Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

W. Zimmer & Sons, Inc. (Opus 337, 1985)

Location:

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
1108 W. 24th St.
Billings, MT 59102 US
Organ ID: 36479

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 18 ranks. 1,028 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 18 stops. 14 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 18
  • Registers: 14
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on August 06, 2008:

Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Free-standing and encased. Great over Swell. Pedal behind. Expression shutters installed in the front and right sides of the swellbox to allow the organist to hear the balance. The first 15 pipes of the Great 8' Principal are in the 5-sectional facade. Documented: October 13, 1996.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Stoplist copied from the console October 13, 1996: Open In New Tab Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ facade: Photograph by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1996-10-13

Organ case from right showing side expression beside console: Photograph by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1996-10-13