Lyle Blackinton & Associates, Inc.
1989
Originally Dowling & Blackinton (1967)
First United Methodist Church
Sanctuary
2111 Camino del Rio South
San Diego, CA, US
108 Ranks - 6,092 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Lyle Blackinton & Associates, Inc.
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal9 Divisions80 Stops102 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Coupler Thumb Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped 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
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- When the congregation moved to Mission Valley in 1964, 1929 3/28 Pilcher Op. 1453 was stored until 1971, at which time it was rebuilt and enlarged to 41 ranks by L. W. Blackinton & Associates and installed in the rear gallery of the new sanctuary; Blackinton had installed a 12-rank Chancel organ in 1967; in 1986, Blackinton removed the organs and rebuilt and enlarged them to 107 ranks, with 28 ranks in the Chancel and 80 ranks in the Gallery, including a Festival Trumpet donated by Blackinton in memory of his parents in 2010.
Database Manager on December 3rd, 2009:
Identified through online information from Jim Lewis. -- The organ has three manual divisions and pedal in the chancel and four manual divisions with pedal in the gallery. A 32' Principal forms the gallery facade. Total of 107 ranks. Four manual console is movable and stays in the chancel. It has drawknobs on angled and terraced jambs.
Related Instrument Entries: Dowling & Blackinton (1967) , Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 1453, 1929)
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