Shades Mountain Baptist Church: Worship Center
2017 Columbiana Rd.
Vestavia Hills (Birmingham), AL
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
Unknown - Alternate view of console with exposed pipework in view. (Photograph by Facebook page, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
Unknown - View of enclosed Echo or Antiphonal Division (Photograph by From Facebook, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
Unknown - View of en chamade and additional exposed pipework (Photograph by Church website, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
2006-11-06 - Worship Center Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2006-11-06 - Chancel and Pipe Displays (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2006-11-06 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2006-11-06 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 5 manuals
- 100 stops
- 72 registers
- 9 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
2006-11-15 - Incorporates the church's 1970 Aeolian-Skinner (Opus 1520), as well as parts of other instruments. -Database Manager
2007-05-28 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Great, Swell, Choir, Positiv, Bombarde, Etherial, Antiphonal, Pedal/Etherial Pedal. Dedicated by Diane Bish on May 14, 1989. -Database Manager
2011-04-01 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- The organ also has 27 electronic stops, including Ethereal and Ethereal Pedal divisions. -Database Manager
2016-02-12 - Updated through online information from joe doe johns. <br>Not used often and needs to be removed from room. -Database Manager
2020-10-27 - This 5-manual organ is already professionally removed, crated, and being stored. The price quoted is for the whole instrument and is negotiable. It is 118 pipe ranks and an additional 42 electronic ranks. The pipework is from the church's 1970 Aeolian-Skinner plus new ranks added by Keates-Geissler in 1989. - Information from the church's website, listing the organ for sale. Accessed 27 October 2020 -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist
Copied from stoplist provided by builder Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Vestavia Hills (Birmingham), Alabama
Shades Mountain Baptist Church
Keates-Geissler 1989 5/118
Stoplist courtesy of Keates-Geissler
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GREAT CHOIR
16' Double Principal 61 16' Flauto Dolce 12
8' Montre 61 8' Flute a Cheminee 61
8' Hohlflöte 61 8' Viola Pomposa 61
8' Bourdon 61 8' Viola Celeste 61
8' Erzähler el 8' Flauto Dolce 61
8' Erzähler Celeste el 8' Flauto Dolce Celeste 61
4' Octave 61 4' Geigen Octave 61
4' Rohrflöte 61 4' Blockflöte 61
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 2' Principal 61
2' Fifteenth 61 1 3/5' Terz 61
V Cornet tc 330 1 1/3' Quinte 61
IV-VI Fourniture 244 III Scharf 183
IV Scharf-Zimbel 244 III Acuta 183
16' Double Trompette 61 L/2 16' Dulzian 61
8' Trompette 12 8' Cromorne 61
4' Clairon 12 Tremulant
Tremulant Sub
Sub Unison Off
Unison Off Super
Super Harp el
8' Trumpet En Chamade 61 POS on CH
4' Clairon En Chamade 12 BOM on CH
Chimes
Zimbelstern BOMBARDE
POS on GT 8' Principal Militaire 61
BOM on GT XIV Rauschwerk 911
16' Contra Bombarde 61
SWELL 8' Bombarde 12
16' Bourdon Doux 12 4' Bombarde Octave 12
8' Geigen Principal 61 Sub
8' Geigen Schwebung 61 Unison Off
8' Stopped Flute 61 Super
8' Viola da Gamba 61
8' Viola Celeste tc 49 ETHEREAL (electronic)
8' Salicional 61 16' Contra Dolcan
4' Spitz Principal 61 8' Dolcan
4' Cor de Nuit 61 8' Dolcan Celeste
2 2/3' Nazard 61 8' Cor de Nuit
2' Doublette 61 8' Flute Celeste II
II Sesquialter 122 4' Silver Flute
IV Plein Jeu 244 4' Dulcet II
III Scharf 183 2' Piccolo
16' Fagotto L/2 12 8' Vox Humana
8' Trompette 61 Tremulant
8' Hautbois 61 8' Trumpet Millennial
4' Clairon 61 Sub
Tremulant Unison Off
Sub Super
Unison Off POS on ETH
Super BOM on ETH
POS on SW
BOM on SW ETHEREAL PEDAL (electronic)
16' Bourdon
POSITIV 16' Dolcan
16' Quintaten 12 8' Octave
8' Quintaten 61 8' Flute Douce
8' Gedeckt 61
4' Prestant 61 PEDAL
4' Spillflöte 61 32' Double Open el
2' Flachflöte 61 32' Contra Subbass el
1 1/3' Larigot 61 16' Montre 32
III Zimbel 183 16' Principal GT
8' Krummhorn 61 16' Open Diapason 32
4' Rohrschalmei 61 16' Subbass 32
Tremulant 16' Bourdon Doux SW
Sub 16' Quintaten PO
Unison Off 10 2/3' Quinte el
Super 8' Octave Bass 12
8' Bassflute 12
ANTIPHONAL 8' Rohrpfeife 32
16' Contra Gamba el 8' Lieblichflöte SW
8' Gamba el 8' Flute Conique CH
8' Gamba Celeste el 8' Principal GT
8' Concert Flute 61 4' Choralbass 12
8' Echo Principal 61 4' Lochgedeckt 32
8' Grossflöte 61 4' Quintadena PO
4' Viol Principal 61 II Bockzimbel 5 1/3 64
4' Flute Harmonique 61 IV Rauschpfeife 2 2/3 128
2' Piccolo 61 III Mixture 2 96
1' Pfeife 61 32' Contra Bombarde el
IV Mixture 244 16' Bombarde 32
16' Corno di Bassetto el 16' Trompette GT
8' French Horn el 16' Bombarde Petit BO
8' English Horn el 16' Fagotto SW
8' Musette el 16' Dulcian CH
Tremulant 8' Bombarde 12
Sub 8' Trompette GT
Unison Off 8' Fagot SW
Super 4' Octave Bombarde 12
4' Trompette Octave GT
4' Hautbois SW
2' Zink 12
[Received online from Jeff Scofield March 31, 2011]
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