Central Presbyterian Church
500 Cedar St
St. Paul, MN
Images
2020-02-08 - Church interior (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2020-04-19 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2014-03-19 - Chancel and console (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2020-02-12 - Church interior and organ case (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
1924 - Sanctuary interior in 1924 (Photograph from an archival source: Minnesota Historical Society, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2018-03-13 - Organ case and console (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 3 manuals
- 60 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)
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
Notes
2015-10-21 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Stephen Hall, using information from this web site: http://cpcstpaul.org/about/architecture-and-organ/.<br><br>Has been rebuilt and enlarged several times, The first major rebuilding occurred in 1932. In 1971, a used, four manual Moeller [console?] was installed. Schantz Company provided a new three-manual console that matches the quarter-sawn oak woodwork in the organ-s case in 2013 (per church website).<br><br>Cleaning, tuning and repair work done by Obermeyer Organ Co. of Milwaukee, WI in 2013 per builder's website (http://www.obermeyerorgancompany.com/references). -Database Manager
2015-10-27 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -Database Manager
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