Better Pipe Organ Database

Schantz Opus 773 (1967)

First United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
812 S. 8th Street
El Centro, CA

Images

2014-03-25 - Church exterior (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2015-05-21 - Console (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2015-01-30 - Stained glass windows (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2015-05-31 - Church interior (Photograph by From church Facebook page, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
19 stops
22 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2012-06-29 - Identified through online information from Matthew Edwards. -Database Manager

2013-08-15 - Updated through online information from Matthew Edwards. -Database Manager

2017-05-04 - Updated by Eric J. Gastier -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console and other details February 2013 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

 El Centro, California
 First United Methodist Church of El Centro

 Schantz, built 1967

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 SWELL: (enclosed in west chamber)	Pipes                    [SWELL]
    8’	   Coppel			61
    8’	   Salicional			61
    8’	   Salicional Celeste (TC)	49
    4’	   Gemshorn			61
    2’	   Wald Flöte			61
    1 1/3’  Larigot			61

    8’	   Trompette			61
    8’	   Oboe Schalmei*		61
    4’	   Clairon (ext. Trompette)	12

    Tremulant

    16’	   Swell (to Swell)
    4’	   Swell (to Swell)
    Swell Unison Off
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 GREAT: (enclosed in east chamber)	Pipes                    [GREAT]
    8’	   Principal			61
    8’	   Rohr Flöte			61
    4’	   Octave			61
    4’	   Spitz Flöte			61
    2’	   Super Octave			61
    III	   Mixture (C1 – C5)		147
    8’	   Krummhorn*			61

    Chimes (Mass-Rowe Carillon with adjustable volume,controlled
       from an add-on at the right of the GREAT keydesk) (F2-F4)

    Tremulant

    16’	   Great (to Great)
    4’	   Great (to Great)
    Great Unison Off

    16’	   Swell to Great
    8’	   Swell to Great
    4’	   Swell to Great
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 PEDAL: (enclosed in Great, no trem.)	Pipes                    [PEDAL]
    16’	   Violone (ext. Pedal Octave)	12
    16’	   Bourdon (enc. Swell)		32
    8’	   Octave			32
    8’	   Gedackt			32
    4’	   Choralbass			32

    8’	   Trompette (Swell)

    8’	   Great to Pedal
    8’	   Swell to Pedal
    4’	   Great to Pedal
    4’	   Swell to Pedal

    Preparation for two additional stops

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 SUMMARY:
    Voices			16
    Stops			39
    Ranks			21
    Total pipes (approximated)	1141
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 MEMORY:
    4 Generals
    4 Swell
    4 Great
    4 Pedal
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 OTHER:
    Great-to-Pedal reversible toe stud
    Crescendo Shoe
    Sforzando toe stud
    2-manual stoptab console (stoptabs in one tier)
    AGO pedalboard
    Reverberation: less than 1 second
    Console in fixed location at front of church, hands and feet hidden
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 *added at a later date by L W Blackington & Associates

 [Received from Matthew Edwards 2014-01-19.]