Henry Pilcher's Sons
1884 ca.

Christian Church

113 South Gillette Street
Elkhart, IL, US

9 Ranks - 479 Pipes

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	Great (I) Position: In a Chamber in a Side Transept. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible Chest Action: Slider With Mechanical Pull-Downs Stop Action: Mechanical (Slider)
8'	Open Diapason	61
8'	Gamba (TC)	49
8'	Melodia (TC)	49
8'	Unison Bass	12
4'	Octave	61

8'	Swell to Great

	Swell (II - Expressive) Position: In a Chamber in a Side Transept. No Visible Pipes Chest Action: Slider With Mechanical Pull-Downs Stop Action: Mechanical (Slider)
8'	Keraulophone (TC)	49
8'	St. Diap. (TC)	49
8'	St. Diap. Bass	12
4'	Violina	61
4'	Flute d'Amour	49

	Pedal Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. No Visible Pipes Chest Action: Ventil (Details Unknown) Stop Action: Ventil (Details Unknown)
16'	Bourdon	27

8'	Swell to Pedal
8'	Great to Pedal

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Builder: Henry Pilcher's Sons

Position: Keydesk Attached

Design: Unknown

Pedalboard Type: Unknown

Features:

2 Manuals (61 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions11 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Unknown

Expression Type: Unknown

Combination Action: Unknown

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on April 18th, 2005:

Possibly the 1884 Pilcher built for St. John's Episcopal in Decatur, IL. If so, it was probably replaced there c. 1892 when St. John's received a Roosevelt that was originally built for St. Clements Episcopal, Chicago, IL. St. Clements was disbanded about 1892, and the organ appears on later Roosevelt lists at St. John's. (Information from The Stopt Diapason, Vol. 6, No. 2, "A Pilcher Organ Discovered . . ." by Michael Friesen.)

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1996

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

2 Composition pedals. Formerly housed in the Governor Oglesby mansion on Elkhart Hill. Moved from storage there and given to this church by Susan Green, Oglesby's granddaughter. Installed by Rodney Degner in 1985-86.

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Henry Pilcher's Sons1884 ca.