Better Pipe Organ Database

Berghaus Organ Co. (1982)

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
9035 Grant Avenue
Brookfield, IL

Images

2018-01-24 - Façade and rear gallery (Photograph by Scott Gercken/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
2 manuals
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 (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Peterson Single-Board DuoSet
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2018-02-22 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by Scott Gercken, who has heard or played the organ. -Database Manager

2023-08-29 - From May to August 2023, Gary Rickert upgraded the combination action from his Peterson prototype to the production model of Peterson DuoSet. -Scott Gercken

Stoplist

Stop list revised in May 2023. Original document from Scott Gercken. Source: Stoplist taken from console 2023-08-29

Brookfield, Illinois
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Organ by Berghaus Organ Co., built 1982.
Designed by Leonard Berghaus & Ernest Theodore "Ted" Lams.
2 manuals, 30 ranks, 25 registers, 1591 pipes.

GREAT
   8’ Prinzipal (1–7 from Offenbass)
   8’ Rohrgedackt
   4’ Oktav
   4’ Holzfloete
  2⅔’ Nasat
   2’ Hohlfloete
  1⅗’ Terz
  IV  Mixtur
   8’ Trompete
      Swell to Great
  16’ Swell to Great
      Tremolo
      Chimes [prepared]

SWELL
   8’ Holzgedackt
   4’ Gemshorn
   4’ Schwebung
   2’ Prinzipal
  1⅓’ Nasat
   1’ Klein Oktav
 III  Nonen Zimbel
   8’ Trichter Dulzian
      Swell Unison Silent
  16’ Swell to Swell
      Tremolo
      Zimbelstern (8 bells)

PEDAL
  32’ Acoustic Bass (from Subbass)
  16’ Subbass (44 pipes)
   8’ Offenbass
   8’ Gedackt (from Subbass)
   4’ Choralbass
   4’ Gedackt (from Subbass; notes 21–32 prepared)
   2’ Offenfloete
  II  Rauschquint
  16’ Fagott
   4’ Holzregal
      Great to Pedal
      Swell to Pedal
      Swell to Pedal 4’

Peterson Single-Board Duo-Set Combination action with 8 levels of memory
Thumb pistons for
    - Generals 1–10
    - General Cancel
    - Divisionals 1–5 each division.
    - Swell to Great
    - Great to Pedal
    - Swell to Pedal
    - Zimbelstern
    - Tutti
    - Set
Toe studs for 
    - Generals 6–10
    - Great to Pedal [reversible]
    - Zimbelstern [reversible]
    - Sforzando [reversible]
Zimbelstern Ready thumb switch (lockout)
Swell Shoe
Crescendo Shoe
Slider Chests
Electric key and stop action