Howard Best (Howard M. Best III)
1980s
Originally Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 501, 1962)
Canterbury United Methodist Church
350 Overbrook Rd.
Mountain Brook (Birmingham), AL, US
61 Ranks - 3,578 Pipes
Instrument ID: 26093 ● Builder ID: 579 ● Location ID: 3810
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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:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal6 Divisions44 Stops65 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: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- At the time I saw the organ in September 1987, then organist (Dr. James Dorroh) indicated that additions/enlargement had already taken place at the hands of Howard P. Best, III of Montevallo, Alabama. The size of the instrument indicated above is the size at that time. Console rebuilt by Colby, 1980s
Related Instrument Entries: Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 501, 1962)
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