Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1321, 1955
First Presbyterian Church
1427 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL, US
56 Ranks - 3,263 Pipes
Instrument ID: 22162 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 12572
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions45 Stops59 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe 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: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 2012 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Used pipework from existing 1940 Holtkamp, #1609 rebuild of 1895 Johnson & Son, #823; dedication recital played by Virgil Fox on October 19, 1958.
Database Manager on February 9th, 2007:
Updated through online information from Martin Hill. -- Tonal changes from original include: -Extension of Pedal reed to play on Great -Extension of Swell 16' Oboe to 32' pitch -Previously mentioned Casavant chamade replaced by a Schopp hooded trumpet In 2001 the console was made moveable. The 32' Oboe pipes have collapsed; A digital 32' Bombarde replaces them; Very mild digital sound suppliments the 16' Principal and 32' Bourdon.
Database Manager on December 5th, 2005:
Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- While considered a "new organ," this instrument retained many sets from the preceding Holtkamp organ - including sets from the 1895 Johnson and Son organ which was rebuilt by Holtkamp. A Casavant Trompette-en-Chamade was added in 1978, but it has been since removed. Tonal changes were made to the organ ca. 1985.
- Organ Media Foundation Exploration of the organ
Webpage Links: Opus 1321: First Presbyterian Church
Related Instrument Entries: Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling (Opus Job No. 1609, 1940) , Wm. Johnson & Son (Opus 823, 1895)
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