2005-08-07 - Identified through on-line information from Weston Harris. -- Opus 46 was built in the factory side-by-side to the the famous St. Louisiana Purchase Exposition organ, currently the heart of the Wanamaker Organ, Philadelphia. Opus 46 was built for Christ Church, a prominent Los Angeles Parish boasting 1500 congregants and an extensive music program. After a church scandal, the church disbanded and the organ was moved to the Church of the Open Door where it was played until 1985. It was placed into storage awaiting construction of a new church, which was not realized. In 1987 the warehouse where the organ was stored suddenly needed to be vacated within a week so that the warehouse could to be razed. Organ builder Weston Harris heard about the availability of the organ and quickly surveyed it, and the organ was purchased by St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church. Later it was found that a significant historical instrument had been acquired. After a year's debate, the church determined to renovate and install the organ into the church. This included addition of much of the existing small organ at the church as well as the Great Organ reeds from Aeolian Skinner Opus 886 (the organ originally at the Memorial Chapel at Harvard University). The Skinner console shell from Stanford University was rescued from a rubbish pile and placed on the organ. The organ is an integral part of the church's unusual "high" Anglo-Catholic ministry and extensive music program. -Database Manager
2012-08-02 - Updated through online information from Weston Harris. -Database Manager
2012-11-10 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the console January 12, 2001 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Hollywood, California
St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church
Los Angeles Art Organ Co. 1904 Op. 46
Weston Harris 1988
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GREAT CHOIR
16' Principal 8' Concert Flute
8' Open Diapason 8' Viola
8' Principal 8' Viola Celeste
8' Doppelflote 8' Dulciana
4' Octave 8' Unda Maris
4' Principal 4' Fugara
4' Hohlflote 4' Flute d'Amour
4' Waldflote 2 2/3' Nasard
2 2/3' Twelfth 2' Harmonic Piccolo
2' Fifteenth 1 3/5' Dolce Tierce
2' Super Octave 1 1/3' Flute Larigot
2' Waldflote 8' Clarinet
III-IV Fourniture 8' Orchestral Oboe
II-III Acuta 8' English Horn
Tremulant Tremulant
Sub Sub
Super Super
Celesta
SWELL
16' Contra Viola BOMBARDE
8' Geigen Principal V-VI Grand Mixture
8' Lieblich Gedeckt 8' Trumpet
8' Flute Celeste 4' Clarion
8' Viole 'Gambe Sub
8' Viole Celeste Super
8' Salicional 8' Tuba Mirabilis 16"
8' Voix Celeste 4' Tuba Clarion 16"
4' Prestant Bombarde Chorus Cutout
4' Rohrflote
2 2/3' Nasard PROCESSIONAL
2' Flautino 8' Diapason
IV Plein Jeu 8' Memorial Strings
II-III Acuta 4' Octave
16' Fagotto 8' State Trumpet
8' Trompette 4' State Trumpet
8' Harmonic Trumpet
8' Hautbois PEDAL
8' Vox Humana 32' Double Diapason
4' Clairon 32' Contra Bourdon
Tremulant 32' Dolce Gedeckt
Sub 16' Open Diapason
Unison Off 16' Principal
Super 16' Bourdon
16' Violone
POSITIV 16' Lieblich Gedeckt
8' Holzgedeckt 8' Octave
8' Gemshorn 8' Diapason
4' Nachthorn 8' Bourdon
4' Zartflote 8' Flauto Dolce
2 2/3' Nazard 5 1/3' Quinte
2' Principal 4' Choralbass
2' Flute 4' Offenflote
1 3/5' Tierce 4' Chimney Flute
1 1/3' Larigot 2' Super Octave
1' Sifflote 2' Flote
III Scharff III-IV Flute Mixture
8' Krummhorn II Acuta
Tremulant 32' Calder Bombarde
POS to CH 16' Trombone
POS to GT 16' Trompette
8' Posaune
8' Trompette
4' Clarion
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