Schuelke Organ Company
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The Schuelke Organ Company was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin
-based pipe organ
builder. Schuelke Organs operated in the later 19th and early 20th centuries.
William Schuelke was a Prussia
n immigrant who came to the United States
in 1874. Schuelke's contributions to organ building included inventing the electric motor powered bellows crank, for which he received a patent
. This was a major improvement over existing hand-cranked bellows.
The Schuelke Organ Company ceased operations in the early 20th century. Today, few of the organs his company produced exist intact. The pipe organs at the following churches have remained intact and, except for an electric blower, have remained basically unaltered.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
-based pipe organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
builder. Schuelke Organs operated in the later 19th and early 20th centuries.
William Schuelke was a Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n immigrant who came to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1874. Schuelke's contributions to organ building included inventing the electric motor powered bellows crank, for which he received a patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
. This was a major improvement over existing hand-cranked bellows.
The Schuelke Organ Company ceased operations in the early 20th century. Today, few of the organs his company produced exist intact. The pipe organs at the following churches have remained intact and, except for an electric blower, have remained basically unaltered.
Locations with a Schuelke organ
- Bethany Lutheran Church, Ishpeming, MichiganIshpeming, MichiganIshpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level...
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Mecan, WisconsinMecan, WisconsinMecan is a town in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 726 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.5 square miles , of which, 27.5 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it ...
- Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Saint Anthony of Padua Church, St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
- Saint Boniface Church (New Vienna, Iowa)
- Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Milwaukee
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Columbus, OhioColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
- St. Mary's Church, Remsen, IowaRemsen, IowaRemsen is a city in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,762 at the 2000 census.-History:Remsen was named for Dr. William Remsen Smith, a pioneer Sioux City physician who became an extensive landowner in the area. Dr. Smith had a good friend who suggested the name Smithville,...
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran ChurchTrinity Evangelical Lutheran ChurchTrinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a church located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated State Historic Site...
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