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Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders Inc.

Originally Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders Inc. (2005)

Location:

St. John's Lutheran Church
1617 E. Emerson Street
Bloomington, IL 61701 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 68213

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ is currently being renovated or restored.
  • The organ's condition is good, used occasionally.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Kevin Chunko on April 28, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • 46 ranks. 2,598 pipes.
Kevin Chunko on April 28, 2021:

A new sanctuary is being built adjacent to the former sanctary. The original balcony holding the organ and choir seating have been demolished, the former sanctuary being repurposed into a fellowship hall. Ultimately, Berghaus organ will be installed in the front of the new sanctuary, fitted tightly into a taller roof peak using its original casework (but stained with a new hue). A few ranks will be added and the organ revoiced on a higher wind pressure.

We received the most recent update for this note from Kevin Chunko on April 28, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Organ pipework installed in new sanctuary: Photograph by Kevin Chunko. Taken on 2022-04-26

Console (stained darker to match architects' design): Photograph by Kevin Chunko. Taken on 2022-04-26

Organ pipework in new sanctuary: Photograph by Kevin Chunko. Taken on 2022-04-26

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