Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
141 South County Road
Palm Beach, FL
Images
2022-09-02 - Console (Photograph by Austin Organs, Inc., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2014-03-07 - Console (Photograph by Eric Plutz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2016 - Church interior to rear and gallery organ (Photograph by Justin Maxey, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2016 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Justin Maxey, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2016 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Justin Maxey, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2016 - Chancel and console (Photograph by Justin Maxey, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 4 manuals
- 113 stops
- 9 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Has crescendo
- Combination action: Computerized/Digital
- Has sequencer
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2004-12-16 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 15, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager
2007-09-21 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- There are six divisions in the chancel and three in the rear gallery. The organ is in regular use for services and concerts (2007). -Database Manager
2013-10-09 - Updated through online information from Keith Zimmerman. -Database Manager
2014-03-10 - Updated through online information from Thom Thomas. -- The Gallery organ (except for the Gt. Spitzprincipal) contains all of the pipes of Aeolian-Skinner opus 1228. The Skinner organ belonged to Thom Thomas and he donated the pipes in memory of Dorothy B. Thomas. -Database Manager
2014-03-13 - Updated through online information from Thom Thomas. -- There are six divisions in the Chancel (Sw., Gt., Ch., Solo, Chant., and Ped.) and three in the Gallery (Sw., Gt.,and Ped.) -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist from the church web site with clarifications by Daniel M. Beckwith Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Palm Beach, Florida
The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea
Austin Organs Inc. Opus 2777 2000 4 manuals, 113 stops, 105 ranks
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CHANCEL GREAT CHANCEL SWELL GALLERY GREAT (enclosed)
16' Violone 61 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 12 16' Bourdon (ext) 12
8' Diapason 61 8' Diapason 73 8' Principal 61
8' Violone (ext) 12 8' Flûte à Cheminée 73 8' Bourdon 61
8' Bourdon 61 8' Viola 73 8' Bois Céleste II (tc) 98
4' Octave 61 8' Viola Céleste 73 4' Octave 61
4' Nachthorn 61 8' Flauto Dolce 73 4' Rohrflute 61
2' Fifteenth 61 8' Flute Céleste (tc) 61 2' Principal 61
2 2/3' Fourniture IV 244 4' Principal 73 2 2/3' Sesquialtera II (tc) 98
1' Cymbal III 183 a 4' Flûte Octaviante 73 1 1/3' Mixture IV 244
16' Double Trumpet (ext) dg a 4' Viola (ext) 12 16' Kontra Trompete 61
8' Trumpet 61 a 4' Viole Céleste (ext) 12 8' Trompete (ext) 12
4' Clarion 61 a 2' Flautino 61 8' Cromorne 61
Tremolo 2' Plein Jeu III 183 8' Cor Séraphique SO
Unison Off 1' Cymbal III 183 Tremolo
Chant Organ 16' Waldhorn 73 Chimes dg
Tower Bells SO 8' French Trumpet 73 Zymbelstern 5 bells
MIDI 8' Cornopean 73 Unison Off
8' Oboe 73 MIDI
CHANCEL CHOIR 8' Vox Humana 73 b
16' Dulciana dg 4' Clarion 73 GALLERY SWELL
8' Geigen Diapason 73 8' Cor Séraphique SO 16' Contra Gamba (ext) 12
8' Hohlflute 73 Tremolo 8' Geigen Principal 73
8' Dulciana 73 Vox Humana Tremolo 8' Flûte Ouverte 73
8' Unda Maris (tc) 61 Swell 16 8' Viole de Gambe 73
4' Koppel Flute 73 Unison Off 8' Voix Céleste 73
2 2/3' Nazard 61 Swell 4 8' Nitsua 73
2' Piccolo 61 Chant Organ 8' Nitsua Céleste 73
1 3/5' Tierce 61 MIDI 4' Principal 73
1 1/3' Larigot dg 4' Flûte Harmonique 73
16' Clarinet (ext) dg CHANCEL SOLO 4' Viola de Gambe (ext) 12
8' Clarinet 73 8' Gamba 73 4' Voix Céleste (ext) 12
8' Cor Séraphique SO 8' Gamba Céleste 73 2' Blockflute 61
Tremolo 8' Harmonic Flute 73 1 1/3' Larigot 61
8' Harp dg 4' Orchestral Flute 73 2' Mixture III 183
4' Celesta dg 8' English Horn 73 16' Basson 73
Choir 16 8' French Horn 73 8' Trompette 73
Unison Off 8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 8' Hautbois (ext 16') 12
Choir 4 4' Tuba Clarion 12 8' Vox Humana 73 b
Chant Organ 16' Cor Séraphique (tc) -- 4' Clairon (ext 8') 12
MIDI 8' Cor Séraphique 73 8' Cor Séraphique SO
4' Cor Séraphique (ext) 12 Tremolo
CHANCEL PEDAL Tremolo Vox Humana Tremolo
32' Open Wood dg Chimes GALGT Swell 16
32' Untersatz dg 8' Harp CH Unison Off
16' Principal 32 4' Celesta CH Swell 4
16' Bourdon 32 Tower Bells dg MIDI
16' Violone GT Solo 16
16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW Unison Off GALLERY PEDAL
16' Dulciana CH Solo 4 32' Contra Violone dg
8' Octave Bass 32 Chant Organ 16' Open Wood 32
8' Gedeckt 12 MIDI 16' Principal 32
8' Flûte à Cheminée SW 16' Subbass 32
4' Choral Bass 32 CHANCEL CHANT ORGAN 16' Bourdon GT
2' Mixture III 96 8' Gedeckt 61 16' Gamba SW
64' Ophicleide dg 4' Suave Flute 61 8' Octave 32
32' Grand Cornet VI -- 2' Spitzflute 61 8' Bourdon GT
32' Ophicleide dg 4' Choral Bass 32
16' Trombone 32 2' Mixture III 96
16' Double Trumpet GT 32' Contra Posaune dg
16' Waldhorn SW 16' Posaune 32
8' Trumpet 12 16' Kontra Trompete GT
4' Clarion 12 16' Basson SW
4' Clarinet CH 8' Trompete 12
8' Cor Séraphique SO 4' Clarion 12
Tower Bells SO 4' Cromorne GT
Chant Organ 8' Cor Séraphique SO
MIDI Chimes GT
MIDI
a enclosed with Choir
b in separate box
There are two identical four-manual consoles
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2015-02-23]
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