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Tacoma, USA (Washington) - Paul Fritts & Company, Philip Bachman Organ
Municipal: Tacoma
Region:Pierce County
Address: 630 121st Street East, 98445, Tacoma, WA
Website: http://www.frittsorgan.com/
Description nr.: 2067591.
Built by: Philip Bachman (1819)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Principal Dulcis 8', Gedackt 8', Quintadena 8', Octav 4', Flauta 4', Quinte 3', Octav 2', Mixtur 2-3 ranks.
Pedal (C-d'): Subbass 16'.
Couplers: Manual to Pedal.
Tacoma, USA (Washington) - Paul Fritts & Company, Philip Bachman Organ
Municipal: Tacoma
Region:Pierce County
Address: 630 121st Street East, 98445, Tacoma, WA
Website: http://www.frittsorgan.com/
Description nr.: 2067591.
Built by: Philip Bachman (1819)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1819 | Philip Bachman | new organ | 2011 | Paul Fritts | 34 | reconstruction |
- Philip Bachman built a new pipe organ for Friedens Lutheran Church in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, that was dedicated on April 11, 1819. The organ was in use here until 1901, when a new organ was installed. The Bachman organ stayed in the church, but was donated to a church in Tacoma, Washington in 1908. In this church, Saint John’s English Lutheran Church, the organ was inaugurated in November 1910. In 1932-1933, a new two-manual organ was built behind the prospect, but many original parts were re-used, or just remained on the site. From 1932 on the church was called Luther Memorial Church, because the congregation had merged with Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.
- The church closed in 2004, and the organ became redundant. It was acquired by Paul Fritts, who examined the instrument and the remaining Bachman material. Herewith, a reconstruction of the original organ could be carried out in 2011.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1819 | Myerstown, PA | Friedens Lutheran Church |
| 1910 | Tacoma, WA | Saint John’s English Lutheran Church |
| 1932 | Tacoma, WA | Luther Memorial Church |
| 2004 | Tacoma, WA | Paul Fritts & Company |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Manual | 8 |
| - Pedal | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 9 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
| Pitch | a' = 440 Hz |
| Temperament | Equal temperament |
Specification
Manual (C-f'''): Principal Dulcis 8', Gedackt 8', Quintadena 8', Octav 4', Flauta 4', Quinte 3', Octav 2', Mixtur 2-3 ranks.
Pedal (C-d'): Subbass 16'.
Couplers: Manual to Pedal.
| Links |
http://www.frittsorgan.com/opus_pages/galleries/bachmann_reconstruct/photo_gallery.html |