Wilshire Boulevard Temple: Main Auditorium
3663 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Images
2018-07-07 - Front of sanctuary and console (Photograph by Jeff Snyder, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2018-07-07 - Dome interior (Photograph by Jeff Snyder, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2017-05-09 - Building exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2013-09-24 - Interior to rear (Photograph by Arizona Jewish Post, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2013-09-24 - Interior to front (Photograph by AIA Los Angeles, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
1930-05-04 - Synagogue Interior, Chancel, and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Mott Studios and in the collection of California State Libraryl; image courtesy of Jim Lewis/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 4 manuals
- 57 stops
- 75 registers
- 6 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets 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
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2012-07-25 - Identified through online information from Eric J. Gastier. -Database Manager
2012-07-28 - Updated through online information from Eric J. Gastier. -- This organ is currently undergoing restoration at the Schantz Organ Company with completion scheduled for Fall 2013. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Typed stoplist Source: 2004 AGO National Convention book, Los Angeles Date not recorded
Los Angeles, California
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
W. W. Kimball Co. K.P.O. 7056 1929 4 manuals, 57 stops, 61 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN (10" pressure) SWELL ORGAN (10" pressure)
16' Diapason 61 16' Gedeckt 73
8' First Diapason 61 8' Diapason 73
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Horn Diapason 73
8' Double Flute 61 8' Clarabella 73
8' Claribel Flute 61 8' Rohrflute 73
8' Viola de Gamba 61 8' Viola 73
8' Gemshorn 61 8' Voix Celeste 73
4' Octave 61 8' Salicional 73
4' Harmonic Flute 61 8' Vox Celeste 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 8' Aeoline 73
2' Fifteenth 61 4' Octave 73
8' Trumpet 61 4' Flute 73
4' Clarion 61 2' Flautino 61
Chimes (Echo) 2' Mixture V 305
Harp (Choir) 16' Contra Posaune 73
Tremulant 8' Cornopean 73
4' Clarion 73
CHOIR ORGAN (12" pressure) 8' Oboe 73
16' Contra Salicional 73 8' Vox Humana (8" wp) 73
8' Diapason 73 Tremulant
8' Melodia 73
8' Dulciana 73 ECHO ORGAN (7.5" pressure)
8' Unda Maris 73 8' Echo Flute 61
4' Flute 73 8' Viola Aetheria 61
2' Piccolo 61 8' Vox Angelica 61
8' Clarinet 73 8' Vox Humana (6" wp) 61
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 4' Fern Flute 61
8' Harp (TC) -- Chimes 25 tubes
4' Celesta 49 bars Tremulant
Tremulant
PEDAL ORGAN (10" pressure)
SOLO ORGAN (10" pressure) 32' Sub Bass 56
8' Melophone 73 16' Diapason 56
8' Violoncello 73 16' Open Diapason (Great) --
8' Gamba Celeste 73 16' Bourdon (fr. 32') --
4' Orchestral Flute 73 16' Gedeckt (Swell) --
8' Tuba Mirabilis (20" wp) 73 8' Octave (fr. 16') --
8' English Horn 73 8' Flute (fr. 32') --
8' French Horn 73 8' Cello (Solo) --
4' Clarion 73 8' Gedeckt (Swell) --
Chimes (Ec) 4' Super Octave (fr. 16') --
Tremulant 16' Ophicleide (20" wp) 56
16' Contra Posaune (Swell) --
8' Tromba (fr. Ophic) --
4' Clarion (fr. Ophic) --
Chimes (Echo) --
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2018-06-05]
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