Bergstrom & Co.
1904
Originally John E. Bergstrom (Opus 22, 1883)
Federated Church / Placerville Methodist
Sanctuary; front
1031 Thompson Way
Placerville, CA, US
14 Ranks - 750 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 7823 ● Builder ID: 7590 ● Location ID: 7369
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IMAGES
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STOPLISTS
| Great (I)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Open Diapason🛈 | 58 |
| 8' | Melodia | 58 |
| 4' | Octave | 58 |
| 4' | Flute Harmonic | 58 |
| 2 2⁄3' | Twelfth | 58 |
| 2' | Fifteenth | 58 |
| 8' | Trumpet | 58 |
| Swell to Great |
| Swell (II - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Stopped Diapason | 58 |
| 8' | Viola Treble | 46 |
| 8' | Viola Bass | 12 |
| 4' | Flute Traverso | 58 |
| 4' | Violina | 58 |
| 8' | Oboe & Bassoon | 58 |
| Tremolo |
| Pedal🛈 | ||
| 16' | Bourdon | 27 |
| 8' | Flute🛈 | 27 |
| Swell to Pedal | ||
| Great to Pedal |
Originally Written/Published: 1883
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CONSOLES
Builder: Bergstrom & Co.
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions14 Stops15 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The organ was originally installed at the First Methodist Church, Oakland, CA. A new instrument was purchased from the Murray Harris Co. in 1903 and the Bergstrom was then offered for sale.
Database Manager on February 9th, 2015:
Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- Article on the San Francisco Bee web site states that instrument was relocated to El Dorado County Fairground in Placerville in about 1960, where it is extant as of 2015.
Database Manager on July 3rd, 2007:
Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Three-sectional facade containing 27 stenciled pipes arranged: 7-13-7.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Builder's Nameplate: Bergstrom & Co.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
2nd hand. Possibly from a San Francisco R. C. church. Relocated to the Organ Building, El Dorado Co. Fairgrounds, Placerville, CL. Church merged with Presbyterian to form Federated Church ca. 1938.
Editor [JS - 2026-01-03]: According to Jim Lewis' book, Pipe Organs of Northern California 1850-1900, this organ was originally built for First Methodist Church in Oakland, CA. A photograph of it in the Oakland Church confirms it is the same as the Placerville instrument. It was relocated to the Federated (later, Methodist) Church in Placerville in 1904. Who installed it in Placerville is not definitively known, but it could have been Bergstrom as he didn't pass until 1909. It was later relocated to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville ca. 1938 by an unknown person or firm.
Webpage Links: Musical marvel, stuck in El Dorado County warehouse, needs a home
Related Instrument Entries: Unknown Builder (ca. 1938) , Bergstrom & Co. (Opus 22, 1883)
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