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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 2199, 2004)

Location:

First Baptist Church
305 South Perry Street
Montgomery, AL 36104 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 15996

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Baptist Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 70 ranks. 3,835 pipes. 7 divisions. 4 manuals. 84 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 7
  • Stops: 84
  • Position: Movable console.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on June 01, 2010:

Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The instrument has ninety-two façade pipes and was part of the church's new sanctuary project. The detached four-manual console includes four programmable crescendo settings, two programmable full organ settings and a MIDI resource center for recording and playback. The original sanctuary, home to a 1973 Schantz organ, serves as the chapel.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on March 01, 2005:

Identified through information in "Recent Installations," The American Organist July, 2004.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from builder\'s website
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Facades: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2004-09-01

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Facades: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2004-09-01

Console and Pipe Facades: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2004-09-01

Gallery and Antiphonal Chamber Grille: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2004-09-01

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2010-07-08

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