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Schantz Organ Co. Opus 1189 (1973)

First Baptist Church: Chapel
305 S. Perry St.
Montgomery, AL

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
48 stops
36 registers
4 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-02-28 - <i>The American Organist</i>, July, 2004. -Database Manager

2009-08-24 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2010-06-01 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- This room became the church's chapel in 2004 when a new sanctuary was constructed. The sanctuary houses a new 70-rank pipe organ, also from Schantz. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> September 1972 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Montgomery, Alabama
       First Baptist Church

       Schantz   Op. 1189   1973   3/45

       GREAT                          SWELL
   16' Violone 61                 16' Flûte à cheminée 12
    8' Principal 61                8' Flute à cheminée 61
    8' Bordun 61                   8' Viole de gambe 61
    4' Octave 61                   8' Viole Celeste 49 tc
    4' Koppelflöte 61              4' Prestant 61
2 2/3' Nasat 61                    4' Cor de nuit 61
    2' Super Octave 61             2' Flûte à bec 61
1 3/5' Terz 61                   III  Plein Jeu 183
   IV  Mixture 244                16' Basson 61
       Sub                         8' Trompette 61
       Unison Off                  4' Clairon 61
       Super                          Tremulant
       Chimes                         Sub
       Bells                          Unison Off
                                      Super
       PEDAL
   32' Resultant --                   CHOIR
   16' Principal 32                8' Spitzprincipal 61
   16' Brummbass 32                8' Nasonflöte 61
   16' Violone GT                  8' Erzähler 61
   16' Flûte à cheminée SW         8' Erzähler Celeste 49 tc
   16' Erzähler 12 CH              4' Principal 61
    8' Octave 32                   4' Hohlflöte 61
    8' Gedackt 12                  2' Octave 61
    8' Violone GT              1 1/3' Quinte 61
    8' Erzähler CH               III  Scharf 183
    4' Super Octave 32             8' Krummhorn 61
    4' Gedackt 12                     Tremulant
  III  Mixture 96                  8' Festival Trumpet 61
   16' Posaune 32                     Sub
   16' Basson SW                      Unison Off
    8' Basson SW                      Super
    4' Basson SW

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield August 24, 2009.]

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