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Elizabethtown KY, USA (Kentucky) - Memorial United Methodist Church
Municipal: Elizabethtown KY
Region:Hardin County
Address: 631 North Miles Street, 42701, Elizabethtown, KY
Website: https://www.memorial-umc.org/

Description nr.: 2065668.

Built by: Steiner Organs (1974)


The company Steiner built a new organ for Memorial United Methodist Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in 1973-1974. Gottfried C. Reck designed the organ case and prospect. The organ was dedicated on March 10, 1974, with a concert by James W. Good, consultant during the project.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ10
- Positiv8
- Swell Organ10
- Pedal Organ10
Total number of stops38
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Gedackt 16', Principal 8', Rohrfloete 8', Octave 4', Spitzfloete 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Italian Octave 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 4-5 ranks (1 1/3'), Trumpet 8'.
Positiv (C-g'''): Holzgedackt 8', Principal 4', Koppelfloete 4', Waldfloete 2', Quint 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Mixtur 3-4 ranks (2/3'), Cromorne 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Spitzgedackt 8', Viole 8', Viole Celeste 8' (from c°), Metallfloete 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Octavin 2', Terz 1 3/5', Mixtur 3-5 ranks (1'), Hautbois-Fagott 16', French Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbas 16', Octave 8', Gedackt 8', Choralbass 4', Nachthorn 2', Mixtur 4 ranks (2 2/3'), Posaune 16', Trumpet 8', Kornett 4'.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Positiv, Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Literature
  • Steiner to build large tracker. - In: The Diapason, 64th Year, No. 2, January 1973.
  • Nunc Dimitis. - In: The Diapason, 65th Year, No. 7, June 1974.
  • The Tracker Organ Revival in America : Die Orgelbewegung in Amerika / Uwe Pape [red.]. - Berlin : Pape Verlag, [1977]. - (Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde ; Publication # 65).