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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 152 (1878)

Versailles Presbyterian Church
130 North Main Street
Versailles, KY

OHS convention: 1993


Images


1993 - Organ in alcove at front of room (Photograph from an archival source: 1993 OHS Handbook, William T. Van Pelt, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1993 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Tonal changes c. 1938 and by Steiner Organs in 1978. A Vox Celeste 8' (tc), Aeoline 8', and Oboe/Bassoon 8' went to St. John's Episcopal in Versailles. -Database Manager

2007-02-22 - Updated through on-line information from Sara Martin. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

First Presbyterian Church, Versailles, Kentucky
1878 Henry Pilcher's Sons, Op. 172
(Stoplist: David Schnute from T 14:4:11, as of 1970)

GREAT (58 notes)
8' Open Diapason (58m)
8' Melodia (tf, 41w)
8' Stop. Dia. Bass (17w)
8' Gamba (41m)
4' Wald Flute (tf, 41w)
4' Octave (58m)
2' Fifteenth (58m)

SWELL (58 notes)
8' Keraulophon (58w&m)
8' Dulciana (41m)
8' Unison Bass (17w)
8' Stop Diapason (41w)
4' Flute d'Amour (58w&m)
8' Aeoline* [listed as 2' Flageolette in Ledger.]
Tremolo

PEDAL (27 notes)
16' Bourdon (27w)
8' V'Cello (27w)
Pedal Check

COUPLERS
Pedal & Swell
Pedal & Great
Great & Swell

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Full Great
Reduce Gr. to 2, 3, & 4 [Melodia, Stop Dia. Bass, & Gamba]

There are two (Piano & Forte) composition pedals affecting the Great".

Number and composition of pipework from the Pilcher ledger.

*The Aeoline knob now draws a rank of 8' Trompettte Pipes.

Case: Below ______, solid walnut. Upper columns & wood pipes at each side over doors in colors. Front pipes ornamented gold & colors. [from Pilcher ledger]


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