Better Pipe Organ Database

Randall Dyer & Assoc., Inc. Opus 72 (1998)

St. Mark United Methodist Church
2901 Columbiana Road
Vestavia Hills (Birmingham), AL

Images

2022-01-10 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Builder plate (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Organ pipes and en-chamade (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Church interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Chancel, organ case and en-chamade (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
32 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
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

2005-06-29 - This Organ identified through information received from Randall Dyer. -Database Manager

2016-10-26 - Updated through online information from randall dyer. -Database Manager

2019-04-19 - Updated by randall dyer, the builder. <br> <br>Please add 8\' Rohrflote, 61 pipes to the Great division and adjust rank count as appropriate. Thx. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from Randall Dyer. Source: Personal knowledge 2017-02-14

Birmingham, AL
St. Mark United Methodist Church

Organ by Randall Dyer & Assoc., Inc.

Two manuals (covered in maple and rosewood)
25 ranks


GREAT - Expressive except as noted      

16'     Bourdon                  (Sw.)              
 8'     Principal             61, unenclosed 
 8'     Rohrflote             61                        
 4'     Octave                61
 4'     Spitzflöte            61
 2 2/3' Nasard                61
 2'     Gemshorn              61
 1 3/5' Tierce                61
IV      Mixture              244
 8'     Trompete              61
        MIDI
        Tremulant
        Swell to Great 16
        Swell to Great 8
        Swell to Great 4
 8'     Trompette-en-Chamade  49  FF-f54


SWELL - Expressive

 8'     Bourdon               61
 8'     Viola                 61
 8'     Viola Celeste         49  T.C
 4'     Principal             61
 4'     Koppelflöte           61
 2'     Doublette             61
 1 1/3' Quinte                     double draw from Scharff
 III    Scharff              183
 8'     Oboe                  61
        MIDI
        Tremulant
        Swell 16
        Swell unison off
        Swell 4
 8'     Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt.)


PEDAL

32'     Resultant                  (Bourdon)
16'     Principal            32    facade
16'     Bourdon              12    (Sw.)
 8'     Octave               12
 8'     Bourdon                    (Sw.)
 4'     Choralbass           32    tin, facade
16'     Trompete             12   (Gt.) L/2
 8'     Trompete                  (Gt.)
 4'     Oboe                      (Sw.)
        MIDI
       Great to Pedal 8
       Swell to Pedal 8
       Swell to Pedal 4

The console is movable, located to the right of the choir loft. Stop controls are by tilting tablets, with a multi-level combination system, with transposer and record and playback capability. The MIDI is Allen.

The action is Blackinton-style slider and pallet for all straight stops.