Better Pipe Organ Database

Gottlieb F. Votteler Opus 10 (1873)

Zoar Community Church: Sanctuary
Zoar, OH

Images

1970s - Organ case (Photograph by Unknown, submitted by Bruce R. Schutrum/Bruce R. Schutrum)

2020-10-12 - Pedals and Swell shoe (Photograph by Luke Tegtmeier/Luke Tegtmeier)

2020-10-12 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Luke Tegtmeier/Luke Tegtmeier)

2020-10-12 - Keydesk (Photograph by Luke Tegtmeier/Luke Tegtmeier)

2020-10-12 - Facade (Photograph by Luke Tegtmeier/Luke Tegtmeier)

2020-10-12 - Organ case and facade (Photograph by Luke D Tegtmeier/Luke Tegtmeier)

2020-10-12 - Left Drawknobs (Photograph by Luke D Tegtmeier/Luke D Tegtmeier)

2020-10-12 - Right Drawknobs (Photograph by Luke Tegtmeier/Luke Tegtmeier)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
1 manuals
9 stops
15 registers
2 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Manual compass: 56 notes
Pedal compass: 18 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Fixed Mechanical
Has combination toe pistons

Notes

2015-07-31 - This entry describes the first installation of a new organ. Identified through information from HoltkampOrgan.com by John Igoe. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Taken from console December 31, 2020

Zoar, Ohio
Zoar Community Church (UCC)

G. F. VOTTELER, Opus 10, 1873 - Original Specifications



MANUAL TREBLE (Right-side; C3-G5)            COUPLERS
16 ft. Quintaton.                32          Coupler.           [Manual to Pedal]
8  ft. Open Diapason.            32
8  ft. Stopᵈ Diapason.           32
8  ft. Violin.                   32          FOOT TRUNDLES (Unlabeled)
8  ft. Dulciana.                 32          Piano -
4  ft. Principal.                32
4  ft. Flute.                    32          Forte -
2  ft. Picolo.  [sic]            32
[II]   Cornet                    64
                                             PEDAL MOVEMENTS
                                             Expression                   (bal.)
MANUAL BASS (Left-side; C1-B2)
8  ft. Open Diapason.            24
8  ft. Stopᵈ Diapason.           24          MISC. CONTROLS
8  ft. Dulciana.                 24          Signal.
4  ft. Principal.                24
4  ft. Flute.                    24
2  ft. Picolo   [sic]            24


PEDAL
16 Sub. Bass.                    18


NOTES
The organ is free-standing and encased at the front with an attached, recessed
keydesk covered by hinged, folding doors. Stops are as drawknobs in vertical
rows on either side of the single manual. The facade is 3-sectional having 17
stenciled pipes arranged: 5-7-5. The pedalboard is flat and parallel. The ex-
pression shoe is at the extreme right.

Sources: OHS Database photos