Swiss House Organ

House organ by Josef Loosser, Lueppfertsweil, Gemeind Cappel, St. Gall (Switzerland), 1786 (NMM 4897).

This Swiss organ features a tracker action and a single manual with a compass of C-c3 (49 keys). There are six stops and 294 pipes. The names of the stops are painted on the case and include a Copel 8' (wood), Principal 4' (wood and metal), Floten 4' (wood), Octav 2' (wood and metal), Quint 1/3' (wood and metal) and Subteroctav (wood and metal). While playing the organ, the player must simultaneously continue to pump the bellows that are activated by the single pedal located at the lower right front of the instrument.