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Jackson Pipe Organ Co. (1880ca.)

Location:

Zion United Methodist Church
3652 State Highway Z
Gordonville, MO 63701 US
Organ ID: 3955

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is unaltered 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 January 28, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 7 ranks. 375 pipes. 2 divisions. 1 manuals. 7 stops. 7 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In center 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 January 28, 2020.
Main:
  • Manuals: 1
  • Divisions: 2
  • Stops: 7
  • Registers: 7
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat radiating pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on January 28, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Bought used 1880s from St. Louis.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Stoplist copied from photos provided by the parish secretary: Open In New Tab Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on January 28, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ case front and facade: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Keydesk: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Keydesk: right stopjamb: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Keydesk: left stopjamb: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Keydesk: pedalboard, and expression shoe: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Builder's nameplate: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Unenclosed 8 ft. Open Diapason behind the facade: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Pedal pipes: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Manual key action and square rail: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Reservoir, stop actions, Key action: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

Builder's cast regulator weight: Photograph by Martha Nothdurft. Taken on 2020-01-22

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