Pipe Organ Database

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Karl Wilhelm (Opus 47, 1976)

Location:

Holy Comforter Lutheran Church
3319 Alabama Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020 US
Organ ID: 1898

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 14 ranks. 716 pipes. 2 manuals. 12 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at floor level at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 12
  • Position: Keydesk attached, manuals set into case.
  • Manual Compass: 56
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on flat jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: No enclosed divisions.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Hitchdown Couplers
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on August 11, 2017:

Updated by Christopher Fasulo, who maintains the organ.
Manuals: C1 to G5
Pedals: C1 to F3
The pipe organ at Holy Comforter Lutheran Church is a 2-manual, tracker style instrument of 14 ranks, located in the rear of the sanctuary. It was built in 1976 by the firm Karl Wilhelm, Inc., now located in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Province of Québec, Canada. The handsome solid white oak case design serves musically to focus and project the sound of the pipes.

The tonal design, voicing and finishing of the pipes was done by Christophe Linde. The organ was installed by Christophe Linde and Jacques L'Italien.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Status Note: There 1996

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
From church website: Open In New Tab Typed stoplist
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ Case and Keydesk: (ca. 1976) Published Photograph; image courtesy of James R. Stettner.

Organ Case and Keydesk: Photograph by Christopher Fasulo. Taken on 2014-01-19

Organ Case and Keydesk: Photograph by Christopher Fasulo. Taken on 2014-01-19

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