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Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Mark Brombaugh.

Photo: Mark Brombaugh

Oberlin, USA (Ohio) - First United Methodist Church
Municipal: Oberlin
Region:Lorain County
Address: 45 South Professor Street, 44074, Oberlin, OH
Website: https://oberlinmethodist.wordpress.com/

Description nr.: 2003375.

Built by: John Brombaugh & Co. (1974) - opus 15


John Brombaugh built a new organ for the First United Methodist Church in Oberlin. The instrument was inaugurated on October 13, 1974.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great9
- Echo (Brustwerk)5
- Pedal4 (3)
Total number of stops18 (17)
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentKirnberger III

Specification
Great (C-g'''): Quintadena 16', Praestant 8', Holpijp 8', Octave 4', Quinte 3', Octave 2', Cornet 5 ranks (discant), Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Echo (Brustwerk) (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Spitzgedackt 4', Waldflöte 2', Cimbel 2 ranks, Vox Humana 8'.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Octave 8', Octave 4', Trumpet 8' - transmission.
Couplers: Echo to Great, Great to Pedal, Echo to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremulant.

Literature
  • The Tracker Organ Revival in America : Die Orgelbewegung in Amerika / Uwe Pape [red.]. - Berlin : Pape Verlag, [1977]. - (Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; Publication # 65).
  • A profile of Charles M. Ruggles : Builder of hand-crafted mechanical action organs / Mark A. Herris. - [Bloomington] : Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 2016.