Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 1646, 1981)

Location:

St. Paul's Lutheran Church
127 Cherry Road
Massillon, OH 44646 US
Organ ID: 23808

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 63 ranks. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 52 stops. 67 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Exposed pipes visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 52
  • Registers: 67
  • 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 without cover.
  • 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 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 July 22, 2011:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Installed as a 4/44, with the 19 prepared-for ranks added in 1995 as Op. 2114; 9 ranks of the existing Möller Op. 4902 were retained.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on June 12, 2006:

Identified through information from Jeff Scofield. Alterations in 1995.

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 the console April 27, 2006
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on August 27, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary Interior and Chancel: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2006-04-25

Sanctuary Interior and Chancel: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2006-04-25

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2006-04-25

Chancel, Console, and Pipe Facade: Image from Schantz Promotional Material; used with permission. Taken on 1981-10-24