Pipe Organ Database

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D.F. Pilzecker & Co. (Opus 114, 1977)

Location:

Grace Episcopal Church
315 Wayne Street
Sandusky, OH 44870 US
Organ ID: 52906

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has been altered 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 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 65 ranks. 3,146 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 45 stops. 49 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 45
  • Registers: 49
  • Position: Detached, reversed keydesk (mechanical action).
  • 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: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on November 29, 2015:

Updated through online information from Eric J. Gastier. -- The organ has been removed and will soon be replaced by a new John Paul Buzard organ, utilizing some of the existing Pilzecker/Schlicker/Johnson pipework.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 28, 2014:

Updated through online information from Eric J. Gastier. -- Mechanically a new organ. Some pipework from 1893 Johnson and the 1950 Schlicker was retained.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist provided by Eric Gastier
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ facade: Photograph from an archival source: Diapason November 1981 page 7, submitted by Terry L Mueller. Taken on 1979-01-01