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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 1429 (1963)

Kawaiaha'o Church, Congregational
957 Punch Bowl Street
Honolulu, Oahu, HI

Images

2022-02-14 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-02-14 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-02-14 - Church interior to rear and organ case (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1965-03-21 - Nave, Balcony, and Pipe Display (Photograph by Jack E. Boucher; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)

1965-03-21 - Sanctuary Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Jack E. Boucher; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)

1965-03-21 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jack E. Boucher; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)

2022-02-14 - Organ in rear gallery [cropped] (Jeff Scofield/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
35 stops
52 registers
6 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2006-10-28 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ has two Swell divisions. The Antiphonal division is made from parts of the previous 1927 Hillgreen-Lane organ. Electronic 32's were added later by Rodgers. -Database Manager

2007-04-11 - Updated through online information from Anthony Meloni. -- Organ cleaned and completely restored by Meloni & Farrier Organbuilders in 2002-2004. Unaltered. -Database Manager

2014-06-20 - Updated through online information from Mark Schmalz. -Database Manager

2014-09-19 - Updated through online information from Richard Harger. -Database Manager

2022-02-18 - From the Aeolian-Skinner Archives: Established in 1820, Kawaiaha'o Church represents the beginning of modern Hawaii. The first thatched-roof church was dedicated in 1821, followed by a second and a third. Construction of the present large New England-style church was ordered by King Kamehameha III on land immediately next to the Royal Palace grounds. It was finished after seven years of labor, resulting in a large stone structure using coral reef rock hauled from Waikiki. Over 5,000 people attended the dedication service. The church reportedly boasts nearly 9 seconds of reverberation. Known as the Church of the Royalty during the days of the monarchy, it is now commonly referred to as The State Church of Hawaii. The first constitutional convention was held in the church. Queen Liliuokalani, the last reigning monarch of the church, served as one of the church's organists. The first organ was an 1867 Simmons and Co. instrument from Boston. It was replaced in 1937 by a Hillgreen, Lane & Co. organ, which, in turn, was replaced in 1961 by the Aeolian-Skinner. The organ was cleaned and restored by Meloni & Farrier 1999-2001 and the console upgraded at a later date by Richard Houghton. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Aeolian-Skinner Archives Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Honolulu, Hawaii
Kawaiaha'o Church, Congregational

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.   Opus 1429   1961   3 manuals, 30 stops, 38 ranks
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          GREAT                                       POSITIF
       8' Spitzprinzipal      61                   8' Cor de Nuit         61
       8' Bordun              61                   8' Gemshorn         SW II
       4' Octave              61                   4' Flûte à Fuseau      61
       4' Quintade            61                   2' Doublette           61
       2' Spitz Octave        61               1 1/3' Larigot             61
  III-IV  Mixture            232                   1' Octavin             61
      16' Basson              61                      Tremblant
       8' Trompeta Real       PO                   8' Trompeta Real (6")  61

          SWELL I                                     PEDAL
       8' Viole Pompose       68                  32' Kontra Untersatz    -- (a)
       8' Viole Célestes      68                  16' Kontrabass          32
       4' Prestant Conique    68                  16' Untersatz           12 GT
  III-IV  Cymbale            232                  16' Gemshorn         SW II
      16' Contre Hautbois     68                   8' Prinzipal           12
       8' Trompette           68                   8' Bordun              GT
       4' Hautbois Clairon    24                   8' Gemshorn         SW II
          Tremblant                                4' Choralbass          12
                                                   4' Bordun              GT
          SWELL II                               III  Mixtur              96
      16' Gemshorn            68                  32' Contre Fagott       -- (a)
       8' Rohrgedeckt         68                  16' Posaune             32
       8' Gemshorn            12                  16' Basson              GT
       8' Kleinerzähler       68                   8' Basson              GT
       4' Nachthorn           68                   8' Hautbois-Bombarde SW I
   2 2/3' Rohr Nasat          61                   4' Basson              GT
       2' Blockflöte          61
   1 3/5' Terz                61
       8' Krummhorn           68
          Tremblant                               (a) 32' stops by Rodgers


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2013-09-30]

Websites

Opus 1429: Kawaiaha'o Church - (Aeolian-Skinner Archives website) (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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