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Paul Fritts & Co., Organbuilders (Opus 46, 2020)

Location:

Wesley Homes
815 S 216th St.
Des Moines, WA US
Chapel
Organ ID: 69042

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Hospitals, retirement/nursing homes, etc.
  • 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 September 02, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 9 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 9 stops. 10 registers.
Manual I:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by Paul Fritts & Co., Organbuilders
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on September 02, 2021.

Manual II:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by Paul Fritts & Co., Organbuilders
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on September 02, 2021.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by Paul Fritts & Co., Organbuilders
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on September 02, 2021.
Main:
  • Built by Paul Fritts & Co., Organbuilders
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 9
  • Registers: 10
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • Key Action: Suspended tracker.
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on flat jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: No enclosed divisions.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on September 02, 2021.
Jim Stettner on September 02, 2021:

Identified from the Fritts opus list online. This was the first of three 'Series' organs made in 2020. It was purchased for the retirement home by one of the residents.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on September 02, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Main unit case : Photograph by Elliot Sander. Taken on 2022-10-29

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