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Ann Arbor, USA (Michigan) - First Unitarian Church
Municipal: Ann Arbor
Region:Washtenaw County
Address: 1917 Washtenaw Avenue, 48104, Ann Arbor, MI
Website: https://www.uuaa.org/

Description nr.: 2071213.

Built by: Holtkamp Organ Company (1975)
Sold to New Orleans (2011)


  • Walter Holtkamp, Jr. built an organ for the First Unitarian Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1974-1975. Since 1946, this church was located at 1917 Washtenaw Avenue. The church building was a former residence from 1916, which was expanded in 1956. Consultant was the church's organist, William Albright. The organ had thirteen stops on two manuals and pedal.
  • In January 1999, the congregation moved to a new meetinghouse at 4001 Ann Arbor - Saline Road. The chalet from 1916 has been restored and converted into a bed and breakfast. The organ remained until 2009. In 2011 it was transferred to a mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great5
- Positiv5
- Pedal3
Total number of stops13
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great (C-g'''): Gedackt 8', Principal 4', Waldflöte 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Dulzian 8'.
Positiv (C-g'''): Copula 8', Rohrflöte 4', Principal 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks.
Pedal (C-g'): Pommer 16', Flute 8', Choralbass 4'.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal.

Literature Pipe Organs of Ann Arbor : Including Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan Carillons / James O. Wilkes. - Revised Fourth Edition. - Ann Arbor, Michigan : James Oscroft Wilkes, 1995.