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Charles (Karl) Besch (1938)

First Presbyterian Church
Fond du Lac, WI

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2015-04-30 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by David Bohn, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- -Database Manager

2015-05-03 - Updated through online information from David Bohn. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from console, Spring 1991 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
First Presbyterian Church

Besch, 1938

Great                             Swell                             Pedal
   16' Gemshorn Bass (12 pipes)      16' Bourdon (12 pipes)            16' Trombone (12 pipes)
    8' Open Diapason (61 pipes)       8' Open Diapason (73 pipes)      16' Sub Bass (32 pipes)
    8' Hohl Flute (61 pipes)          8' Rohr Floete (73 pipes)        16' Gemshorn Bass (great)
    8' Gemshorn (61 pipes)            8' Salicional (73 pipes)         16' Bourdon (swell)
    8' Dulciana (61 pipes)            8' Voix Celeste (61 pipes)        8' Cornopean (swell)
    4' Principal (61 pipes)           4' Flute Chiminee (12 pipes)      8' Octave (great)
    4' Flute (61 pipes)           2 2/3' Nazard (ext.)                  8' Bass Flute (swell)
    4' Dulcet (12 pipes-Gemshorn)     2' Piccolo (ext.)                 8' Gemshorn (great)
II Rks Grave Mixture (122 pipes)      8' Cornopean (73 pipes)           8' Swell to Pedal
2 2/3' Gemshorn Quinte (ext.)         8' Oboe (73 pipes)                8' Great to Pedal
    2' Fifteenth (ext.-Gemshorn)      8' Vox Humana (61 pipes)          4' Swell to Pedal
       Chimes (21 tubes)                 Tremolo                        4' Great to Pedal
       Tremolo                       16' Swell to Swell
   16' Great to Great                 4' Swell to Swell                   (subbass encl. with great)
    4' Great to Great                    Swell Unison Separation        
       Great Unison Separation
   16' Swell to Great              Combinations:                    Swell Pedals
    8' Swell to Great                 5  Swell and Pedal                   Swell Expression
    4' Swell to Great                 5  Great and Pedal                   Great Expression
                                      5  General Pistons (dup toe)         Register Crescendo
Reversibles                              General Cancel
Great to Pedal (toe)
Sforzando (toe)

Notes:
Console probably built by Tellers for Besch
Great Mixture 12-15, breaking to 8-12 at middle c

Console moved to balcony, and tenor c metal gedeckt added on new chest in balcony by Lee Stoll.

 [Received from David Bohn 2015-05-01.]

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