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Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Plymouth Congregational Church
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Description nr.: 2007513.
Built by: Henry Erben (1871)
Henry Erben built a three-manual organ for the Plymouth Congregational Church in Chicago in 1870/1871. On March 7, 1871, the organ was completed and played for the first time in Erben's workshop. The organ no longer exists.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Melodia 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Viol de Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 4', Violano 4', Piccolo 2', Cornet 4 ranks, Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Keraulophon 8', Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Flageolet 2', Clarionet 8', Bassoon 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Violoncello 8', Melodia Flute 8', Trombone 16'.
Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Plymouth Congregational Church
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Description nr.: 2007513.
Built by: Henry Erben (1871)
Henry Erben built a three-manual organ for the Plymouth Congregational Church in Chicago in 1870/1871. On March 7, 1871, the organ was completed and played for the first time in Erben's workshop. The organ no longer exists.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 13 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Melodia 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Wald Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Viol de Gamba 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 4', Violano 4', Piccolo 2', Cornet 4 ranks, Cornopean 8', Hautboy 8'.
Choir Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Keraulophon 8', Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Flageolet 2', Clarionet 8', Bassoon 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Violoncello 8', Melodia Flute 8', Trombone 16'.
| Literature |
Henry Erben: New York organbuilder / Stephen L. Pinel. - In: De Mixtuur, nr. 60, juni 1988. |