TBD

Central Lutheran Church
Minneapolis, MN

Central’s principal organ was built by Casavant Frères, Lté in 1963 (opus 2722). It consists of 78 speaking stops and 108 ranks. The five divisions contain 5,781 pipes. The great, positiv, and pedal divisions are free-standing, located behind the altar. Expressive divisions are contained in the arches at either side of the chancel, swell at the left and choir at the right.

The organ underwent a full restoration by Casavant Frères, ltée, which was completed in February 2008, including replacement of all leathers, pouches, reworking of collapsing pipe toes, boots, mouths; upgraded SSL (128 levels of 40) and recording possibilities.

We are working with the church to completely rebuild the organ maintaining 95% of the original pipework while rebuilding many of the reed stops for more fundamental and tuning stability. This is one of the most important instruments of the neoclassical/neobaroque era and very deserving of preservation for the future. The main windchests will be replaced with new slider chests and rebuilt offset chests. More information coming soon…