Better Pipe Organ Database

W. Zimmer & Sons, Inc. (1977)

Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills
201 S. Montgomery Hwy.
Vestavia Hills (Birmingham), AL

Images

2022-01-10 - Builder plate (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Console center (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Console and pipes (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-10 - Church interior to rear and organ (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2018-09-25 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1987-10-14 - Organ in old location (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1987-10-14 - Former location of organ in gallery (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1987-10-14 - Console in former gallery location (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
7 stops
27 registers
3 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
Has crescendo
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2007-06-11 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2007-06-12 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Organ housed in a small, contemporary case in the rear gallery to the left of the center window. First 20 pipes of 8' Principal unit in 4-sectional facade arranged: 5-5-5-5. 8' Principal unit and Pedal 16' Pommer are only unexpressive ranks. Nomenclatures in English, German, and Italian. Documented October, 1987. -Database Manager

2019-09-23 - Updated by Derek Milnar, who maintains the organ. In 2008, Milnar installed thumb pistons, 32-level CA, MIDI sound module, 2 JBL speakers for MIDI and new stop action magnets. -Database Manager

2021-08-12 - Removed for extensive sanctuary renovation and enlargement and then reinstalled by Milnar 2000. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Console photo by Jeff Scofield

       Vestavia Hills, Alabama
       Vestavia Hills Lutheran Church

       W. Zimmer & Sons   Op. 190   1977
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       GREAT                SWELL
    8' Principal         8' Rohrflöte
    8' Gedeckt           8' Rohrflöte
    4' Octave            4' Gemshorn
    4' Rohrflöte         2' Principal
2 2/3' Duodecima     1 3/5' Terz   
    2' Octave        1 1/3' Decimanona
    2' Gemshorn        III  Scharff
1 3/5' Terz              8' Schalmei
  III  Mixture              Tremolo
    8' Schalmei             MIDI
       MIDI

       PEDAL
   16' Pommer
    8' Principal
    8' Gedeckt
    4' Choralbass
    4' Rohrflöte
    2' Gemshorn
   II  Rauschquinte
   16' Fagott
    4' Schalmei
       MIDI

         [Received from Jeff Scofield 
               August 12, 2021]