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Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling (Opus 1454, 1926)

Location:

St. John Cantius Catholic Church
906 College Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113 US
Organ ID: 72555

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on January 19, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • 17 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 16 stops. 35 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 16
  • Registers: 35
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • 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 January 19, 2023.
From THE DIAPASON February 1927: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on January 19, 2023.
Write-up from THE DIAPASON February 1927: Open In New Tab Stoplist and commentary
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on January 19, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Church interior to front: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2016-01-15

Console: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2016-03-24

Church exterior: Photograph by Cleveland State Libraries Special Collections, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1978

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