Better Pipe Organ Database

Schantz Organ Co. Opus 402 (1959)

First Christian Church
211 W. Fifth Avenue
Knoxville, TN

Images

2010-12-09 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Facade (Photograph by William Dunklin/Database Manager)

1987-05-09 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
22 stops
13 registers
4 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-05-30 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Five-sectional facade with 51 gold pipes arranged: 9-9-15-9-9 -Database Manager

2015-06-14 - Updated through online information from D Thomas. -- The last service at this church June, 2015. The building has been sold to a group of local developers who hope to rent the building to another church group. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console May 9, 1987 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Knoxville, Tennessee
First Christian Church

SCHANTZ ORGAN CO., Opus 402, 1959 - "Original Specifications"


GREAT

   8     Open Diapason                    61
   4     Octave                           61
   2     Fifteenth                        61   Part of the III Mixture.
   III   Mixture      [15-19-22]         122   Includes the 2' Fifteenth.
         Chimes     (Maas; ta - f2)      (21)

   Great to Great 16'
   Great Unison Off
   Great to Great 4'


SWELL (Expressive)

   8     Bourdon                          61
   8     Viola                            61
   8     Viola Celeste              (tc)  49
   4     Spitz Principal                  61
   8     Trompette                        61
   4     Clarion                          12   Extension of the 8' Trompette.
         Tremulant

   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'


CHOIR (Expressive)

   8     Rohr Floete                      61
   8     Dulciana                         61
   4     Flute                            12   Extension of the 8' RF.
   2-2/3 Nazard                           --   Derived from the 8' RF.
   2     Flautino                         12   Extension of the 8' RF.
   8     Oboe                             61
         Tremulant
 
Choir to Choir 16'
Choir Unison Off
Choir to Choir 4'


PEDAL

   16    Subbass                          32
   16    Rohr Floete                (Ch)  12
   8     Major Flute                      12   Extension of the 16' Subbass.
   8     Rohr Floete                (Ch)  --
   4     Flute                            12   Extension of the 16' Subbass.


COUPLERS

   Swell to Pedal                        8,4
   Great to Pedal                        8,4
   Choir to Pedal                        8,4

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

   Swell to Choir                     16,8,4


FINGER PISTONS

   General                             1 - 4
   Swell                               1 - 4
   Great                               1 - 4 
   Choir                               1 - 4
   0


TOE STUDS

   Pedal                               1 - 4
   Gt. to Ped.                         (rev)
   Full Organ                          (rev)


PEDAL MOVEMENTS

   Swell Expression                   (bal.)
   Choir Expression                   (bal.) 
   Crescendo                          (bal.)


ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic pitman & unit

VOICES: 13

STOPS: 22; inc. chimes

RANKS: 14

PIPES: 885
 
 
Sources: Extant organ, documented: May, 1987

[Received on line from James R. Stettner March 01, 2009.]

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner March 01, 2009.]