Better Pipe Organ Database

Skinner Organ Co. Opus 624 (1926)

Masonic Temple/Dayton Masonic Center: Schiewetz Auditorium
525 W. Riverview Avenue
Dayton, OH

OHS convention: 2022

Images

2017-04-19 - Building exterior (Photograph by From Masonic Center Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-08-29 - Console (Photograph by Len Levasseur, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-08-29 - Auditorium interior (Photograph by Len Levasseur, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
48 stops
58 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Has crescendo
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2006-04-15 - Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: Designed by John Bell; extant; unaltered. -Database Manager

2017-10-18 - Updated by Brian Hyer, who has heard or played the organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded

Dayton, Ohio
Masonic Temple

Skinner Organ Company   Opus 624   1926           4 manuals, 48 stops, 59 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN (7 1/2" wind)                SWELL ORGAN (7 1/2" wind)
     16' Bourdon               17 PED         16' Bourdon               73
      8' Principal Diapason    73              8' Open Diapason         73
      8' Second Diapason       73              8' Clarabella            73
      8' Gross Flute           73              8' Gedeckt               73
      8' Orchestral Flute      73              8' Salicional            73
      8' Erzähler              73              8' String Celeste II    146
      8' Erzähler Celeste (TC) 61              8' Spitz Flute Cel. II  134
      4' Octave                61              4' Octave                61
      4' Harmonic Flute        61              4' Flute d'Amour         61
     II  Grave Mixture        122              2' Flageolette           61
      V  Mixture              305             IV  Mixture              244
      8' Tuba        (10" wp)  73             16' Fagotto               73
      8' French Horn (10" wp)  73              8' Cornopean             73
         Tremolo (lo-pressure)                 8' Oboe                  73
         Tremolo (hi-pressure)                 8' Vox Humana            73
         Chimes                SO              4' Clarion               61
         Harp                  SO                 Tremolo

         CHOIR ORGAN                              PEDAL ORGAN
      8' English Diapason      73             32' Resultant             --
      8' Concert Flute         73             16' Open Diapason         32
      8' Dulciana              73             16' Bourdon               32
      8' Unda Maris (TC)       61             16' Violone               32
      4' Chimney Flute         61             16' Lieblich Gedeckt      SW
      2' Piccolo               61              8' Major Flute           12
      8' Clarinet              73              8' Gedeckt               12
      8' English Horn          73              8' Viol                  12
      8' Orchestral Oboe       73              8' Dolce Flute           SW
         Tremolo                              16' Trombone    (12" wp)  32
                                              16' Tuba                  SO
         SOLO ORGAN (10" wind)                16' Fagotto               SW
      8' Stentorphone          73              8' Tromba                12
      8' Orchestral Flute      73
      8' Gamba Celeste II      73
      4' Rohr Flute            61
     16' Tuba                  73
      8' Tuba Mirabilis (15")  73
      4' Clarion               61
         Tremolo
         Chimes                25 bells
         Harp                  61 bars


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-03-27]

Websites

Opus 624: Masonic Temple - (Aeolian-Skinner Archives website) Stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)