Better Pipe Organ Database

Charles W. McManis Co. (1973)

Ashland United Methodist
2711 Ashland
St. Joseph, MO

Images

2007-08-09 - Organ (Photograph by David Lewis/Database Manager)

2007-08-09 - Church exterior (Photograph by David Lewis/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
13 stops
13 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Row Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 58 notes
Pedal compass: 27 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Fixed Mechanical

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1997 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - From Trinity German Methodist which merged with Hundley Methodist in 1952 to become Ashland Methodist. at 3rd & Robidoux. Congregation moved to new bldg. 1954. Old bldg. sold to Holsey Chapel A. M. E. 1954, which was razed c. 1973. Organ purchased by Ashland Methodist c. 1973. Restored by Charles McManis, substituting 8' oboe for Sw. 16' Bourdon. Compass 61/27. -Database Manager

2007-10-06 - Updated through on-line information from David Lewis. -- Awarded OHS Historic Citation #350 -Database Manager

2009-03-05 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2013-02-27 - Updated through online information from David Lewis. -Database Manager

Websites

AGO Ashland Ave United Methodist Crawl - Photographs, stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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