Our Historic Pipe Organ
The sanctuary organ was built and installed by the Louisville organ building firm Henry Pilcher’s Sons in 1908 as their Opus 626. Half of the initial $1,500 cost was paid for by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. The organ contains eleven ranks (sets) of pipes on slider chests. All of the action is mechanical with the exception of the 8’ façade diapason and the 16’ Bourdon, which are tubular-pneumatic. Although the organ was originally hand-pumped, an electric blower now provides the wind. The Steiner Organ Company of Louisville renovated the organ in 1970. It is now maintained by the Miller Pipe Organ Company, also of Louisville.
Stoplist
Great (61 notes)
8' Open Diapason (61 metal pipes)
8' Dulciana (49 metal pipes)
8' Stopped Diapason Bass
8' Melodia (61 wood pipes)
4' Octave (61 metal pipes)
4' Flute d’Amour (61 wood & metal pipes)
Swell (61 notes)
8' Violin Diapason (49 metal pipes)
8' Salicional (61 metal pipes)
8' Vox Celeste (49 metal pipes)
8' Stopped Diapason (61 wood pipes)
8' Unison Bass
4' Flute Harmonique (61 metal pipes)
Tremolo
Pedal (30 notes)
16' Bourdon (30 wood pipes)
Couplers (operated by piston knobs between manuals)
Swell to Great
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Wind Indicator
Balanced Swell Pedal
