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Milwaukee - Trinity Lutheran Church

Milwaukee, USA (Wisconsin) - Trinity Lutheran Church
Municipal: Milwaukee
Region:Milwaukee County
Address: 1046 North 9th Street, 53202, Milwaukee, WI
Website: https://trinitymilwaukee.org/

Description nr.: 2019873.

Built by: William Schuelke (1880)
Destroyed by fire (2018)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1880 William Schuelke  new organ
1993 Schlicker Organ Company  restoration

  • In Trinity Lutheran Church in Milwaukee (built in 1878, design by Fredrick Velguth) an organ was built in 1879-1880 by William Schuelke. It was dedicated on April 11, 1880. The Schlicker comapny carried out a restoration in 1993, in which a new console was placed. They also enlarged the organ with a Cornopean on Swell.
  • On May 15, 2018 the church was destroyed by a fire. The outside walls and the tower could be saved, an the building has been restored. However, the historical organ has been lost.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ13
- Swell Organ15
- Pedal Organ8
Total number of stops36
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Principal 16', Principal 8', Hohlfloete 8', Gamba 8', Gedeckt 8', Dulciana 8', Octav 4', Rohrfloete 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octav 2', Mixtur 3 ranks, Trompete 8', Clarionet 8', Glocken.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bordon Bass 16' (B/D), Geigen Principal 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Viola d'Amour 8', Fugara 4', Traverse Floete 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Cornopean 8' - 1993, Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Principal 16', Subbass 16', Bordun 16', Octavbass 8', Violoncello 8', Gedecktbass 8', Octav 4', Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great, Swell to Great Super, Great to Great Sub, Great to Great Unison Off, Great to Great Super, Swell to Swell Sub, Swell to Swell Unison Off, Swell to Swell Super.

Links https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2018/05/18/trinity-church-lost-priceless-and-irreplaceable-pipe-organ-fire/623398002/
https://www.cbs58.com/news/wednesday-marks-one-year-since-the-trinity-lutheran-evangelical-fire
Other sources
  • John Behnke, Milwaukee

Situation after the fire. Date: 16 May 2018.