Hugo Spilker
1974

Jim Stettner on March 9th, 2025:
This entry represents tonal changes and additions to the existing 1951 T. Eaton Co. instrument. The .pdf Organ History document available on the church website states, "The next major project was undertaken in 1974, when [the] Victoria organ building firm of Hugo Spilker (a long-time member and elder of the congregation) completed a major tonal revision. Brand new ranks of pipes were added to the Pedal, Great and Choir organs. This brought the total to 34 ranks, with 20 couplers and just under 2100 pipes. The mixture stop was enlarged in the Great organ. Other new stops included a 16’ pedal reed, a Swell Trumpet (to replace the Cornopean), a three rank mixture and a cymbelstern (or bell star). The most visible addition to the 1881 casework was the small cantilevered box in the centre-bottom of the casework containing two ranks of pipes. This Positiv division was added to enable musicians in the choir loft to hear the instrument more clearly. In all, some 400 pipes were added, most obtained from the well-known Dutch factory of Stinkens."