Better Pipe Organ Database

A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company (1992)

16th Street Baptist Church
1530 6th Ave. N.
Birmingham, AL

Images

2011-07-01 - Façade (Photograph by Patrick J. Whitehead/Database Manager)

2011-07-01 - Console (Photograph by Patrick J. Whitehead/Database Manager)

2011-07-01 - Console - Left Stopjamb (Photograph by Patrick J. Whitehead/Database Manager)

2011-07-01 - Console - Right Stopjamb (Photograph by Patrick J. Whitehead/Database Manager)

Unknown - Church exterior (Unknown/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
21 stops
28 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-05-25 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Project begun in 1992. Work included restencilling the facade pipes; replacing chest actions; adding seven ranks of pipes and revoicing 13 others; new console and switching. A.E. Schleuter III, reported that his firm spent more than 4500 hours on this project. -Database Manager

2011-10-08 - Updated through online information from Patrick J. Whitehead. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Great
8'        Open Diapason
8'        Bourdon
8'        Dulciana
8'        Unda Maris
4'        Octave
4'        Flute
2'        Fifthteenth
          Mixture III
8'        Trompete (Sw)
           Chimes
Great to Great 16'
Unison Off
Great to Great 4'

Swell
8'        Violin Diapason
8'        Gedeckt
8'        Aeoline
8'        TC Voix Celeste 
4'        Harmonic Flute
2 2/3'    Nazard
2'        Piccolo
1 3/5     Tierce
8'        Trompete
8'        Orchestral Oboe
          Tremulant
          Blank
          Blank
          Blank
Swell to Swell 16'
Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'

Pedal
16'       Bourdon (High Pressure)
16'       Lieblich Gedeckt (Low Pressure)
8'        Octave
8'        Dulciana
8'        Bass Flute
8'        Stopped Diapason
4'        Choral Bass
8'        Bombarde
4'        Bombarde

Choir
Harp (Verdin Prepared For)
Cast Bells (Verdin Prepared For)
Choir to Choir 16'
Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4'
13 Empty Stops

Couplers
Great to Pedal  8 
Great to Pedal 4
Swell to Pedal 8
Swell to Pedal 4
Choir to Pedal 8

Swell to Great 16
Swell to Great 8
Swell to Great 4
Choir to Great 16
Choir to Great 8
Choir to Great 4

Swell to Choir 16
Swell to Choir 8
Swell to Choir 4

Midi to Pedal
Midi to Great
Midi to Swell
Midi to Choir

 [Received from Patrick J. Whitehead 2012-04-06.]

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