Paul Fritzsche (Organ Co.)
1936

S. Peter's Lutheran Church

Sanctuary

312 South Tulpehocken Street
Pine Grove, PA, US

9 Ranks - 585 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 74373 ● Builder ID: 2179 ● Location ID: 62612
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  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: All pipework under expression and enclosed in one chamber.
  • Notes: ext. of 8' Mel. At some point after installation, a II Rank Grave Mixture was added to the organ and the 4' Flute stop tab location was used, after adding a "Grave Mixture" tab, to control the the Mixture.
8'61
8'61
8'61
4'61
4'12
16'
4'
16'
8'
4'
  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: All pipework under expression and enclosed in one chamber.
  • Notes: ext. 8' St. Diap.
  • Notes: Unit flute playing 16, 8, 4, 2 2/3, & 2 on the Swell and 16 and 8 on the Pedal
  • Notes: ext. 8' St. Diap.
  • Notes: ext. 8' St. Diap.
  • Notes: ext. 8' St. Diap.
  • Notes: Affected the entire organ
16'12
8'61
8'61
8'61
8'49
4'12
2 2⁄3'7
2'5
8'61
16'
4'
  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: No independent pedal stops. Only Pedal stops borrowed from Swell Unit Flute.
16' SW
8' SW
8'
8'

Originally Written/Published: 1936 in the Dedication Recital Bulletin (a copy of which I'm trying to locate for submission; Jack Umholtz 2026-01-16)

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Paul Fritzsche (Organ Co.)
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions17 Stops28 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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Jack Umholtz on January 16th, 2026:

St. Peter's Lutheran Church was my wife's church. When dating her in 1985, she took me to the church and I spent an hour or so playing this organ and exploring the tonal resources. After marrying, I played this instrument for my brother-in-law's wedding ceremony.

The console was a beautiful small 2 manual horseshoe console and was fully enclosed in a single, stone chamber with facade pipes over in front of the swell shades. Access to the chamber was through what had been an altar window before the stone chamber was constructed.

Related Instrument Entries: Paul Fritzsche (Organ Co.) (1994)

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