Better Pipe Organ Database

Estey Organ Co. Opus 2636 (1927)

Broadway Methodist Church: Sanctuary
609 E. 29th Street
Indianapolis, IN

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
37 stops
43 registers
6 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-02-09 - Removed in 1967 (information from OHS 2007 Convention description). -Database Manager

2007-06-19 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Source: geographical Estey Opus List, pub. by builder. -Database Manager

2007-08-27 - Updated through online information from Philip Stimmel. -Database Manager

2016-05-09 - This was the first organ installed in the new 1,500-seat sanctuary; it was designed by John A. Bell; replaced in in 1967 by 3/20 Wicks Op. 4707. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>OHS Organ Atlas 2007</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Broadway Methodist Church

    Estey   Op. 2636   1927   4/44
    ______________________________________________________

    5" wind except for Tuba, Solo and Pedal on 10" wind
    and the Tuba Mirabilis on 15" wind

    GREAT (encl except *)             CHOIR

 8' Diapason             73 *      8' English Diapason  73
 8' 2nd Diapason         73        8' Concert Flute     73
 8' Gross Flute          73        8' Dulciana          73
 8' Melodia              73        8' Unda Maris        61
 8' Erzähler Celeste II 134        4' Flute             61
 4' Octave               61 *      2' Piccolo           61
 4' Harmonic Flute       61        8' Clarinet          73
 8' Tuba                 73        8' English Horn      73
    Tremolo                           Tremolo
    Sub                               Sub
    Super                             Super
    Chimes               EC
 4' Harp                 61           SOLO

    SWELL                          8' Stentorphone      73
                                   8' Orchestral Flute  73
16' Bourdon              73        8' Gamba Celeste II 134
 8' Open Diapason        73        8' Tuba Mirabilis    73
 8' Gedeckt              73        8' French Horn       73
 8' Salicional           73           Tremolo
 8' String Celeste II   134           Sub
 8' Spitz Flute II      134           Super
 4' Octave               61        4' Harp              GT
 4' Chimney Flute        61
IV  Mixture             244 a         PEDAL
 8' Cornopean            73
 8' Oboe                 73       32' Resultant         --
 8' Vox Humana           73       16' Diapason          32
    Tremolo                       16' Bourdon           32
    Sub                           16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    Super                          8' Major Flute (Dia) 12
                                   8' Gedeckt (Brdn)    12
    ECHO                           8' Dolce Flute       SW
                                  16' Trommbone         32
 8' Vox Humana           73        8' Trombone          12
    Tremolo                           Pedal Octave
    Chimes               21           Chimes            EC

 a  12-15-17-19 

          [Received from Jeff Scofield May 9, 2016]

Websites

Opus 2636 - Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, IN [Estey web site] - Stoplist, link to image of original shop order (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)