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Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Headquarters of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 8765 West Higgins Road, 60631, Chicago, IL
Website: https://www.elca.org/

Description nr.: 2063217.

Built by: Martin Ott Pipe Organ Inc. (1981) - opus 13

Year	Builder	Opus	Activity
1981	Martin Ott Pipe Organ Inc.	13	new organ
1987	Martin Ott Pipe Organ Inc.		transfer/relocate
2002	Martin Ott Pipe Organ Inc.		transfer/relocate

In 1980-1981 Martin Ott built a small two-manual organ, that was installed in the Seminex Chapel in Saint Louis, located on the 14th floor of 539 North Grand. It was dedicated with a recital by Paul Manz, consult during the construction, on October 3, 1981.
In 1987 the organ was moved to Chicago, to a chapel of the Lutheran School of Theology. In 2002 the instrument was relocated again, by Sascha Ott, to the chapel of the Headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in America, on Higgins Road, Chicago.

Short list of all locations the organ has been

1981	Saint Louis	Seminex Chapel
1987	Chicago	Lutheran School of Theology
2002	Chicago	Headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in America

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Manual I	3
- Manual II	4
- Pedal	2
Total number of stops	9
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Manual I (C-g'''): Hohlflöte 8', Prinzipal 4', Mixtur 3 ranks.
Manual II (C-g'''): Holzgedackt 8' - C-B from Hohlflöte, Blockflöte 4', Oktave 2', Klein Nasat 1 1/3'.
Pedal (C-g'): Subbass 16', Choralbass 4'.
Couplers: Manual I - Manual II, Pedal - Manual I, Pedal - Manual II.