Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2022-08-10 - *Pipe Organs of Columbus*, OHS, 2022: Catholics in the settlement of Bismarck, Huron County, Ohio, had unified to build St. Sebastian Church. In 1897 the parish purchased the Pilcher organ for $1,400. The organ ultimately survived a 1940 fire in the church. In 1988 Leek Pipe Organs of Oberlin, Ohio, sensitively rebuilt the organ. The building was shuttered in 2005, and the congregation merged as part of a clustering initiative to be based at St. Gaspar del Buffalo, Bellevue, Ohio. History of St. Sebastian Church (website, archived, accessed 2022-08-10: The original log chapel was replaced in 1857 by the present brick church, 40 x 72 feet in size. Its cornerstone was laid on August 5 of that year. The present pastoral residence and school, both brick buildings, were erected between 1867 and 1868. A frame school house was built in 1862, about two miles from the church, for the convenience of the children in that section of the parish. No notable improvements were made in or about the church property for a number of years, until 1894, when the church was thoroughly renovated, both exterior and interior, and thus made very attractive, which it is even at the present time. In 1897 a $1,400 pipe organ replaced the old time worn instrument. [Ed.: builder unknown at this time] -Paul R. Marchesano
Source: Pipe Organs of Columbus, OHS 2022
GREAT (right jamb, 61 notes, C–c4) Tremolo, Principal 8, Melodia 8, Salicional 8, Octave 4
SWELL (left jamb, 61 notes, C–c4) Bourdon 16, Geigen Principal 8, Lieblich Gedackt 8, Harmonique Flute 4, Flautino 2
PEDAL (left jamb, 27 notes, C–d1) Sub Bass 16
COUPLERS (reversible mechanical push pistons under Man. 2) “Off” Swell to Pedal “On”, “Off” Great to Pedal “On”, “Off” Swell to Great “On”
ACCESSORIES Mechanical sliding wind indicator (above Swell manual), Balanced wooden Swell shoe for Swell expression, Mechanical foot lever (left of Swell pedal), Mechanical foot lever (right of Swell pedal)
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