Better Pipe Organ Database

Schantz Organ Co. Opus 488 (1962)

First United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
134 N. Kenwood Street
Glendale, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

1962-10-01 - Sanctuary Interior and Chamber Grillework (Image from Schantz Promotional Material; used with permission/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
43 stops
63 registers
5 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
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

2006-01-19 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: Replaced E. M. Skinner Opus 449 after relocation and rebuilding here in 1944. -Database Manager

2011-02-03 - The organ was expanded by Schantz in 1971 to 82 ranks. A new, solid state console was installed by Schantz in 2004. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from Schantz factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Glendale, California
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Schantz Organ Company    Opus 488    55 ranks    1962
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GREAT:                         RECIT:
   16' Quintaton 73                8' Bourdon 68
    8' Prinzipal 61                8' Flute Harmonique 68
    8' Holzgedackt 61              8' Gambe 68
    8' Quintaton                   8' Gambe Celeste [GG] 61
    4' Octav 61                    4' Prestant 68
    4' Nachthorn 61                4' Flute Traversiere 68
2 2/3' Nasat 61                2 2/3' Nasard 61
    2' Hohlflöte 61                2' Doublette 61
1 3/5' Grobterz [TC] 49          III  Plein Jeu 183
    V  Mixtur 305                III  Cymbale 183
   VI  Mixture [pf]               16' Basson 80
    8' Bombarde [CH]               8' Trompette 68
    4' Bombarde [CH]               8' Basson-Hautbois
       Chimes 25 bells             4' Clairon 68
                                      Tremblant
PEDAL:          
   32' Bourdon                 CHOIR:
   16' Prinzipal 32               16' Rohrflöte 80
   16' Violone [pf]                8' Italian Principal 68
   16' Bourdon 56                  8' Rohrflöte
   16' Quintaton [GT]              8' Erzahler 68
   16' Rohrflöte [CH]              8' Erzahler Celeste [GG] 61
    8' Octav 32                    4' Prinzipal 68
    8' Spitzprinzipal 56           4' Klein Gedackt 68
    8' Violone [pf]                2' Schwiegel 61
    8' Quintaton [GT]              I  Mixture 61
    8' Bourdon                    16' Dulzian [pf]
    8' Rohrflöte [CH]              8' Bombarde [pf]
5 1/3' Octave Quinte [pf]          8' Krummhorn 61
    4' Spitzprincipal                    
    4' Bourdon                 BRUSTWERK:
    2' Spitzprincipal              8' Nasonflöte 61
   IV  Mixtur 128                  4' Spitzgedackt 61
   32' Reed [pf]                   2' Gemshorn 61
   16' Posaune 56              1 1/3' Sifflöte 61
   16' Basson [REC]                1' Octav 61
    8' Posaune                    II  Zimbel 122
    8' Trompette [REC]        
    8' Krummhorn [CH]
    4' Posaune
    4' Krummhorn [CH]

[Received online from Chad Boorsma • February 6, 2011]

Documents

(1962-07-07) Dedication program, via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#47637 - Schantz Organ Co. Opus 448 (1971)