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Fort Washington MD, USA (Maryland) - Barbara and Paul Birckner Residence
Municipal: Fort Washington MD
Region:Prince George's County
Address: 6606 Farmer Drive, 20735, Fort Washington, MD

Description nr.: 2070107.

Built by: Hans-Detlef Kleuker (1972)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1972 Hans-Detlef Kleuker  new organ
ca. 1997? Xaver Wilhelmy  restoration and enlargement

Paul Brickner owns a Kleuker residence organ from 1972. The instrument was expanded in or around 1997 by Xaver Wilhelmy with an electric pedal chest with two new ranks.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual5
- Pedal3
Total number of stops8
Manual compassC-g''' (division between a° and ais°)
Pedal compassC-f'
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Manual: Gedeckt 8' (B/D), Rohrflöte 4' (B/D), Quinte 2 2/3' (B/D), Prinzipal 2' (B/D), Mixtur 3 fach (1') (B/D).
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Gedeckt 8' - new, Prinzipal 4' - new.
Other stops: Zimbelstern.
Couplers: Pedalkoppel.

Literature November Crawl Review : Five Organs in Southern Prince Georges County : November 23, 2019 : Arranged by Paul Birckner / Peter Crisafulli. - In: Hilbus Chapter (The Organ Historical Society, Inc.), Volume 50 Number 4&5, January-February 2020.