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Skinner Organ Co. Opus 552 (1925)

First Church of Christ, Scientist / Palladium Theatre
253 Fifth Avenue N
St. Petersburg, FL

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Notes

2006-03-23 - 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: <br><i> Rebuilt by Berkshire in 1972-74; combination action replaced by solid state; new solid-state combination action installed by Joseph Wiessinger in 1994; some revoicing; 8' Solo French Horn removed in 1972 but stored in church.</i> -Database Manager

2007-09-11 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Church building and organ were sold in 1998, the building is now the Palladium Theater. The theater engaged Jonathan Ambrosino as a consultant for the organ, but current condition and usage is unknown. According to the theater's website, the organ is to be renovated. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded

St. Petersburg, Florida
First Church of Christ, Scientist

Skinner Organ Company   Opus 552   1925       4 manuals, 27 stops, 28 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon              17 PED        16' Bourdon              73
      8' Diapason             73             8' Diapason             73
      8' Claribel Flute       73             8' Gedeckt              73
      8' Erzähler             73             8' Salicional           73
      4' Octave               73             8' Voix Celeste         73
                                             8' Flauto Dolce         73
         CHOIR ORGAN                         8' Flute Celeste (TC)   61
      8' Concert Flute        61             4' Flute Triangulaire   73
      8' Kleine Erzähler II  122             8' Cornopean            73
      4' Flute                61             8' Flugel Horn          73
  2 2/3' Nazard               61             8' Vox Humana           73
      8' English Horn         61                Tremolo
      8' Corno di Bassetto    61
         Tremolo                                PEDAL ORGAN
                                            16' Diapason             32
         SOLO ORGAN                         16' Bourdon              32
      8' Gamba                73            16' Echo Bourdon         SW
      8' Gamba Celeste        73             8' Octave               12
      8' Tuba Mirabilis       73             8' Gedeckt              12
      8' French Horn          73             8' Still Gedeckt        SW
         Tremolo


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-09-07]

Aeolian-Skinner Shop Notes, courtesy Allen Kinzey Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

St. Petersburg, Florida
Palladium Theatre (orig. First Church of Christ, Scientist)

Skinner Organ Company, Opus 552 (1925)
4 manuals, 32 stops, 28 ranks
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        GREAT ORGAN                         CHOIR ORGAN
    16' Bourdon              17 PED      8' Concert Flute            61
     8' Diapason             73          8' Kleine Erzahler II rks  122
     8'	Claribel Flute       73          4' Flute                    61
     8'	Erzahler             73      2-2/3' Nazard                   61
     4'	Octave               73          8' English Horn             61
                                         8' Clarinet                 61
        SWELL ORGAN                         Tremolo
    16'	Bourdon              73
     8'	Diapason             73             SOLO ORGAN
     8'	Gedeckt              73          8' Gamba                    73
     8'	Salicional           73          8' Gamba Celeste            73
     8'	Voix Celeste         73          8' Tuba Mirabilis           73
     8'	Flauto Dolce         73          8' French Horn              73
     8'	Flute Celeste        61 tc          Tremolo
     4'	Flute Triangulaire   73
     8'	Cornopean            73             PEDAL ORGAN
     8'	Flugel Horn          73         16' Diapason                 44
     8'	Vox Humana           73         16' Bourdon                  44
	Tremolo                         16' Echo Bourdon             SW
                                         8' Octave (ext.)            --
                                         8' Gedeckt (ext.)           --
                                         8' Still Gedeckt            SW

 [Received from Steven E. Lawson 2012-08-25.]

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