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A. B. Felgemaker Co. (1885)

Emmanuel Lutheran Church: Sanctuary
150 No. Hanover Street
Pottstown, PA

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


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1885 - Original interior of Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pottstown, PA (unknown/Steven C. Eisenhart)

1885 ca. - Organ case/facade and keydesk (Unknown/Jim Stettner)

1885 ca. - Keydesk (Unknown/Jim Stettner)

1882 - Church exterior (Archival church photo/Jim Stettner)

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Source: Organ Opening Bulletin <Easter Monday> 2 and 7 1/2 o'clock April 6, 1885

A. B. Felgemaker Co. (1885)
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
POTTSTOWN, PA

   Specification of the organ
          -built by-
A. B. Felgemaker & Co., Erie, PA.

The Organ has Three Manuales and a Pedal.
Compass of Manuales from CC to C4, 61 Notes
Compass of Pedale from CCC to D 27, Notes

First Manuale, Great.

No.   Pitch.                                              Material.     No. Pipes.

 1.   16    ft.   Double Open Diapason (Lowest Notes 
                    Wood stopped), powerful,..................metal          61
 2.    8    ft.   Open Diapason,..............................metal          61
                   Largest Pipes in front, very powerful 
                   and bold.
 3.    8    ft.   Gamba, crisp and incisive,..................metal          61 
 4.    8    ft.   Doppel Floete, very full and strong,.........wood          61
 5.    4    ft.   Octave, large scale,........................metal          61
 6.  2 2/3  ft.   Twelth, large scale,........................metal          61
 7.    2    ft.   Fifteenth, large scale,.....................metal          61
 8.    2    ft.   Mixture, (3 ranks), large scale,............metal         183 
 9.    8    ft.   Trumpet, very powerful, ....................reeds          61
                           Number of Pipes in Great,........................671

Second Manuale, Swell.

10.   16    ft.   Lieblich Gedackt, light and subdued,........wood           61
11.   8     ft.   Open Diapason, medium strength,............metal           61
12.   8     ft.   Viola, delicate and crisp,.................metal           61
13.   8     ft.   Stopped Diapason, clear and bright,.........wood           61
14.   4     ft.   Flauto Traverso, beuatiful quality,.........wood           61
15.   4     ft.   Fugara, delicate,..........................metal           61
16.   2     ft.   Flautino, clear,...........................metal           61
17. 2 2/3   ft.   Dolce Cornet (3 ranks), bright and
                     silvery,................................metal          183 
18.   8     ft.   Oboe, with Bassoon, plaintive,.............reeds           61
                           Number of Pipes in Swell,........................671

Third Manuale, Solo.

19.   8     ft.    Geigen principal, string toned,...........metal           61
20.   8     ft.    Dulciana, delicate,.......................metal           61
21.   8     ft.    Melodia, rich and mellow,..................wood           61
22.   4     ft.    Flute D'Amour......................wood & metal           61
23.   2     ft.    Piccolo, flute like,......................metal           61
24.   8     ft.    Clarinet, orchestral,.....................reeds           49
                            Number of Pipes in Solo,........................354

Pedale.

25.  16     ft.    Double Open Diapason, powerful and grand,..wood           27
26.  16     ft.    Bourdon, deep and prevading,...............wood           27
27.   8     ft.    Violoncello, orchestral,..................metal           27

                            Number of Pipes in Pedale,.......................81
                            Total Number of Pipes,........................1,777

Mechanical Registers.

28. Coupler (Swell to Great).
29. Coupler (Swell to Solo).
30. Coupler (Solo to Great).
31. Coupler (Great to Pedale).
32. Coupler (Swell to Pedale).
33. Coupler (Solo to Pedale).
34. Tremolo,
35. Bellows Signal.
36. Pedale Check.

Pedale Movements.

1. Forte, combination pedal Great Manuale.
2. Mezzo, combination pedal Great Manuale.
3. Piano, combination pedal Great Manuale.
4. Forte, combination pedal Swell Manuale.
5. Piano, combination pedal Swell Manuale.
6. Reversible Movement to operate Great to Pedale Coupler.
7. Balanced Swell Pedal.
Wind Indicator (over Manuales), for Organist.
5. 


 

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