Pipe Organ Database

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Schlicker Organ Co. (1968)

Location:

St. John Lutheran Church
919 N. Columbia Ave.
Seward, NE 68434 US
Organ ID: 62529

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on August 21, 2019.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 47 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 36 stops. 30 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: Exposed pipes or case front visible in a gallery at the rear of the room.
  • Slider Motors: Pneumatic (EP or TP) slider motors.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on August 21, 2019.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 36
  • Registers: 30
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Non-traditional style, as consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on August 21, 2019.
Database Manager on August 21, 2019:

Updated by Ben Meyer, who has heard or played the organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on August 22, 2019.
Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> January 1969: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Builder's Nameplate: Photograph by Ben Meyer. Taken on 2019-05-21

Ruckpositiv: Photograph by Ben Meyer. Taken on 2019-05-21

Organ Case and Facade: Photograph by Ben Meyer. Taken on 2018-10-18

Ruckpositiv: Photograph by Paul Soulek. Taken on 2021-12-06

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