Leonard G. Berghaus
1975
Originally Lancashire-Marshall Organ Co. (1893)
First Congregational Church
Sanctuary; front
256 East Chicago Street
Elgin, IL, US
Instrument ID: 67831 ● Builder ID: 543 ● Location ID: 58791
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Found an entry in the book "Elgin’s Holy Hill Part 1" by local Elgin, IL, author John Weiss.
Jeffrey Neufeld on January 22nd, 2022:
"May 4, 1975 was a special day in the history of the church when the newly rebuilt and remodeled pipe organ was dedicated. The work was done by Leonard Berghaus Organ Builders of Maywood, Illinois under the direction of Dr. Thomas Gieschen, associate professor of music at Concordia College in River Forest, Illinois. It included a new façade, pipes, a new Great Organ...and several new pedal and sole [sic] stops making a total of 54 ranks."
JohnWeiss, Elgin’s Holy Hill, Part 1. (Elgin, IL: John Weiss, 2021), p. 64.
Jim Stettner on January 2nd, 2022:
This entry represents a console solid state upgrade. It is not known if any tonal changes occured as a part of this work.
Related Instrument Entries: Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders Inc. (1997) , Lancashire-Marshall Organ Co. (1893)
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