Odenbrett & Abler
Opus 1881, 1881

St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church

Chapel (former church)

1800 Station Road
Valley City, OH, US

18 Ranks - 939 Pipes
Instrument ID: 1737 ● Builder ID: 4651 ● Location ID: 1686
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions18 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Exhibited in the 2009 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on July 24th, 2019:
Updated by Adam James, listing conversations with this person as the source of the information: Steve Dickson. <br> <br>From what I was told by Mr. Steve Dickson, the current caretaker of this beautiful instrument, this Odenbrett and Abler op.1881 is the only working one in existence. Although this organ is old, it plays loud and proud!

Database Manager on February 18th, 2015:
Updated through online information from David Bohn. -- Blanchard electrified the originally tubular pneumatic pedal action, and built new chests for the three pedal ranks.

Database Manager on December 10th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Connor Annable.

Database Manager on July 14th, 2009:
Updated through online information from Don Daley.

Database Manager on February 18th, 2008:
Updated through online information from William M. Worden. -- Restored by Homer Blanchard c. 1960-65; tubular pedal action was dependent on a huge thin channelboard and was considered hopeless; replaced with electric action to pedal stops only.

Database Manager on August 23rd, 2005:
On-line update from David W. Morris -- Organ is in wonderful condition and is used regularly for Weddings and funerals and other liturgies that are held in the chapel (former church). Was used regularly for all liturgical events until new, larger church was built a few years ago to be used for weekend liturgies and events requiring larger seating accomodations.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1963

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