Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 355, 1958)

Location:

Hunter Street Baptist/Sardis Missionary Baptist
1615 4th Court W.
Birmingham, AL 35208 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 26143

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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 playable, but not in usable condition.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 27 ranks. 1,721 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 33 stops. 23 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 33
  • Registers: 23
  • 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 Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action 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 April 24, 2011:

Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 28, 2007:

Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Church was originally built as Hunter Street Baptist. At the time of my visit in Sept. 1987, the property had just changed hands and the new congregation had renamed the church Sardis Baptist. The organ had three prepared-for ranks (all reeds): a 16' Contra Fagotto/8' Fagotto on the Swell, and and 8' Krummhorn and 8' Bombarde on the Choir. With these additions the organ would be 27 registers, 41 speaking stops, 32 ranks, and 1,946 pipes.

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 <i>The Diapason</i> April 1959
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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