Wm. Schuelke Organ Co.
Opus 34, 1885
St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church
1927 North 4th Street
Milwaukee, WI, US
28 Ranks - 2,035 Pipes
Instrument ID: 6320 ● Builder ID: 5636 ● Location ID: 5997
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CONSOLES
Builder: Wm. Schuelke Organ Co.
Position: Detached Keydesk (Mechanical Action)
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal25 StopsMechanical With Pneumatic Assists Key ActionTubular Pneumatic (Unknown) Stop Action✓ Combination Trundle(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Row Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 1990,2025 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
As per The American Organist, April 2019, the church has announced a contract with Patrick J. Murphy & Associates ot Pennsylvania for the complete restoration of its 1885 William Schuelke organ, at a cost of $474,950. The article notes that the instrument is in nearly original condition, except for the additon of and electric blower and tremulant. Most notable about the organ is the use of cone-valve chests and Barker-lever machine. A 2018 recording of the instrument is located at https://Youtu.be/0hab6NgnDVA.
Database Manager on July 26th, 2013:
Updated through online information from John Paradowski.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The builder did not use opus numbers to identify his work, but the catalog number S-34 was assigned to this instrument by Elizabeth Towne Schmitt and may be used for reference.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 2004.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Ventil chests (kegellade), pneumatic levers on both manual key actions, detached console. Swell on one side of the rear gallery and Great on the other. Historic Organs Recital 6 Sep 1988. The only changes to the organ are the electric blower and an added tremulant.
- Sonata No. 1 in F - IV. Allegro vivace Piece by Felix Mendelssohn. Performed by Ruth Tweeten. Produced by The Organ Historical Society in 1990 with the title: Historic Organs of Milwaukee: Twenty-five Historic Pipe Organs, Madison to Milwaukee
- Sonata No. 1 in F - III. Andante Recit Piece by Felix Mendelssohn. Performed by Ruth Tweeten. Produced by The Organ Historical Society in 1990 with the title: Historic Organs of Milwaukee: Twenty-five Historic Pipe Organs, Madison to Milwaukee
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