Unknown Builder
1888
Immanuel United Church of Christ
1350 Old Church Road
Streamwood, IL, US
11 Ranks
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown Builder
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
1 Manuals 11 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The 1984 Organ Historical Society handbook (page 50) indicates the original builder may be Emil Witzmann of Chicago. [Ed.: this is speculation and has not been corroborated as of 2026.]
Information received online from Jeffrey Neufeld on 2026-04-13
Database Manager on May 3rd, 2017:
Updated by Larry Bunce, who maintains the organ.
I worked on this instrument c. 1975 as an employee of the Berghaus ORGAN Co. One clue as to the builder was a shipping label inside the case that said it was shipped from Boston via American Express. I would presume that it was built by an organ supply house and installed by a local tuner/repairman.
A clever adaptation made when an electric blower was added was that the blower switch was operated from the drawstop labeled "Bellows Signal."
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Builder's Nameplate: attr. Emil Witzman
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1984.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Renovated Berghaus Organ Co. 1982.
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