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Schantz Organ Co. Opus 253 (1956)

St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
692 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN

Images

1989-06-29 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
45 stops
70 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

2011-07-22 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Retained the Kilgen Echo and some other stops; Krummhorn, Larigot, en-chamade and 32' reed eventually added; tonal renovations and new console added in 1990's. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> April 1955 and visit June 26, 1989 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Memphis, Tennessee
       St. Mary's Cathedral, Episcopal

       Schantz   Op. 253   1956   3/51
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT                          SWELL
    8' Prinzipal        61        16' Bourdon Doux     73
    8' Bourdon          61         8' Montre           73
    8' Viole            61         8' Bourdon          12
    8' Gemshorn         61         8' Salicional       73
    4' Octav            61         8' Voix Celeste     61
    4' Hohlflöte        61         4' Prestant         73
    4' Gemshorn         12         4' Flute Harmonique 73
2 2/3' Nasat            61         2' Doublette        61
    2' Superoctav       61       III  Plein Jeu       183
  III  Mixture         183        16' Sous Basson      61 tc
       Sub                         8' Trompette        73
       Unison Off                  8' Basson           12
       Super                       4' Clairon          73
    8' Harmonictrompete 61            Tremulant
    4' Harmonictrompete 12            Sub
                                      Unison Off
       CHOIR                          Super
   16' Double Dulciana  73
    8' Concert Flute    73            PEDAL
    8' Quintadena       73        32' Untersatz        32
    8' Dulciana         12        16' Contrabass       32
    8' Unda Maris       61        16' Brummbass        12
    4' Viol Principal   73        16' Bourdon Doux     SW
    4' Flute            12        16' Double Dulciana  CH
    2' Flute            12        16' Echo Bourdon     EC
    8' Clarinet         73    10 2/3' Quintenbass      --
    8' English Horn     73         8' Octave           12
       Tremulant                   8' Bourdon          12
       Sub                         8' Gemshorn         GT
       Unison Off                  8' Bourdon Doux     SW
       Super                       8' Dulciana         CH
       Chimes           EC         8' Echo Flute       EC
       Harp             49         4' Super Octav      12
    8' Harmonictrompete GT         4' Gemshorn         GT
    4' Harmonictrompete GT        II  Mixture          64
                                  32' Bombarde         12
       ECHO (existing)            16' Bombarde         32
    8' Quintadena       61         8' Harmonictrompete GT
    8' Flute            61         4' Harmonictrompete GT
    8' Voix Angelica    61
    8' Voix Celeste     49            POSITIV
    4' Flute            12         8' Nasonflöte       61
    2' Flute            12         4' Koppelflöte      61
    8' Vox Humana       61     2 2/3' Rohrnazat        61
       Tremulant                   2' Blockflöte       61
       Chimes           21     1 3/5' Terz             61
   16' Echo Bourdon     12       III  Cymbel          183
                                   8' Schalmei         61

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield   July 25, 2011]

Websites

St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral - Memphis - The Organs at St. mary's - History, stoplists, photographs (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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