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A. B. Felgemaker Co. (Opus 924, 1907)

Location:

SS Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral
1347 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202 US
Organ ID: 4422

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on February 16, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Pneumatic
  • 38 ranks. 2,182 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 36 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Pneumatic chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Built by A. B. Felgemaker Co.
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 36
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • Key Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Paul R. Marchesano on February 16, 2023.
Database Manager on March 22, 2005:

The Pipe Organ Registry, prepared in 1983 for the AGO regional convention by the Indianapolis Chapter, AGO, shows this as a rebuild of a ca. 1906 Hook & Hastings. However, This church appears on the Felgemaker opus list and does not appear on the Hook list.

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

Renovated as Henry Pilcher's Sons 1937, Op. 1822, 3-39, electro-pneumatic.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Specification from <i>2007 Organ Atlas: Central Indiana Region</i>
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Felgemaker organ in rear loft: Photograph from an archival source: 2007 OHS Atlas, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano. Taken approx. 1907 or later

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