Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 769, 1966)

Location:

Temple Emanu-El
2100 Highland Ave.
Birmingham, AL 35205 US
Sanctury; front
Organ ID: 18423

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Synagogues and other Jewish Houses of Worship
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on May 11, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 36 ranks. 2,207 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 42 stops. 30 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In a case at the front 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: 42
  • Registers: 30
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • 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: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • 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 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 December 04, 2006:

Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 22, 2005:

AGO Region IV Convention recitals 1981, 1997.

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 the factory specifications
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on January 08, 2022.

Stoplist copied from the console: Open In New Tab Originally published July, 1987
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on May 11, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1987-07-05

Choir loft and organ: Photograph by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1987-07-05

Sanctuary interior: Photograph by Temple Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2021-12-26

Sanctuary interior: Photograph by kpsgroup.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Temple exterior: Photograph by ourtemple.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-09-27

Sanctuary interior, organ and exposed pipes: Photograph by Schantz Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1966