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La Grange IL, USA (Illinois) - First Presbyterian Church, Elsie Springer Hall Memorial Organ
Municipal: La Grange IL
Region:Cook County
Address: 150 South Ashland Avenue, 60525, La Grange, IL
Website: https://www.fpclg.org/
Description nr.: 2059913.
Built by: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company (1962) - opus 1390
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintatön 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Waldflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 3-5 ranks, Chimes (25 tubes).
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Nasonflöte 8', Flute Celeste 8' - from Swell, Koppelflöte 4', Flute Celeste 4' - extension from Swell, Prinzipal 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quinte 1 1/3', Spillflöte 1', Zimbel 2 ranks, Krummhorn 8' - prepared, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohrbordun 16', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8', Rohrflöte 8' - extension, Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Spitz Principal 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Plein Jeu 4 ranks, Fagotto 16', Trompette 8', Rohrschalmei 4', Tremulant.
Chancel Organ (C-c''''):
Chancel Manual: Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 8', Gemshorn Celeste 8' (from c°) - prepared, Montre 4', Principal 2', Plein Jeu 3-4 ranks - prepared, Festival Trumpet 8' - high wind pressure.
Chancel Pedal: Gedeckt 16' - extension from Manual, Montre 8' - extension from Manual, Choralbass 4' - from Manual.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Contra Basse 16', Quintatön 16' - from Great, Rohrbordun 16' - from Swell, Spitz Principal 8', Quintatön 8' - extension from Great, Rohrflöte 8' - extension from Swell, Choralbass 4', Rohrflöte 4' - extension from Swell, Rauschquinte 3 ranks, Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Fagotto 8' - extension from Swell, Fagotto 4' - extension from Swell.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Positiv to Great 16', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Chancel to Great, Chancel to Great 4', Swell to Positiv, Swell to Positiv 16', Swell to Positiv 4', Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Chancel to Pedal, Positiv to Positiv 16', Swell Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Chancel to Chancel 4'.
La Grange IL, USA (Illinois) - First Presbyterian Church, Elsie Springer Hall Memorial Organ
Municipal: La Grange IL
Region:Cook County
Address: 150 South Ashland Avenue, 60525, La Grange, IL
Website: https://www.fpclg.org/
Description nr.: 2059913.
Built by: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company (1962) - opus 1390
- The current building of the First Presbyterian Church in La Grange, Illinois, was constructed in 1962 after a design of Charles Stade. The church replaced a building from 1912. A new pipe organ was ordered for the new church, and the instrument was built by the Aeolian-Skinner Company as their opus 1390. Some ranks were taken over from the Estey organ of 1924/1931 that was installed in the previous church building. Consultants were James A. Thomas and James C. Andrews. Church and organ were dedicated on December 2nd, 1962. The organ was named the Elsie Springer Hall Memorial Organ. Official dedicationary concerts followed on January 13, 1963 by James A. Thomas and on March 17, 1963 by Leonard Raver.
- The Chancel Organ was built with some of the Estey ranks. This organ was modified in the following years, but had to be removed after water damage made this instrument unplayable at the end of the seventies.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Positiv Organ | 10 (7) |
| - Swell Organ | 12 (11) |
| - Pedal Organ | 13 (5) |
| - Chancel Manual | 7 (5) |
| - Chancel Pedal | 3 (0) |
| Total number of stops | 52 (35) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintatön 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Waldflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 3-5 ranks, Chimes (25 tubes).
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Nasonflöte 8', Flute Celeste 8' - from Swell, Koppelflöte 4', Flute Celeste 4' - extension from Swell, Prinzipal 2', Terz 1 3/5', Quinte 1 1/3', Spillflöte 1', Zimbel 2 ranks, Krummhorn 8' - prepared, Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohrbordun 16', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8', Rohrflöte 8' - extension, Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Spitz Principal 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Plein Jeu 4 ranks, Fagotto 16', Trompette 8', Rohrschalmei 4', Tremulant.
Chancel Organ (C-c''''):
Chancel Manual: Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 8', Gemshorn Celeste 8' (from c°) - prepared, Montre 4', Principal 2', Plein Jeu 3-4 ranks - prepared, Festival Trumpet 8' - high wind pressure.
Chancel Pedal: Gedeckt 16' - extension from Manual, Montre 8' - extension from Manual, Choralbass 4' - from Manual.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Contra Basse 16', Quintatön 16' - from Great, Rohrbordun 16' - from Swell, Spitz Principal 8', Quintatön 8' - extension from Great, Rohrflöte 8' - extension from Swell, Choralbass 4', Rohrflöte 4' - extension from Swell, Rauschquinte 3 ranks, Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Fagotto 8' - extension from Swell, Fagotto 4' - extension from Swell.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Positiv to Great 16', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Chancel to Great, Chancel to Great 4', Swell to Positiv, Swell to Positiv 16', Swell to Positiv 4', Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Chancel to Pedal, Positiv to Positiv 16', Swell Unison Off, Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Chancel to Chancel 4'.
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