The Organ

Several of you have asked about the organ. It is in Forest Park UMC in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was installed by Schlicker Organ Company in 1996 after we suffered a fire in 1994. Some of the pipes were restored from the 1958 Moeller that was destroyed by the fire in the church.

Here are the specs for those who have asked.

1996 Schlicker

Great
16' Gemshorn*
8' Principal
8' Hohl Flute
8' Gemshorn*
4' Octave
4' Spitz Flute
2' Octave
IV Mixture
8' Trumpete
8' Swell to Great
4' Swell to Great
8' Choir to Great
4' Choir to Great
Fanfare on Great
Chimes
Zymbelstern
MIDI on Great

Swell
16' Bourdon +
8' Bourdon (from 16') +
8' Viole +
8' Celeste +
4' Principal
4' Harmonic Flute
2' Doublette +
1 1/3' Quint
III Scharf
16' Oboe/Bassoon +
8' Trompette
8' Oboe (from 16' Oboe/Bassoon) +
4' Clarion (from 8' Trumpette)
Tremolo
16' Swell to Swell
8' Swell Unison Off
4' Swell to Swell
Fanfare on Swell
MIDI on Swell

Choir
8' Spire Flute
8' Flute Celeste
4' Rohr Flute +
2 2/3' Nazard +
2' Principal
1 3/5' Tierce +
III Cymbal
8' Clarinet
Tremolo
16' Choir to Choir
8' Choir Unison Off
4' Choir to Choir
8' Swell to Choir
4' Swell to Choir
Fanfare on Choir
MIDI on Choir

Pedal
32' Resultant (Bdn & Bdn)
16' Principal
16' Gemshorn*
16' Bourdon (Sw)
8' Octave (from 16' Principal)
8' Bourdon (Sw)
8' Gemshorn (from 16" Gem) +
4' Octave
16' Posaune
16' Oboe/Bassoon (Sw) +
8' Posaune (from 16')
4' Oboe (Sw)
8' Great to Pedal
4' Great to Pedal
8' Swell to Pedal
4' Swell to Pedal
8' Choir to Pedal
8' Choir to Pedal
4' Fanfare on Swell
MIDI on Pedal

Fanfare
16' Trompeta (tc. From 8')*
8' Trompeta*
4' Trompeta (from 8')*

For financial reasons, some stops were prepared for on the console, but not installed. The Gemshorn and the Fanfare Trumpet are not installed.

Total Ranks installed 35
Total Ranks prepared for 37
Total Pipes installed 2084
Total Pipes prepared for 2218

* console preparation only
+ pipes revoiced from 1958 Moeller

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[278371]

OOOPPPS! Sorry, I found several excellent recordings of this organ by clicking on "more from this user". your playing is outstanding - a joy to listen to.

[pzimmer]

thanks, I do enjoy the instrument.

[Jm4steam]

Thanks for posting this

[pzimmer]

You're welcome. A lot of people asked about more detail about the organ.

[Branchporter]

The Schlicker Organ Company changed hands a couple of times after the untimely death of Herman Schlicker in 1974. The company was considerd closed in 2002. It is now revived under new ownership. I hope they continue to build fine quality insturments!

There is a 1964 3 manual, 44 rank Schlicker near me at Keuka College, Penn Yan, NY. It is a joy for this organ lover to sing bass in the choir loft at Keuka's Norton Chapel! The bass section stands just a few feet in front of the organ pipes!

[278371]

Losing a lovely instrument like a pipe organ to fire is a horrible thought. I'm glad you were able to save a number of pipes to be incorporated into the new Schlicker. Thanks for posting the specifications. Do you have any present or future plans to post a video of someone playing the organ? We would love to hear it!

[Principale2]

How many stops is in this organ,and how old is this instrument?

[riverscuomo06]

damn shame about the fire. my church also had a fire, luckily it was about 100 years ago, so we are still blessed to have our 1930 Moller. your new organ still sounds great though. too bad the acoustics aren't better in your sanctuary.