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Lewtak Pipe Organ Builders, Inc. (2018)

Originally E.F. Walcker & Cie. (1967 ca.)

Location:

All Saints Lutheran Church
17030 Lancaster Hwy.
Charlotte, NC 28277 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 66599

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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 Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 23 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 17 stops. 18 registers.
Manual I:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by E.F. Walcker & Cie.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020.

Manual II (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by E.F. Walcker & Cie.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by E.F. Walcker & Cie.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020.
Main:
  • Built by E.F. Walcker & Cie.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 17
  • Registers: 18
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • 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: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Freie Kombinationen, i.e., German style switches above stop controls.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020.
Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020:

The organ was dedicated on Sunday, November 4th, 2018 by Dr. Patricia Parker. Wind pressure is 63 mm. Temperament = Neidhardt 1729. Pitch is A=440 Hz at 19 degrees Celsius.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020.
Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020:

Identified through online information from the builder's website. "In early 2016 we were asked to relocate and completely renovate the 1970 E. F. Walcker organ from Sihler Hall, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. The new home for this organ, All Saints Lutheran Church in Charlotte, NC was embarking on a journey to upgrade their buildings and to add a pipe organ to their worship environment. The organ was moved to our facility and stored for nearly two years. In 2018 we completed the project. The scope of work was really all-encompassing and took nearly eight months to complete. At the end of this process, the organ is in a better-than-new condition, with all crucial components either completely renovated or replaced. The expected life span of such instrument is at least one hundred years with some very minor maintenance, making it a perfect investment!"

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020.
Taken from the builder's website - text and photos: Open In New Tab Originally published November 8, 2020
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on November 08, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ erected in builder's shop: Photograph by Taken from the builder's website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. 2018

Organ at front of sanctuary: Photograph by Taken from the builder's website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. 2018

Keydesk, pedalboard, case front: Photograph by Taken from the builder's website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. 2018

Keydesk: Photograph by Taken from the builder's website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. 2018

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