First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
518 19th Street North
Birmingham, AL
Images
1961-03-23 - Chancel and new organ facade (Photograph from an archival source: Church archives , submitted by Richard Byrd/Richard Byrd)
1960 - Front of church, organ chambers and pipework (Photograph by Schantz Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2011-11-19 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
1994-01-01 - Great Principals (cantilevered chest) (Photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)
1960-09-09 - Official Portrait of organ, 1960 (Photograph by Church Archives/Database Manager)
1997-07-05 - Choir loft and Exposed Positif and Great (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
1997-07-05 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
1996-12-24 - Console to left (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 4 manuals
- 67 stops
- 47 registers
- 6 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
- 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
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2004-10-30 - Rebuilt 2000 by Casavant Frères. -Database Manager
2007-05-26 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
2009-07-07 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> June 1962 and from the console Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Birmingham, Alabama
First Methodist Church
Schantz Op. 437 1960 4/57
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GREAT CHOIR
16' Violone 68 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 68
8' Principal 68 8' Spitzprincipal 68
8' Bourdon 68 8' Gedeckt 12
8' Violone 12 8' Erzähler 68
4' Octave 68 8' Erzähler Celeste 56
4' Harmonic Flute 68 4' Flauto Traverso 68
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 2 2/3' Nazard 61
2' Fifteenth 61 2' Piccolo 61
IV Fourniture 244 1 3/5' Tierce 61
Unison Off 8' Clarinet 68
Super Tremulant
Chimes EC Sub
Cymbalstern Unison Off
Super
SWELL Harp
16' Contra Dolce 68
8' Melodia 68 POSITIV
8' Viole d'Gamba 68 8' Nasongedeckt 61
8' Viole Celeste 68 4' Nachthorn 61
8' Flauto Dolce 68 2' Prinzipal 61
8' Flauto Dolce Celeste 56 1 1/3' Larigot 61
4' Geigen Principal 68 1' Sifflöte 61
4' Rohrflöte 68 III Zimbel 183
2' Octavin 61
III Plein Jeu 183 PEDAL
16' Contra Fagotto 68 32' Sub Bourdon 32
8' Trumpet 68 16' Contra Bass 32
8' Fagotto 12 16' Bourdon 12
8' Vox Humana 68 16' Violone GT
4' Clarion 68 16' Lieblich Gedeckt CH
Tremulant 16' Contra Dolce SW
Sub 8' Octave 12
Unison Off 8' Principal 32
Super 8' Bourdon 12
8' Violone GT
ECHO-BOMBARDE 8' Gedeckt CH
8' Stopped Flute 61 8' Flauto Dolce SW
8' Viole 61 4' Choralbass 32
8' Viole Celeste 49 4' Flute CH
4' Wald Flute 61 2' Choralbass 12
4' Viole 12 III Mixture 96
8' Bombarde 61 32' Contra Posaune 32
8' Trumpet 61 16' Posaune 12
Echo Tremolo 16' Contra Fagotto SW
Sub 8' Posaune 12
Unison Off 4' Posaune 12
Super
Chimes
[Received from Jeff Scofield April 23, 2011]
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