Better Pipe Organ Database

Charles (Karl) Besch (1940)

St. Martini Lutheran Church
1520 S. Cesar E. Chavez Drive
Milwaukee, WI

Images

2014-09-20 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by Ryan Mueller/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
17 stops
27 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has sequencer
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2014-10-06 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Ryan Mueller, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- Organ chambers and console are located in the rear balcony. -Database Manager

2015-04-30 - Updated through online information from David Bohn. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from the console, march 1991 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Saint Martini Lutheran Church

Charles Besch   1940

Great                             Swell                             Pedal
    8' Open Diapason (73 pipes)*     16' Bourdon (12 pipes)            16' Diapason (32 pipes)*
    8' Doppel Floete (73 pipes)*      8' Open Diapason (73 pipes)      16' Sub Bass (32 pipes)*
    8' Gamba (73 pipes)               8' Stopped Diapason (73 pipes)   16' Bourdon (swell)
    8' Melodia (73 pipes)             8' Salicional (73 pipes)         16' Violone (32 pipes)**
    8' Dulciana (73 pipes)            8' Voix Celeste (61 pipes)        8' Open Diapason (great)
    8' Unda Maris (61 pipes)          4' Flute d'Amour (ext.)           8' Bass Flute (swell)
    4' Principal (12 pipes)       2 2/3' Quinte Flute (ext.)            8' Cello (12 pipes)
    4' Flute (12 pipes-Melodia)       2' Piccolo (ext)                  8' Great to Pedal
III Rk Mixture (183 pipes)*           8' Oboe (73 pipes)                4' Great to Pedal
    8' Tuba (73 pipes)                8' Vox Humana (73 pipes)          8' Swell to Pedal
       Chimes (21 tubes)                 Tremulant                      4' Swell to Pedal
       Tremulant                     16' Swell to Swell
   16' Great to Great                 4' Swell to Swell                   *unenclosed
    4' Great to Great                    Swell Unison Separation         **enclosed in swell
       Great Unison Separation
   16' Swell to Great              Combinations:                    Swell Pedals
    8' Swell to Great                 6  Swell and Pedal                   Swell Expression
    4' Swell to Great                 6  Great and Pedal                   Great Expression
                                      6  General Pistons (dup toe)         Register Crescendo
Reversibles                              General Cancel
Great to Pedal (toe)
Sforzando (thumb and toe)

Notes:
Console probably built by Tellers for Besch
Swell Diapason moved up to 4' pitch at some point.
Great Mixture 12-15-19, breaking to 8-12-15 at treble c

 [Received from David Bohn 2015-04-27.]