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Philadelphia, USA (Pennsylvania) - Emanuel Lutheran Church
Municipal: Philadelphia
Region:Philadelphia County
Address: 4 Carpenter Lane, 19119, Philadelphia, PA

Description nr.: 2062387.

Built by: Edwin Allen Ohl (1971)


Edwin Allen Ohl built a three-manual organ for Emanuel Lutheran Church in Philadelphia in 1971. Three stops and the windchest of the Rueckwerk were taken from an old organ from 1865.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk9
- Rueckwerk5
- Brustwerk9
- Pedal6
Total number of stops29
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Prinzipal 8', Hohlfloete 8', Oktave 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Hohlquint 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3'), Trompet 8', Carillon (25 bells).
Rueckwerk (C-g'''): Holzgedeckt 8' - 1865, Holzkoppel 8' - 1865, Praestant 4' - 1865, Oktave 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Tremolo.
Brustwerk (C-g'''): Gedeckt 8', Prinzipal 4', Quintadena 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Oktave 2', Holzfloete 2', Terz 1 3/5', Scharff 3 ranks (1/2'), Krummhorn 8', Tremolo.
Pedal (C-g'): Subbass 16', Praestant 8', Octave 4', Blockfloete 2', Posaune 16', Schalmey 4'.
Other stops: Zimbelstern.
Couplers: Hauptwerk - Rueckwerk, Hauptwerk - Brustwerk, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rueckwerk, Pedal - Brustwerk.

Literature The Tracker Organ Revival in America : Die Orgelbewegung in Amerika / Uwe Pape [red.]. - Berlin : Pape Verlag, [1977]. - (Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; Publication # 65).