ca. 1906 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2022-03-18 - This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from a 1985 report on the organ by Michael and Susan Friesen. The organ was subsequently rebuilt by the Prairie Organ Co. of Evanston, Illinois which included one tonal change. -Jim Stettner
Source: 1985 report from Michael & Susan Friesen 1985
Woodstock, Illinois
The Congregational Universalist Church
W.W. Kimball Co., 1906 - Original Specifications
GREAT - 61 notes
8’ Open Diapason 61
8’ Gamba 61
8’ Melodia 61
8’ Dulciana 49 1-12 common with Melodia
Great Sub Octave
Great Super Octave
SWELL (Expressive - 61 notes)
8’ Violin Diapason 61
8’ Stop’d Diapason 61
8’ Salicional 61
8' Aeoline 61
4’ Flute Harmonic 61
8’ Oboe & Bassoon 61
Tremolo
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Super Octave
PEDAL - 30 notes
16’ Bourdon 30
INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLER
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Swell to Great
FOOT LEVERS
Undocumented
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACCESSORIES
Wind Indicator
Bellows Signal
NOTES
Michael and Susan Friesen, organists and members of the Chicago chapter
of OHS, inspected the organ in early 1985 at the request of one of the
church’s two pastors, Rev. Stephen C. Washburn. On February 12 of that
year they sent their analysis and recommendations to Rev. Washburn; their
letter has proved very helpful in clarifying many details regarding the
organ.
The organ was subsequently rebuilt by the Prairie Organ Co. (later,
Bradford Organ Co.) of Evanston, Illinois which included replacing the
Swell 8' Aeoline with a new 2' Piccolo. The Pedal action had been pre-
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