Better Pipe Organ Database

A. J. Schantz, Sons & Co. Opus PW266 (1918)

First Baptist Church
22 East Main Street
Seville, OH

Images

2020-09-28 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Console (Photograph by Schantz Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church interior, organ chambers and façade pipes (Photograph by Schantz Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Horseshoe
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
15 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Notes

2016-02-13 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Eric J. Gastier, using information found in 1918 Contract in Schantz Co. Archives. <br>Electro-pneumatic action; Schantz provided a new console in 1938. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from console & chests 2/5/16 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Seville, Ohio
First Baptist Church

A.J. Schantz, Sons & Co., 1918, II/14

GREAT 73 notes
8  Open Diapason (1-17 in façade)
8  Dulciana
8  Melodia
4  Octave
4  Flute D'Amour
   Chimes

SWELL 73 notes
16 Bourdon
8  Violin Diapason
8  Salicional (1-7 stopped)
8  Aeoline (1-7 stopped)
8  Gedeckt (wood)
4  Flute Traverse (metal, harm. from C-25)
2  Piccolo (non-harm.)
8  Oboe (reedless)

PEDAL 30 notes
16 Bourdon
16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw.)
8  Bass Flute (ext.)

General Tremolo
Electro-pneumatic ventil chests
New all-electric console by Schantz in 1938
Organ undergoing restoration during 2016

 [Received from Eric J. Gastier 2016-02-25.]