Better Pipe Organ Database

A. J. Schantz, Sons & Co. Opus 4 (1946)

First United Church of Christ: Sanctuary
200 W Bremen St.
New Knoxville, OH

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2010-06-09 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-05-05 - Chancel and organ chambers (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1946 - Console on display at the Orrville, Ohio, public library (Photograph from an archival source: From THE DIAPASON June 1946, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
30 stops
38 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2011-08-25 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Combined with Allen digital c.2008 -Database Manager

2013-07-07 - Updated through online information from Rev Dr David Williams. -Database Manager

2022-06-02 - Before installation, the console was on display at the library in Orrville, Ohio - home of the Schantz Organ Co. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON June 1946

       New Knoxville, Ohio
       First United Church of Christ

       Schantz   Contract #4   1946   3/32
       ______________________________________________

       GREAT                      SWELL
   16' Quintaten        61     8' Geigen Diapason  73
    8' Open Diapason    61     8' Stopped Diapason 73
    8' Grossflöte       61     8' Salicional       73
    8' Doppelflöte      61     8' Voix Celeste     61
    8' Gamba            61     4' Violina          73
    4' Octave           61     4' Flauto Traverso  73
    4' Flute Harmonic   61     2' Flautino         61
2 2/3' Twelfth          61   III  Mixture         183
    2' Fifteenth        61     8' Cornopean        73
    8' Trumpet          61     8' Oboe             73
       Tremulant               8' Vox Humana       73
       Chimes           21        Tremulant

       PEDAL                      CHOIR
   16' Open Diapason    32     8' Violin Diapason  73
   16' Bourdon          32     8' Melodia          73
   16' Violone       SW 12     8' Dulciana         73
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW     8' Unda Maris       61
    8' Octave           12     4' Flute d'Amour    73
    8' Major Flute      12     8' French Horn      73
    8' Cello            SW     8' Clarinet         73
    8' Dolce Flute      SW        Tremulant
    4' Super Octave     12        Harp             49
   16' Trumpet       SW 12

         [Received from Jeff Scofield June 2, 2022]