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Berghaus Organ Co.

Originally Schlicker Organ Co. (1957ca.)

Location:

St. Paul Lutheran Church
1025 Lake St.
Melrose Park, IL 60160 US
Organ ID: 72271

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on December 05, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 3 divisions. 3 manuals. 45 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 3
  • Registers: 45
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Console Style: Non-traditional style, as consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets 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 Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on December 05, 2022.
Stoplist copied from photos by Andrew Schaeffer: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on December 05, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Console and church interior to front: Photograph by Andrew Schaeffer, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-11-04

Console and church interior: Photograph by Andrew Schaeffer, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-12-02

Church interior to rear: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-11-11

Church exterior: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-01-02

Floorview of balcony and organ: Photograph by Andrew Schaeffer, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-12-03

Great and Positiv stop tablets: Photograph by Andrew Schaeffer, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-12-03

Swell and Pedal stop tablets: Photograph by Andrew Schaeffer, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-12-03

Builder nameplates: Photograph by Andrew Schaeffer, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-12-03

Console: Photograph by Emma Schneider, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-12-02

Inside of Swell: Photograph by Emma Schneider. Taken on 2022-10-28

Inside of Great, ladder up to Pedal: Photograph by Emma Schneider, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-10-28

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