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Cincinnati, USA (Ohio) - Salem United Church of Christ
Deutsche Evangelisch Reformierte Salems Kirche
Municipal: Cincinnati
Region:Hamilton County OH
Address: 1425 Sycamore Street, 45202, Cincinnati, OH
Website: http://salemotr.com/
Description nr.: 2062438.
Built by: Koehnken & Grimm (1865)
The Koehnken & Grimm firm built an organ in 1865 for the Deutsche Evangelisch Reformierte Salems Kirche (now Salem United Church of Christ) in Cincinnati. The organ was restored in 1942 by the Pilcher company. They changed Swell's Piccolo 2' into a Quint and placed a new Octave 2'. The pedal has been extended with two registers.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open DIapason 8', Gedackt 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Quint 2 2/3' - 1942, Super Octave 2' - 1942, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 23, Octavin 2', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Subbass 16', Lieblich Gedackt 16' - 1942, Flute 8' - 1942, Cello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swel to Pedal.
Cincinnati, USA (Ohio) - Salem United Church of Christ
Deutsche Evangelisch Reformierte Salems Kirche
Municipal: Cincinnati
Region:Hamilton County OH
Address: 1425 Sycamore Street, 45202, Cincinnati, OH
Website: http://salemotr.com/
Description nr.: 2062438.
Built by: Koehnken & Grimm (1865)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1865 | Koehnken & Grimm | new organ | 1942 | Henry Pilcher's Sons | restoration |
The Koehnken & Grimm firm built an organ in 1865 for the Deutsche Evangelisch Reformierte Salems Kirche (now Salem United Church of Christ) in Cincinnati. The organ was restored in 1942 by the Pilcher company. They changed Swell's Piccolo 2' into a Quint and placed a new Octave 2'. The pedal has been extended with two registers.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 7 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 19 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open DIapason 8', Gedackt 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Quint 2 2/3' - 1942, Super Octave 2' - 1942, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Geigen Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 23, Octavin 2', Oboe 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Subbass 16', Lieblich Gedackt 16' - 1942, Flute 8' - 1942, Cello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swel to Pedal.
| Literature |
Cincinnati Organ Builders of the Nineteenth Century : Appendix B Organ Specifications / Kenneth Wayne Hart. - In: The Tracker, Volume 21, Number 3, Spring 1977. |