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Bloomington IL, USA (Illinois) - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Municipal: Bloomington IL
Region:McLean County
Address: 3516 White Eagle Drive, 61704, Bloomington, IL
Website: https://www.goodshepherdblm.org/
Description nr.: 2044891.
Built by: Johnson & Son (1890) - opus 736
In 1890, the Johnson & Son firm built a new organ for the First Unitarian Church of Deerfield, Massachusetts. It has been extensively renovated over time. In 2001 it was restored by Patrick J. Murphy and transferred to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bloomington, Illinois. This meetinghouse was inaugurated on August 27, 2000. The pedal has been expanded with two ranks, a Principal 8' and a Trombone 16'. Consultant was Philip Gehring, who also played the organ dedicationary concert in Bloomington in September 2001.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Chimney Flute 8', Octave 4', Traverse Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Celeste 8', Rohrflute 4', Flageolet 2', Nineteenth 1 1/3', Cornet 2 ranks, Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Subbass 16', Principal 8' - 2001, Trombone 16' - 2001.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Bloomington IL, USA (Illinois) - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Municipal: Bloomington IL
Region:McLean County
Address: 3516 White Eagle Drive, 61704, Bloomington, IL
Website: https://www.goodshepherdblm.org/
Description nr.: 2044891.
Built by: Johnson & Son (1890) - opus 736
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1890 | Johnson & Son | 736 | new organ | 2001 | Patrick J. Murphy | 35 | transfer/relocate |
In 1890, the Johnson & Son firm built a new organ for the First Unitarian Church of Deerfield, Massachusetts. It has been extensively renovated over time. In 2001 it was restored by Patrick J. Murphy and transferred to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bloomington, Illinois. This meetinghouse was inaugurated on August 27, 2000. The pedal has been expanded with two ranks, a Principal 8' and a Trombone 16'. Consultant was Philip Gehring, who also played the organ dedicationary concert in Bloomington in September 2001.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1890 | Deerfield, Massachusetts | First Unitarian Church |
| 2001 | Bloomington, Illinois | Good Shepherd Lutheran Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 18 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Chimney Flute 8', Octave 4', Traverse Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 8', Gambe 8', Celeste 8', Rohrflute 4', Flageolet 2', Nineteenth 1 1/3', Cornet 2 ranks, Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ: Subbass 16', Principal 8' - 2001, Trombone 16' - 2001.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
Organ Historical Society : 60th Annual Convention : Pioneer Valley Organ Extravaganza : June 28 - July 3 2015. - Richmond, VA : Organ Historical Society, 2015. |
| Links |
https://www.pjmorgans.com/pipe-organs/opus-35/ |