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Edina MN, USA (Minnesota) - Normandale Evangelical Lutheran Church
Municipal: Edina MN
Region:Hennepin County
Address: 6100 Normandale Road, 55436, Edina, MN
Website: https://www.normluth.org/

Description nr.: 2064683.

Built by: Reuter Organ Company (1966)
Demolished or sold? (1999)


  • Under consultancy of John Frykman, the Reuter Organ Company built a new 49-rank organ for Normandale Lutheran Church in Edina, Minnesota, in 1966. Some ranks were not installed, but only prepared for. The Choir Division was only prepared on the console, nothing else was present for this division.
  • In 1999 a second hand Schlicker organ from 1970 was installed in the church, bought from a church in Florida. It is unknown what happened to the Reuter organ.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ8 (6)
- Swell Organ14 (10)
- Positiv6
- Choir Organ (prepared for)11 (0)
- Pedal Organ21 (6)
Total number of stops60 (28)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintaten 16' - prepared for, Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Spillflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 4 ranks, Horizontal Trumpet 8' - prepared for, Chimes - prepared for.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohrgedeckt 16', Rohrflöte 8' - extension, Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8' (from c°), Principal 4', Hohlflöte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Scharff 3 ranks - prepared for, Fagotto 16', Trompette 8', Fagotto 8' - extension, Fagotto Clarion 4' - extension, Tremolo.
Positiv (C-c''''): Nasonflöte 8', Nachthorn 4', Doublette 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Zimbel 2 ranks, Krummhorn 8', Tremolo.
Choir Organ (prepared for) (C-c''''): Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 8', Gemshorn Celeste 8', Fugara 4', Koppelflöte 4', Spitzflöte 4', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Schalmei 8', Horizontal Trumpet 16', Horizontal Trumpet 8', Horizontal Trumpet 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Acoustic Bourdon 32' - extension, Principal 16', Bourdon 16', Rohrgedeckt 16' - from Swell, Quintaten 16' - from Great, Rohrquint 10 2/3' - extension, Octave 8', Bourdon 8' - extension, Rohrflöte 8' - from Swell, Quintaten 8' - from Great, Choral Bass 4', Bourdon 4' - extension, Bourdon 2' - extension, Mixture 3 ranks, Bombarde 32' - prepared for, Bombarde 16', Fagotto 16' - from Swell, Bombarde 8' - extension, Fagotto 8' - from Swell, Clarion 4' - extension, Krurnmhorn 4' - from Positiv.

Literature Reuter to build organ for Minneapolis area : Normandale Lutheran Church : Installation free-standing in rear gallery - Completion in 1966 - Choir division planned. - In: The Diapason, 57th Year, No. 4, March 1966.