If you are interested please contact: Howard Lacey, retired Dean, Concordia University Texas 512 339-6724
The organs are advertised as free and are available in Austin, Texas
BENNETT ORGANBuilt for Grace Episcopal Church in Freeport, Il. in 1906. May have been tubular pneumatic converted to electropneumatic. Completely releathered in 1975. In climate controlled storage.
Space requirements: approx. 12.5' wide by 10' deep by 15' height.
| Great (unenclosed) [original stop list] 8' Open Diapason Melodia Dulciana 4'Flute D'amour |
Great (present stop list) 8' Melodia Dulciana 4' Principal (old 8') 2' Harmonic flute (added) |
Swell (enclosed) [original] 8' Open diapason Stopped diapason Salicional 4' Celeste Aeoline 4'Harmonic Flute 8' Oboe |
Swell (present) 8' Stopped diapason Salicional Principal (old 8') Harmonic Flute 2 2/3' Nazard (old Fl D Amour) 2' Octave (old celeste cut down) 8' Oboe |
Pedal (unenclosed) [Original] 16' Bourdon 8' Flute (extension 16') |
Pedal (present) 16' Bourdon 8' Diapason (1-12 old 8'-rest from 4') Flute (extension 16') 4' Octave (32 pipes) |
| Usual couplers. There is no casework. The great open #1-2 are on a small chest. Numbers 3-17 were façade pipes. In last location #3-12 were used as façade on unit chest. Rest were placed on the original façade chest in chamber. Pedal diapason on 32 note unit chest and was used as part of the façade. |
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SCHUELKE ORGAN Built 1904 for St. John's Lutheran Church, Root Creek, WI. Releathered in 1982. In climate controlled storage. All enclosed in one chamber in last location. There are show pipes for the great open. Space requirements: approx. 11' wide by 6.5' deep by 12' high. |
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Great 8' Open diapason Melodia Dulciana 4' Octave Harmonic Flute 2' Fifteenth |
Swell 16' Bourdon (TC) 8' Open diapason Stopped diapason Salicional 4' Flute D' Amour 2' Flautino (added on separate chest) |
Pedal 16' Sub Bass 8' Flute (extension 16') |
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| It would be possible to add some more stops to the pedal as there are several blank stop keys. Usual couplers. Notes 1-2 of great open are stopped wood on main chest. Numbers 3-17 are façade pipes which are on three unit chests. These were removed from the façade when the entire organ was enclosed within the casework. There is no case for the organ now—that was left behind for the new pipe organ. Organ in last location all enclosed in one chamber with large individual pneumatically operated swell shutters. |
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