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Freeport Organ Co.

St. James Roman Roman Catholic Church [1867]: rear gallery
428 N 2nd Street
Rockford, IL

Images


2018-07-22 - Organ in rear gallery (Church Facebook/Daniel Boin)

2025-02-25 - Freestanding Great Division (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

2025-02-27 - Choir pipework (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

2025-02-27 - Swell pipework (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

2025-02-27 - Great pipework (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

2025-02-28 - Console (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

2025-02-28 - Swell, Great Trumpet, Choir (from left to right) (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

2025-02-27 - Sanctuary interior (Daniel Boin/Daniel Boin)

Notes

2025-01-15 - Updated through online information from Daniel Boin (January 15, 2025): Austin console from opus 650-A -Daniel Boin

2025-02-13 - Based on materials found around the organ, the installer may have been Freeport Organ Company out of Freeport, Illinois. According to a Facebook post, the organ came from a Chicago Church. The Austin console (opus 650) is likely not original to this organ. Some Walker digital voices with speakers located in the swell chamber. Pipework, console, and some casework was removed in 2022 for cleaning and storage due to a fire caused by a lightning strike, to be reinstalled January 2025 Information received online from Daniel Boin on 2025-01-17 -Paul R. Marchesano

2025-03-11 - Re-installation completed February 2025 with no changes. Organ is extant and playable. Information received online from Daniel Boin on 2025-02-28 -Paul R. Marchesano


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