Bethesda Lutheran Church

1517 Northwestern Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

(See separate entry for United Methodist Moller in Ames, Iowa)
Builder: Schlicker Organ Co, 1968
Manuals: 3
Ranks: 39
Stops: 38
Action: Electropneumatic

Notes: Bethesda relocated in 1964 to this current address. A Moller organ was left at the downtown location (sold to a Methodist Church). Schlicker pipe organ that was installed in 1968 in the balcony and a positiv was added to it in 1971. A small Noack portative organ was purchased in 2002. Photo from the church website. Information from Gene LeVasseur of the church (2014)

Organ Historical Society as of 2020.


GREAT ORGAN
16 Pommer 61
8 Principal 61
8 Spitzfloete 61
8 Pommer (ext) 12
4 Octave 61
4 Pommer (ext) 12
2 Principal 61
    Mixture IV-V 292
8 Trumpet 61

SWELL ORGAN
8 Rohrfloete 61
8 Salicional 61
8 Vox Celeste (TC) 49
4 Gemshorn 61
2 Woldfloete 61
    Mixture III-IV 231
16 Bosson (ext) 12
8 Schalmei 61
4 Clarion 61
    Tremolo

POSITIV ORGAN
8 Holzgedeckt 61
4 Rohrfloete 61
2 Blockfloetre 61
1.3/5 Terz tc 45
1.1/3 Quint 61
    Scharf III 171
8 Krummhorn 61
    Tremolo

PEDAL ORGAN
16 Principal (ext) 12
16 Subbass 32
16 Pommer (Gt)
8 Principal 32
8 Pommer (Gt)
4 Choralbass 32
4 Pommer (Gt)
2 Nachthron 32
    Mixture III 96
16 Posaune 32
16 Basson (Gt)
8 Trumpet (Gt) 12
4 Schalmei (Sw)