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Schlicker Organ Co. (1972)

Location:

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Patterson at Melvina
Chicago, IL US
Organ ID: 2783

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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 unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 31, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 34 ranks. 3 manuals. 23 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a floor-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 31, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Stops: 23
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Non-traditional style, as consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 31, 2018.
Database Manager on June 01, 2010:

Updated through on-line information from Andrew Schaeffer.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

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We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist taken from recent book <i>Pipe Organs of Chicago</i>
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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