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Berghaus Organ Co. (1973-1974)

OHS convention: 2002

Images

2018 - Swell and Pedal stop-jamb (Photograph by Nicholas Renkosik, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

2018 - Great stop-jamb (Photograph by Nicholas Renkosik, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

2018 - Console, virtually unaltered (Photograph by Nicholas Renkosik, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

2018 - Façade as seen from the middle of the narthex (Photograph by Nicholas Renkosik, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
• 2 manuals
• 21 stops
• 3 divisions
• Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
• Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
• Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
• Manual compass: 61 notes
• Pedal compass: 30 notes
• Pedal Type: Flat Straight
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
• Combination action: Blind Action
• Has combination thumb pistons
• Has coupler toe pistons
• Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2002. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Rebuild of the 1900 Hutchings. -Database Manager

2016-01-01 - Updated through online information from Nicholas Renkosik. -Database Manager

2022-04-06 - Berhaus carried out restoration work 1973-1974. -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

Source: 2002 OHS Handbook

Great (UNENCLOSED, MAN I, CC- c4) Diapason 8 (61, 1-17 zinc in facade, 18-61 common metal; 1-49 slotted), Concert Flute 8 (61, 1-12 stopped wood; 13-61 open wood; 31-61 harmonic (2 open metal trebles, replacements?)), Gamba 8 (61, 1-12 zinc; 13-61 spotted metal; 1-49 slotted), Dulciana 8 (61, 1-12 zinc; 13-61 spotted metal; 1-49 slotted), Octave 4 (61, 1 -5 zinc; 6-61 spotted metal; 1-24 slotted), Rohr Flute 4 (61, 1-12 stopped wood; 13-36 metal with pierced canister tops; 37-61 open common metal)

Swell (ENCLOSED, MAN II, CC- c4) Bourdon 16 (61 stopped wood), Diapason 8 (61, 1-12 zinc, 13-61 common metal), Hohl Flute 8 (61 open wood), Salicional 8 (61, 1-12 zinc; 13-61 common metal), Vox Celestis [t.c] 8 (49 common metal), Dolce 8 (61, 1-12 zinc; 13-61 common metal), Violina 4 (61 spotted metal), Harmonic Flute 4 (61, 1-5 zinc; 6-61 common metal; harmonic 25-49), Piccolo 2 (61 spotted metal), Cornopean 8 (61, 1-49 reeds; 50-61 open metal flues), Oboe 8 (61, 1-49 reeds; 50-61 open metal flues), Tremolo

Pedal (UNENCLOSED, CC-f') Open Diapason 16 (30 open wood), Violone 16 (30 open wood), Lieblich Gedeckt 16 (SW), Bass Flute 8 (12 extension Diapason, open wood)

Couplers Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Swell 16, 4, Swell to Great 16, 8, 4

Mechanical Accessories 3 Great pistons and Release (thumb pistons with indicators), 3 Swell pistons and Release (thumb pistons with indicators), Pedal Release, General Release, Great to Pedal (toe reversible), Swell expression, Register Crescendo (with indicator), Sforzando (toe reversible), Bellows indicator

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