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The Schlicker Pipe Organ St. Matthew’s Luth. Church 1615 Wauwatosa Ave Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-774-0441 Great Organ [Exposed] Choir Organ [Enclosed] IV Mixture 2 2/3' 128 Pitch Stop Number/Pipes 8 Violin Diapason 61 16 Posaune 32 16 Prestant 61 8 Gedeckt 61 16 Trompette Swell 8 Principal 61 8 Bell Gemshorn 61 8 Trompete 12 8 Rohr Flute 61 8 Celeste 49 8 Oboe Swell 4 Octave 61 4 Octave 61 4 Clarion 12 4 Spire Flute 61 4 Koppel Flute 61 4 Trompette Swell 2 2/3 Quint 61 2 2/3 Nasard 61 MIDI on Pedal 2 Octave 61 2 Doublette 61 Great to Pedal 8 V Fourniture 2' 305 1 3/5 Tierce 61 Swell to Pedal 8, 4 III Cymbal 2/3' 183 III Scharf 1' 183 Ch to Pedal 8, 4 8 Trompet 61 16 Dulzian 61 Trompeta to Pedal Chimes 8 Schalmei 61 MIDI on Great 8 English Horn 61 Total Pipes 3196 Swell to Great 16, 8, 4 Tremulant Choir to Great 8 MIDI on Choir Trompeta to Great Choir 16, Unison Off, 4 64 Level Combination Action Swell to Choir 16, 8, 4 General 1-12 Thumb/Toe Trompeta to Choir Great 1-6 Thumb Swell Organ [Enclosed] Zimbelstern - 5 bells Swell 1-6 Thumb 16 Violone 12 Choir 1-6 Thumb 8 Hohl Flute 61 Trompeta Organ Pedal 1-6 Toe Studs 8 Viole 61 Floating division—61 pipes Sw to Grt Rev Thumb 8 Voix Celeste 61 16 Trompette en Chamade Ch to Grt Rev Thumb 4 Principal 61 8 Trompette en Chamade Grt to Ped Rev Thumb/Toe 4 Harmonic Flute 61 Trompette en Chamade Sw to Ped Rev Thumb/Toe 2 Octavin 61 Ch to Ped Rev Thumb/Toe 1 1/3 Larigot 61 Pedal Organ Full Organ Rev Thumb/Toe II-V Plein Jeu 1/1/3' 233 32 Resultant French Manual Transfer 16 Trompette 12 16 Open Wood 32 Thumb 8 Trompette 61 16 Prestant Great Zimbelstern Rev Thumb/Toe 8 Oboe 61 16 Subbass 32 Rossingol Toe 8 Cromorne 61 16 Violone Swell 8 Vox Humana 61 8 Octave 12 Standard Crescendo Pedal Tremulant 8 Open Flute 12 3 Level Programmable Crescendo MIDI on Swell 8 Bourdon 12 MIDI Record & Playback System Swell 16, Unison Off, 4 4 Octave 32 Trompeta to Swell 4 Bourdon 12.

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