2007-01-19 - 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: <br><i> Tonal changes to E. M. Skinner Opus 761 (1929).</i> -Database Manager
2008-01-18 - Updated through on-line information from Kenneth Brown. -- I am an organist who has lived in the area since 1989, and I worked for an organ builder named Ralph Blakely. Blakely was in charge of "maintaining" the organ when I worked for him in 1989. With the influence of Wilmer Welch (Blakely's partner and head of the music/organ department at Davidson), Ralph basically tried to "Baroque" the organ including such things as sawing the resonators of the Corno di Bassetto off their blocks and replacing it with a thin krummhorn. Several diapason ranks have also been altered. I played a service their in about 1990. Most of the swell played and was untouched, especially lovely was the flute celeste and 16' Waldhorn. The swell is located on the right side of stage/auditorium and is mot easily accessed and was padlocked. Unfortunately, the great and pedal are quite open to vandalism both by organ builders and the general public. I do not know the current status or if even playable (a few notes/stop controls were hit and miss when I played it). -Database Manager
2008-11-14 - Updated through on-line information from David Ritch. -- The organist at Davidson College Presbyterian stated that the organ is no longer extant. The auditorium has been converted for office/class space. -Database Manager
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