Better Pipe Organ Database

Schantz Organ Co. Opus 1655 (1981)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
106 Bluegrass Commons Blvd.
Hendersonville, TN

Images

2006-10-02 - Church interior (photographybystein.com, via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2006-10-02 - Church interior to rear (photographybystein.com, via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2006-10-02 - Console (photographybystein.com, via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2006-10-02 - Church exterior (photographybystein.com, via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
34 stops
26 registers
4 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

2011-07-11 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Relocated to new 2000-seat sanctuary in 1991 by Milnar Organ Co. and the 11 prepared-for ranks were added. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist courtesy of the Schantz Organ Co. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Hendersonville, Tennessee
       First Baptist Church

       Schantz   Op. 1655   1981/1991   3/43
       ____________________________________________________

    *  prepared-for stops added by Milnar Organ Co. in 1991
       when they moved the organ to the new sanctuary.

       GREAT                         CHOIR
   16' Quintaton        61        8' Gedackt          61
    8' Principal        61        8' Flauto Dolce     61
    8' Bourdon          61        8' Flauto Celeste   49
    4' Octave           61     *  4' Principal        61 
*   4' Waldflöte        61        4' Flute Conique    61
    2' Super Octave     61    2 2/3' Nasat            61
   IV  Mixture         244        2' Octav            61
       Sub                    1 3/5' Terz             49
       Unison Off              *III  Scharf          183
       Super                      8' Schalmei         61
       Chimes                        Tremulant
*   8' Festival Trumpet 61           Sub
                                     Unison Off
       SWELL                         Super
    8' Flute a Cheminee 61        8' Festival Trumpet GT
    8' Viole de Gambe   61
    8' Viole Celeste    49           PEDAL
    4' Prestant         61       32' Resultant        -- 
    4' Flute Conique    61       16' Principal        32
    2' Flute            61       16' Brummbass        32
1 1/3' Larigot          61       16' Quintaton        GT
   IV  Plein Jeu       244        8' Octave           12
*  16' Bassoon          61        8' Flötenbass       12
    8' Trompette        61        8' Quintaton        GT
*   8' Bassoon          12        4' Choralbass       12
    4' Clarion          12        4' Flöte            12
       Tremulant               * IV  Mixture         128
       Sub                       16' Posaune          32
       Unison off              * 16' Bassoon          SW
       Super                   *  8' Bassoon          SW
                               *  4' Bassoon          SW

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield  July 11, 2011]