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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 1004-A (1945)

Druid Hills Presbyterian Church
1026 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA

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Notes

2007-05-07 - 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> Addition of four ranks to Opus 1004 (1940).</i> -Database Manager

2016-12-07 - Updated through online information from Cliff Frierson. <br>East and West Chamber Facades have been restored. -Database Manager

2018-08-14 - Updated by William C. Frierson, who has heard or played the organ. William C. Frierson also named this publication as a source of information: Atlanta Journal and Constitution 1940 and 1942 articles stating that supervision and tonal voicing completed by G. Donald Harrison and signed affidavit (2018) by past organist, Jerry Black stating that construction and tonal voicing was done by G.Donald Harrison. This is an unaltered and currently fully operational. Partial removal of the facades were restored and re-installed in 2013.<br>\r\nThis Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1004 is an original unaltered G.Donald Harrison Instrument, built under direct supervision and voiced (tonal finishing) by G.Donald Harrison and is in good condition and is used regularly. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from Allen Kinzey via <i>The Aeolian-Skinner Archives</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Atlanta, Georgia
Druid Hills Presbyterian Church

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.   Opus 1004-A   1945   3 manuals, 29 stops, 36 ranks
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             GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
         16' Quintaten           61               8' Diapason            73
          8' Principal           61               8' Harmonic Flute      73
          8' Spitzflöte          61               8' Viole de Gamba      73
          8' Bourdon             61               8' Viole Celeste (TC)  61
          4' Octave              61               4' Gemshorn            73
          4' Rohrflöte           61             III  Plein Jeu          183
         II  Grave Mixture      122              16' Fagotto             73
        III  Fourniture         183               8' Trompette           73
          8' Festival Trumpet    pf               8' Oboe                73
                                                     Tremolo
             CHOIR ORGAN
          8' Orchestral Flute    73                  PEDAL ORGAN
          8' Dulciana            73              32' Untersatz (resultant)
          8' Unda Maris (TC)     61              16' Contra Basse        32
          4' Nason Flute         73              16' Bourdon             32
      2 2/3' Nazard              pf              16' Quintaten           GT
          2' Blockflöte          61               8' Principal           32
      1 3/5' Tierce              pf               8' Quintaten           GT
          8' Clarinet            73               4' Nachthorn           32
             Tremolo                            III  Mixture             96
          8' Festival Trumpet    GT              16' Posaune             32
                                                 16' Fagotto             SW
                                                  8' Trumpet             12


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2014-08-03]



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