Better Pipe Organ Database

Charles W. McManis Co. (1973)

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (formerly Manatee Community College): Neel Performing Arts Center
5840 26th Street West
Bradenton, FL

Images

2021-10-28 - Building exterior (Photograph by School Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
35 stops
54 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys 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)

Notes

2011-08-27 - Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Renovated in 2004. -Database Manager

2021-11-09 - From the December 1971 issue of THE DIAPASON: Manatee Junior College of Bradenton, Florida, has awarded to the McManis Company, Kansas City, Kansas a contract to build a three·mauual. 45-rank organ for its well·designed. acoustically excellent auditorium. With console on a dolly permitting use anywhere on stage, the encased organ is to occupy an elevated area at stage rear - without "benefit" of usual hanging stage impediments that swallow an organ whole. Classic werkprinzip will be visibly apparent in encased divisions. 16' Principal in the Pedal case facade, 8' in the Great and 4' in the Positiv facade. Console preparations will allow additions of nine ranks. including a mounted trumpet and a 32' Pedal reed at a later date. -Jeff Scofield

2022-01-24 - Founded in 1957 as Manatee Junior College; renamed Manatee Community College in 1985; renamed State College of Manatee-Sarasota in 2009 when it became a four-year school. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON January 1974

        Bradenton, Florida
        Manatee Junior College
        Neel Auditorium

        McManis    1973   3/46
        _____________________________________________

        GREAT                       POSITIV
    16' Gemshorn        61       8' Gedeckt        61
     8' Principal       61       4' Prestant       61
     8' Rohrflöte       61       4' Koppelflöte    61
     8' Gemshorn        12       2' Principal      61
     4' Octave          61   1 1/3' Quinte         61
     4' Spitzflöte      61       1' Octave         61
 2 2/3' Quinte          61      II  Sesquialtera   pf
     2' Flageolet       61     III  Cymbel  1/3'  183
 1 3/5' Tierce          61       8' Krummhorn      61
III-IV  Mixture 1 1/3' 220          Tremolo
   III  Acuta     1/2' 183       8' Hooded Trumpet GT
     8' Trumpet         61
        Tremolo                     PEDAL
     8' Hooded Trumpet  61      32' Untersatz     res
                                16' Prestant       32
        SWELL                   16' Subbass        32
     8' Flute           61      16' Gemshorn       GT
     8' Viola           61      16' Pommer         pf
     8' Viola Celeste   49  10 2/3' Quinte         --
     4' Principal       61       8' Spitzprincipal 32
     4' Rohrquintade    61       8' Gedeckt        12
     2' Octave          61       8' Gemshorn       GT
   III  Scharf    2/3' 183       4' Octave         32
    16' Dulzian         61       4' Gedeckt        12
     8' Hautbois        12       2' Nachthorn      32
        Tremolo                III  Mixture   2'   96
     8' Hooded Trumpet  GT      32' Cornet          2
                                32' Dulzian        12
    pf  prepared-for            16' Posaune        32
                                16' Dulzian        SW
                                 8' Trumpet        12
                                 8' Dulzian        SW
                                 4' Clarion        12
                                 4' Dulzian        SW
                                 8' Hooded Trumpet GT
                                 4' Hooded Trumpet GT

       [Received from Jeff Scofield January 24, 2022]