Pipe Organ Database

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Kenneth Jones & Assoc. (1985)

Location:

Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church
1728 Oxmoor Rd.
Homewood (Birmingham), AL 35209 US
Organ ID: 17891

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic 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: Slider
  • 45 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 32 stops. 32 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a floor-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 32
  • Registers: 32
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 56
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Balanced tracker.
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on flat jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on December 04, 2006:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on April 11, 2005:

The Récit is in the style of French Classic organs, playing only in the treble from middle c.

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

Electric stop action was applied to the sliders in the 1990s, resulting in dual action stop controls.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from Birmingham AGO
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ: Photograph by James R. Stettner; during installation.. Taken on 1985-03-03

Interior to rear and organ: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Organ case: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Organ from balcony rail: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Center of console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Left stopjamb: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Right stopjamb: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Builder nameplate: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Interior to front: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11

Church exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-11