Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1255-A, 1956
Originally Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1255, 1954)
First Presbyterian Church
300 W. Wayne St.
Fort Wayne, IN, US
79 Ranks - 4,595 Pipes
Instrument ID: 35411 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 31350
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal7 Divisions60 Stops71 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Identified 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:
Installation in new building. Additions in 1958, #1255-B; later tonal changes by Michael Quimby and John Hendrikson
Webpage Links: Opus 1255-A: First Presbyterian Church
Related Instrument Entries: Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. (1990) , Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1255-B, 1958) , Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1255, 1953) , Estey Organ Co. (Opus 2329, 1925)
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