Rebuilt w/ modifications & additions bySchlicker Organ Co.
1986

Originally Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 1829, 1937)

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Sanctuary; rear gallery

830 Poplar Street
Macon, GA, US

53 Ranks - 2,886 Pipes - 5 Physical Divisions
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STOPLISTS

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16'61
8'61
8'61
8'PF
4'61
4'61
2'61
V125
IV-VI330
8'61
8'61
8'61
4'61
2 2⁄3'61
2'61
1 3⁄5'61
16'
4'
8'61
8'61
8'61
4'61
IV244
16'61
8'61
8'61
16'
4'
16'61
8'61
8'61
8'12
4'PF
4'61
2'61
1 1⁄3'61
III-IV232
8'61
32'
16'32
16'32
16' GT
8'12
8'12
4'12
4'12
IV128
16'32
8'12
4'12

[Originally received from Jeff Scofield September 26, 2014; transcribed by James R. Stettner October 8, 2026].

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Schlicker Organ Co.
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions35 Stops44 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: SSI 250

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DETAILS

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Brad Engelland on February 27th, 2026:

Per Colton Barber on 2-27-26: "Instrument will no longer be extant in the next few days and will be rebuilt by Lewtak over the next few months"

Paul R. Marchesano on May 2nd, 2024:

Updated through online information from Dr. Gregory Hamilton (April 26, 2024): In 2023, addition of SSL 250 Memory levels unit.

Gregory Hamilton on January 5th, 2023:

Organ is in good condition and used weekly.

Dr. Gregory Hamilton on July 26th, 2021:

Instrument is in working order, and used weekly.

Database Manager on September 26th, 2014:

Pilcher Op. 440 installed in 1902; rebuilt and enlarged by Pilcher in 1937 as Op. 1829; replaced in 1985 by 3/53 Schlicker, retaining the case, Pilcher console shell and some Pilcher pipework.

Database Manager on July 16th, 2008:

Identified through information from Dennis Huthnance -- Uses case, console shell, and two sets of pipes (vox humana and a pedal stop) from the 1903 Pilcher.

Database Manager on July 24th, 2005:

Online update from Dennis Huthnance -- The mechanical action was replaced by an electro-pneumatic action in the 1930s. This Pilcher instrument was damaged by a violent storm in the late 1960s and the Great division became unplayable. In 1984 it was decided to replace the instrument by a new organ built by Schlicker. The original Pilcher organ case and console were retained in the new instrument along with the entire Vox Humana and several of the pedal division pipes.

Related Instrument Entries: Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 440, 1903) , Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 1829, 1937) , Rebuilt w/ additions byLewtak Pipe Organ Builders, Inc. (2026)

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