Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 1443, 1977)

Location:

St. John Ev. Lutheran Church
Two Rivers, WI US
Organ ID: 53763

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ is extant in this location, possibly in 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: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 16 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 14 stops. 20 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case 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
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 14
  • Registers: 20
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • 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 Jeff Scofield on July 25, 2023.
Jeff Scofield on July 25, 2023:

The congregation has moved into a new sanctuary; not known if the organ went along.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on July 25, 2023.
Database Manager on October 05, 2014:

Updated through online information from David Bohn.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 04, 2014:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by David Bohn, based on personal knowledge of the organ. --

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from console, June 1979
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Gallery, organ and exposed pipes: Photograph by Schantz Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1977