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Sitka, USA (Alaska) - Lutheran Church
Municipal: Sitka
Address: 224 Lincoln Street, 99835, Sitka, AK
Website: https://www.sitkalutheranchurch.com/
Description nr.: 2002994.
Built by: Ernst Keßler (1846) - opus 45
In 1844 Ernst Kessler built a small organ, which was shipped to Alaska. It was given a place in the Finnish Lutheran Church in Sitka, where it was inaugurated in 1846. The instrument served here for more than forty years, after which it was sold due to the closure of the church and ended up in a museum. It was taken out of the museum in 1983 and given a place in the newly built Lutheran Church of Sitka. The instrument was damaged as a result of a fire in this church, but thanks to an extensive restoration by Martin Pasi, it has been completely restored to its original condition. It was put back into service in October 1995. The organ is the oldest pipe organ on the American West Coast.
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Gedeckt 8', Viola di Gamba 8' (T.C.), Principal 4', Flöte 4', Octave 2', Nihil.
Sitka, USA (Alaska) - Lutheran Church
Municipal: Sitka
Address: 224 Lincoln Street, 99835, Sitka, AK
Website: https://www.sitkalutheranchurch.com/
Description nr.: 2002994.
Built by: Ernst Keßler (1846) - opus 45
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1846 | Ernst Keßler | 45 | new organ | 1996 | Pasi Organ Builders | 6 | restoration |
In 1844 Ernst Kessler built a small organ, which was shipped to Alaska. It was given a place in the Finnish Lutheran Church in Sitka, where it was inaugurated in 1846. The instrument served here for more than forty years, after which it was sold due to the closure of the church and ended up in a museum. It was taken out of the museum in 1983 and given a place in the newly built Lutheran Church of Sitka. The instrument was damaged as a result of a fire in this church, but thanks to an extensive restoration by Martin Pasi, it has been completely restored to its original condition. It was put back into service in October 1995. The organ is the oldest pipe organ on the American West Coast.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 5 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Gedeckt 8', Viola di Gamba 8' (T.C.), Principal 4', Flöte 4', Octave 2', Nihil.
| Literature |
Alaska’s Oldest Organ Plays Again After a Century / David Dahl. - In: The Tracker, 1996. |
| Recordings |
Sitka Lutheran Church ECLA : Celebrating Our Heritage / Harvey Huiner. - SLC18441 (CD). - 2003. |
| Links |
https://www.sjaorgans.org/pasi-opus-6 |