Better Pipe Organ Database

Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc. Opus 220 (1970)

Ginter Park Baptist Church
6100 Chamberlayne Rd.
Richmond, VA

Note: Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2012-08-22 - Church exterior (Photograph by John DeMajo, via http://www.churchesofvirginia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012-08-22 - Console (Photograph by John DeMajo, via http://www.churchesofvirginia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-10-06 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
27 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2009-11-09 - According to the Richmond AGO web site, this organ retained the case of the preceding Gottfried organ. -Database Manager

2021-06-07 - The church has 1,425 members in 1960; the buildings were sold in March 2017 and the last service was held July 16, 2017. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Donald Traser, via http://www.churchesofvirginia.org

       Richmond, Virginia
       Ginter Park Baptist Church

       Lewis & Hitchcock   Op. 220   
               1970   3/26
       __________________________________

       GREAT               POSITIV
   16' Gemshorn         8' Gedeckt
    8' Principal        4' Koppelflöte
    8' Rohrflöte        2' Principal
    8' Gemshorn        II  Terzian 2/3'
    4' Octave           8' Krummhorn
   IV  Mixture 1 1/3'      Tremolo
       Chimes
                           PEDAL
       SWELL           32' Resultant
    8' Rohrflöte       16' Principal Bass
    8' Gemshorn        16' Subbass
    8' Celeste          8' Octave Bass
    4' Blockflöte       8' Spitzflöte
    2' Flageolet        4' Flöte
1 1/3' Larigot        III  Mixture 2 2/3'
    8' Trumpet         16' Trumpet
       Tremolo          4' Schalmei

[Received from Jeff Scofield June 7, 2021]