First Lutheran Church

604 West Broadway Street
Decorah, IA 52101


Builder: Casavant Frères Ltée., Op. 3190, 1973.
Manuals: 2
Ranks: 36
Pipes: 1802
Stops: 25
Compass: 58/32
Action: Mechanical key and stop

Notes: Update from William Kuhlman (Luther College): The sanctuary was heavily damaged by an arson fire on July 30, 1975. (The fire was largely in the tower, and an elevator was installed where the fire consumed part of the structure) The organ was removed from the sanctuary, cleaned and completely restored by Casavant Freres and revoiced under the supervision of tonal director Gerhard Brunzema. The organ was again cleaned and restored by John F. Nordlie and Co in 2012. No tonal revisions. Information from the Organ Historical Society. Stoplist from Jeff Scofield. Organ Historical Society as of 2014.
More recently, the structure was found to be unsafe the the congregation could not meet in the building until new posts and cross braces were installed to keep the walls vertical and prevent the roof from collapsing.
The previous organ was installed in a chamber on the left side of the chancel. Two of its ranks were repurposed and installed in the pedal of the Hendrickson organ in Jensen Hall at Luther College.


HAUPTWERK
16 Quintaden 58
8 Prinzipal 58
8 Rohrflöte 58
4 Oktav 58
4 Spitzflöte 58
2 Flachflöte 58
2.2/3 & 1.3/5 Sesquialtera II 116
Mixtur V 290
8 Trompete 58

SCHWELLWERK
8 Salizional 58
8 Gedackt 58
4 Prinzipal 58
4 Koppelflöte 58
2 Oktav 58
1.1/3 Quinte 58
Scharf IV 232
8 Krummhorn 58
Tremulant

PEDAL
16 Subbass 32
8 Oktav 32
8 Gedacktflöte 32
4 Choralbass 32
Mixtur IV 128
16 Fagott 32
8 Trompete 32
4 Schalmei 32