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Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Milwaukee: Casavant Organ History

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

Casavant opus 2770, 1963

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church ELCA (Closed)
3022 W. Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI

Our Savior’s Lutheran closed in July 2020. The organ was removed on July 7, 2020, by Thomas Helms. The instrument was acquired by the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Memphis, TN. It was placed in storage in the former Cathedral High School for installation in the Cathedral in 2021.

What are the organ stops in the Great division?

Quintaton 16′ (61 pipes) Principal 8′ (61 pipes)
Bourdon 8′ (61 pipes) Gemshorn 8′ (61 pipes)
Octave 4′ (61 pipes) Spitzflöte 4′ (61 pipes)
Nasat 2 2/3′ (61 pipes) Super Octave 2′ (61 pipes)
Fourniture IV (244 pipes) Cymbale IV (244 pipes)
Trompette en Chamade 8′ (61 pipes)

Swell (enclosed)

Gemshorn 16′ (61 pipes) Geigen Principal 8′ (61 pipes)
Holzgedeckt 8′ (61 pipes) Viola da Gamba 8′ (61 pipes)
Voix Celeste 8′ (49 pipes) Geigen Octave 4′ (61 pipes)
Zauberflöte 4′ (61 pipes) Waldflöte 2′ (61 pipes)
Sesquialtera II (122 pipes) Plein Jeu IV (244 pipes)
Bombarde 16′ (61 pipes) Trompette 8′ (61 pipes)
Clairon 4′ (61 pipes) Tremulant

Choir (enclosed)

Salicional 8′ (61 pipes) Rohrflöte 8′ (61 pipes)
Erzähler 8′ (61 pipes) Erzähler Celeste 8′ (49 pipes)
Singend Prinzipal 4′ (61 pipes) Nachthorn 4′ (61 pipes)
Gens Fifteenth 2′ (61 pipes) Klein Mixtur III (183 pipes)
Fagott 16′ (61 pipes) Krummhorn 8′ (61 pipes)
Rohr Schalmei 4′ (61 pipes) Tremulant
Trompette en Chamade 8′ (great)

Rückpositiv

Singend Gedeckt 8′ (61 pipes) Praestant 4′ (61 pipes)
Koppelflöte 4′ (61 pipes) Bachflöte 2′ (61 pipes)
Quintflöte 1 1/3′ (61 pipes) Sifflöte 1′ (61 pipes)
Zimbel III (183 pipes)

Pedal 

Contrabass 16′ (32 pipes) Subbass 16′ (32 pipes) Quintaton 16′ (great) Gemshorn 16′ (swell)
Principal 8′ (32 pipes) Pommer 8′ (32 pipes) Gemshorn 8′ (swell) Choral Bass 4′ (32 pipes)
Rohrgedeckt 4′ (32 pipes) Blockflöte 2′ (32 pipes) Mixtur IV (128 pipes) Posaune 16′ (32 pipes)
Octave Posaune 8′ (12 pipes) Clarion 4′ (12 pipes)

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