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Sandusky OH, USA (Ohio) - First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
Municipal: Sandusky OH
Region:Erie County
Address: 431 Columbus Avenue, 44870, Sandusky, OH
Website: http://firstconguccsandusky.com/
Description nr.: 2025370.
Built by: Johnson & Son (1875) - opus 462
The organ in First Congregational Church in Sandusky is a Johnson & Son instrument from 1875. It was originally built for Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Marquette, Michigan. In 1908 it was transferred to Saint Ignatius Church in Houghton, Michigan. It served here until 1976, when James Kvale bought it for his home in Long Prairie, Minnesota. After a restoration by J.C. Taylor installed the instrument in 1982 in Sandusky.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks - 1982, Trumpet 8' - from c° 1982.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Fugara 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Nazardo 2 2/3' - 1982, Flautino 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Oboe 8' - from c° 1982.
Pedal: Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - 1982, Choralbass 4' - 1982, Trombone 16' - 1982.
Sandusky OH, USA (Ohio) - First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
Municipal: Sandusky OH
Region:Erie County
Address: 431 Columbus Avenue, 44870, Sandusky, OH
Website: http://firstconguccsandusky.com/
Description nr.: 2025370.
Built by: Johnson & Son (1875) - opus 462
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1875 | Johnson & Son | 462 | new organ | 1982 | J.C. Taylor & Co. | transfer/relocate |
The organ in First Congregational Church in Sandusky is a Johnson & Son instrument from 1875. It was originally built for Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Marquette, Michigan. In 1908 it was transferred to Saint Ignatius Church in Houghton, Michigan. It served here until 1976, when James Kvale bought it for his home in Long Prairie, Minnesota. After a restoration by J.C. Taylor installed the instrument in 1982 in Sandusky.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1875 | Marquette, Michigan, USA | Saint Paul's Episcopal Church |
| 1908 | Houghton, Michigan, USA | Saint Ignatius' Church |
| 1976 | Long Prairie, Minnesota, USA | Residence Organ of James Kvale |
| 1982 | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 23 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks - 1982, Trumpet 8' - from c° 1982.
Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Fugara 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Nazardo 2 2/3' - 1982, Flautino 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Oboe 8' - from c° 1982.
Pedal: Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - 1982, Choralbass 4' - 1982, Trombone 16' - 1982.
| Literature |
Relocated Organ. - In: The Diapason, 73rd Year, No. 8, August 1982. |