Pipe Organ Database

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Robert L. Sipe (& Associates) (1995)

Location:

First United Methodist Church
5510 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012 US
Organ ID: 57121

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider with electro-pneumatic (EP) pallets (Blackinton-type)
  • 57 ranks. 3 manuals. 44 stops. 56 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider with electro-pneumatic (EP) pallets (Blackinton-type) chests
  • Position: In side 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 May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Stops: 44
  • Registers: 56
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 19, 2016:

Revoiced pipework, reservoirs, and some offset windchests from the previous Casavant organ (1958, Op. 2477) were rebuilt and retained.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on May 19, 2016:

The organ was heard for the first time at the 1995 Region IX AGO Convention. Craig J. Westendorf, director of music, and his wife, Sue Vaughn Westendorf, performed at this event. Todd Wilson played the dedicatory recital on October 8, 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 <i>The American Organist</i>, September 1996
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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