Church of the Ascension, Episcopal
1912 Canyon Rd.
Vestavia Hills (Birmingham), AL
Images
2022-01-10 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-01-10 - Church interior to rear (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-01-10 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-01-10 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-01-10 - Console center (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2011-01-10 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-01-10 - Organ case (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-01-10 - Organ and church interior to rear (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-01-10 - Chancel and organ (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-01-10 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2010-05-07 - Sanctuary interior with organ case (Photograph by Michael G. Sparks/Database Manager)
2010-05-07 - Organ case from the right side (Photograph by Michael G. Sparks/Database Manager)
2010-05-07 - Organ case from the left side (Photograph by Michael G. Sparks/Database Manager)
2010-05-07 - Keydesk (Photograph by Michael G. Sparks/Database Manager)
2010-05-07 - Organ case (Photograph by Michael G. Sparks/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 3 manuals
- 30 stops
- 41 registers
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Suspended Tracker)
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Push-Button Stop Controls/Luminous Pistons
- Manual compass: 58 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Combination action: Computerized/Digital
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2010-04-22 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The builder of record is Steiner-Reck with Gottfried Reck as the principal builder. Trevor Crowe was contracted separately to scale, voice, and finish the organ. Mechanical manual action with solo reed and Great 16 bass on electric action, electric coupling, electric pedal action. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Original document from John Williams. Source: Stoplis 2019-07-17
Vestavia Hills (Birmingham), AL
Church of the Ascension, Episcopal
Organ by Steiner-Reck Organ Co.
Great
Gedecktpommer 16
Principal 8
Open Flute 8
Octave 4
Superoctave 2
Cornet V
Mixture III-V
Trumpet 8
Grand Trumpet 8 (Pos)
Swell
Rohrflöte 8
Viola 8
Celeste 8
Principal 4
Harmonic Flute 4
Octave 2
Mixture II-IV
Double Trumpet 16
Cornopean 8
Hautbois 8
Tremulant
Positive
Gedeckt 8
Venetian Flute 4
Nazard 2 2/3
Spitzprincipal 2
Tierce 1 3/5
Cymbal III
Cromorne 8
Grand Trumpet 16 (1-24 Ped.)
Grand Trumpet 8 (1-24 Ped.)
Tremulant (Gt. and Pos.)
Pedal
Resultant 32
Principal 16
Subbass 16
Gedecktpommer 16 (from Gt.)
Principal 8 (ext.)
Bass Flute 8 (ext.)
Quinte 5 1/3
Choralbass 4 (ext.)
Flute 4 (ext.)
Rauschquint II (ext. 5 1/3 + 4)
Trombone 16
Trumpet 8 (ext.)
Clarion 4 (ext.)
Zimbelstern
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