Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1520, 1970
Shades Mountain Baptist Church
Sanctuary
2017 Columbiana Road
Vestavia Hills (Birmingham), AL, US
47 Ranks - 2,552 Pipes - 4 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 18381 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 16691
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions33 Stops39 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- While the stoplist looks decent enough on paper, the sound did not uphold the A-S reputation. Individual stops were pleasing, but there was no sense of cohesion in the whole. It certainly doesn't stand-up against other A-S organs in town like Samford University or Independent Presbyterian.
Database Manager on November 15th, 2006:
Removed from its location and combined with other components to form a Keates-Geissler conglomerate ca. 1990.
Webpage Links: Opus 1520: Shades Mountain Baptist Church
Related Instrument Entries: Keates-Geissler Pipe Organs Ltd (1989)
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