Better Pipe Organ Database

Garvin J. Daniel (1967)

Woodlawn United Methodist Church
115 55th Street
Birmingham, AL

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

Images

2006-07-07 - Church exterior in July 2006 before the 2009 fire (Photograph by bhamwiki.com/Jeff Scofield)

1920's - Church exterior in 1920's (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2007-11-14 - Console (Photograph by Ken Stein, photographybystein.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2007-11-14 - Church interior to rear (Photograph by Ken Stein, photographybystein.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2007-11-14 - Church interior (Photograph by Ken Stein, photographybystein.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1987-08-13 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
12 stops
37 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
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Notes

2008-01-14 - Rebuild (primarily new console and tonal revisions) of existing second-hand Kimball, Opus 802. -Database Manager

2021-08-13 - At it's peak in the 1950's, the church had over 2,500 members; the sanctuary and organ were destroyed by fire May 31, 2009. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Ken Stein, photographybystein.com

     Birmingham, Alabama
     Woodlawn United Methodist Church
     _______________________________________

     GREAT                 SWELL
 16' Violin Cello      16' Bourdon
  8' Open Diapason      8' Bourdon
  8' Cello              8' Concert Flute
  8' Flute              8' Viole d'Orchestre
  4' Octave             8' Viole Celeste
  4' Violin             4' Principal
  4' Flute              4' Flute
  2' Fifteenth      2 2/3' Nasard
III  Mixture            2' Piccolo
  8' Tuba           1 3/5' Tierce
  4' Cornet             8' Oboe
     Tremulant          8' Clarinet
     Sub                8' Vox Humana
     Unison Off            Tremulant
     Super                 Sub
     Chimes                Unison Off
                           Super
     PEDAL                 Orchestral Bells
 16' Open Diapason              (Harp)
 16' Contra Bass
 16' Bourdon
 16' Violin Cello
  8' Octave
  8' Flute
  8' Cello 
  4' Flute
  4' Violina
 16' Trombone
  8' Tuba
  8' Clarinet
  4' Clarion

[Received from Jeff Scofield August 13, 2021]

Websites

Woodlawn United Methodist Church - Church history and photos. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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