Second Presbyterian Church/Clayborn Temple: Sanctuary
Hernando St. at E. Pontonac Ave.
Memphis, TN
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
Unknown - More recent photo of church interior (Photograph by Leland Kent, abandonedsoutheast.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Unknown - Church interior as Second Presbyterian (Photograph by Leland Kent, abandonedsoutheast.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
1974-03-21 - Organ Case (Photograph by Jack E. Boucher; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)
1974-03-21 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jack E. Boucher; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)
1974-03-21 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jack E. Boucher; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)
1974-03-21 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jack E. Boucher; image courtesy of the Library of Congress/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- 3 manuals
- 38 stops
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Notes
2011-12-10 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- From a photo, it looks like an Austin console was added at some point; congregation moved to new location in 1952; building was then used by Clayborn-Ball Temple AME Church; -Database Manager
2016-01-04 - Updated through online information from William Dunklin. <br>Personal inspection of the organ in the 1980's showed the organ to have been badly vandalized, with almost every rank damaged. A subsequent visit in 2010 showed all pipes to have been removed by persons unknown. The organ was arranged Choir behind the Great. The Swell was above the Choir, with the Pedal divided evenly left and right. All were on slider chests which had been equipped with Austin external pull downs and pneumatic slider motors.<br><br>The five Pedal ranks were un-enclosed as were some of the larger Great ranks: a 16' Open Diapason, 8' Open Diapason, 8' Doppel Flute, 8' Gamba, and 4' Octave. The rest of the Great was enclosed with the choir. A set of chimes had been added inside the Choir box. The Pedal division was 5 ranks: 32' Bourdon, 16' Double Open Wood, 16' Violone (wood), 16' Bourdon, and 8' Gamba (metal).<br><br>The facade pipes were a combination of speaking and dummy pipes, originally polychromed, but later painted uniform gold. -Database Manager
2017-02-18 - Updated by Summer Jenkins, listing this web site as a source of information: http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/2017/02/03/beifuss-file-can-clayborn-temple-organ-regain-its-voice/97409504/. <br> -Database Manager
2017-05-28 - Updated by William Dunklin, who has heard or played the organ. -Database Manager
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