Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 550, 1961)

Originally E.M. Skinner Co., Inc. (Opus 819, 1930)

Location:

Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA US
Thorne Hall
Organ ID: 61439

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 63 ranks. 5 divisions. 4 manuals. 49 stops. 60 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: In gallery-level chambers at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 49
  • Registers: 60
  • 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 March 02, 2018:

This was a console-only contract for 1930 Skinner Op. 819 that was originally installed at Temple Methodist Church in San Francisco; the church closed due to financial issues and the organ was moved by Aeolian-Skinner to Thorne Hall, who added the Solo Gamba Celeste at that time; the organ is installed in four chambers in the back wall of the auditorium, which has no balcony; the Schantz console was disconnected ca.2000 and the organ offered for sale.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Stoplist courtesy of THE AEOLIAN-SKINNER ARCHIVES: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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