.]

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