Better Pipe Organ Database

Schantz Organ Co. Opus 497 (1960)

Birmingham-Southern College: Hill Busic Building, Room 37
800 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, AL

Images

1960 - Console and case (Photograph by Schantz Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2006-12-21 - Organ (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
2 manuals
18 stops
4 registers
1 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: No Enclosed Divisions
Has crescendo
Combination action: None

Notes

2004-10-30 - Unit organ: 16' Bourdon, 8' Gemshorn, 4' Principal, 2 2/3' Quint -Database Manager

2004-12-13 - The instrument was actually installed in the former music building, now Simpson Hall, used primarily for storage. It was relocated to its present place in January of 1965. -Database Manager

2006-12-04 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from a promotional flyer Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Birmingham, Alabama
       Birmingham Southern College

       Schantz   Op. 497   1960   2/4
       _________________________________________________________________

       GREAT              POSITIV         PEDAL             ANALYSIS
    8' Gemshorn        8' Bordun      16' Bordun        16' Bordun    12
    8' Bordun          4' Gemshorn     8' Gemshorn       8' Gemshorn  85
    4' Prinzipal       2' Prinzipal    8' Bordun         8' Bordun    85
    4' Bordun      1 1/3' Quinte       4' Prinzipal      4' Prinzipal 73
2 2/3' Quinte          1' Bordun       4' Bordun     2 2/3' Quinte    61
    2' Gemshorn                       II  Mixtur
   II  Mixtur

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield  April 23, 2011]