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James R. McFarland & Co. (1979)

Luther Acres Retirement Community: Chapel
600 E Main Street
Lititz, PA

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
1 manuals
9 stops
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Combination action: None

Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was E. & G. G. Hook (1867, Opus407). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1980. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Relocated c. 1980 through OCH from Second Christian, Hagerstown, MD. Restored by McFarland 1980. Gift of Henry F. Fitzkee. -Database Manager

2013-01-21 - Updated through online information from Dr. Karl E. Moyer. -- SDG Organ Co, Millersville PA (James McFarland et al.) removed this Hook upon request of the Luther Acres management and currently (January 2013) has it in storage and for sale. While limited in scope, it is a little gem! -Database Manager

2014-11-13 - Updated through online information from Evan Brickner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

Luther Acres Retirement Community, Lititz, PA
1867 E. & G. G. Hook, Op. 407/1980 McFarland
(Stoplist: Dieffenbuch 7:3)

Manual
16' Bourdon (12 pipes)
16' Bourdon Treble (44 pipes)
8' Stopped Bass (12 pipes)
8' Open Diapason (44 pipes)
8' Stopped Diapason (44 pipes)
8' Keraulophon (44 pipes)
4' Octave (56 pipes)
4' Flute (56 pipes)
II Mixture (122 pipes)

Pedal (25 notes)
Coupler only, no pipes.

NB Most of the stop faces are missing or not original so the names and spelling of 
the specifications may not be correct. Housed in a butternut case. Except for bottom 
12 pipes of the 16' Bourdon, the organ is enclosed in the swell box.

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