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LaPorte IN, USA (Indiana) - Saint Paul Episcopal Church
Municipal: LaPorte
Region:LaPorte County
Address: 1000 Michigan Avenue, 46350, LaPorte, IN
Website: http://stpaulslaporte.org/
Description nr.: 2059994.
Built by: Steer & Turner (1872) - opus 45
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Melodia 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 1-2 ranks - 1979; half-draw 2 2/3', 1 3/5' from A, Mixture 2-4 ranks - 1872/1979; half-draw 2 ranks (original), Trumpet 8' - 1979.
Swell (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8' (from c°), Stoppe'd Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Keraulophon 8' (from c°), Wald Flute 4', Flautino 2' - 1979, Nineteenth 1 1/3' - 1979, Basson 8' (C-B), Oboe 8' (from c°), Tremulant.
Pedal (C-d'): Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8' - 1979, Gemshorn 4' - 1979, Cremona 16' - 1979.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
LaPorte IN, USA (Indiana) - Saint Paul Episcopal Church
Municipal: LaPorte
Region:LaPorte County
Address: 1000 Michigan Avenue, 46350, LaPorte, IN
Website: http://stpaulslaporte.org/
Description nr.: 2059994.
Built by: Steer & Turner (1872) - opus 45
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1872 | Steer & Turner | 45 | new organ | 1979 | Ronald Wahl | restoration and enlargement |
- Saint Paul Episcopal Church in LaPorte was built in the years 1897-1898 in the Gothic Revival style. The building replaced an older church, which was inaugurated in 1848. The church's first organ was an instrument by Henry Erben from 1851. This was replaced in 1871 by a new organ from the firm of Steer & Turner. The first organ that Steer & Turner built was lost to a fire in the company's premises, after which the instrument had to be built again. In 1898 the organ was transferred to the new church.
- In 1978-1979 the organ was restored by Ronald Wahl. It was decided to restore the original instrument, but also to extend the work with a new ten-stop section, designed in the style of the organ's construction period. The pipework has been re-voiced and the original painting of the front pipes has been reconstructed. On May 20, 1979, the organ was put back into use. Arthur Lawrence played the dedication concert.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 9 |
| - Swell | 7 |
| - Pedal | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 20 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Melodia 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Flûte à Cheminée 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 1-2 ranks - 1979; half-draw 2 2/3', 1 3/5' from A, Mixture 2-4 ranks - 1872/1979; half-draw 2 ranks (original), Trumpet 8' - 1979.
Swell (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8' (from c°), Stoppe'd Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Keraulophon 8' (from c°), Wald Flute 4', Flautino 2' - 1979, Nineteenth 1 1/3' - 1979, Basson 8' (C-B), Oboe 8' (from c°), Tremulant.
Pedal (C-d'): Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8' - 1979, Gemshorn 4' - 1979, Cremona 16' - 1979.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
Restored Organ. - In: The Diapason, 72nd Year, No. 7, July 1981. |
| Recordings |
Historic Organs of Chicago : Thirty-five Historic Pipe Organs from Woodstock to La Porte. - Organ Historical Society OHS-02 (4-CD). - 2007. |