Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 591, 1964)

Location:

Highland Baptist Church
219 Simpson St.
Florence, AL 35630 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 47994

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Baptist Churches
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • 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)
  • 25 ranks. 1,568 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 21 stops. 33 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: 21
  • Registers: 33
  • 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.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 11, 2011:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Moved to and re-engineered for new sanctuary in 2003 by Milnar Organ Co., including multiplexing and renovated console.

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> July 1962
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Church interior with divided chambers & facades: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Organ chambers with facades: Photograph by Tommy Malcom Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Left facade: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Right facade: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Console: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Console: right stopjamb: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Console: left stopjamb: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Console: Manuals: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Console: couplers: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02

Console: pedalboard, pedal movements, and toe studs: Photograph by Tommy Malcolm Quinn. Taken on 2020-03-02