Better Pipe Organ Database

Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc. (2010)

Christ Ascension Episcopal Church
1704 West Laburnum Ave.
Richmond, VA

Images

After 2011 - Console (Photograph by John DeMajo, submitted by Colton Barber/Colton Barber)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
27 stops
47 registers
4 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)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Computerized/Digital

Notes

2018-12-12 - Renovation and tonal changes to 1978 3/34 Schantz Op. 1488; 4 Walker digital stops added at that time. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> April 2011 Date not recorded

       Richmond, Virginia
       Christ Ascension Episcopal Church

       Schantz             1978   3/34   Op. 1488
       Lewis & Hitchcock   2010   3/34
       ____________________________________________________

       GREAT                           POSITIV

   16' Rohrgedeckt       SW        16' Rohrgedeckt       SW
    8' Principal         61         8' Rohrflöte         SW
    8' Bourdon           -- a       8' Nasongedeckt      61
    8' Gedeckt           61         8' Gemshorn          61
    4' Octave            61         8' Gemshorn Celeste  49
    4' Koppelflöte       61         4' Nachthorn         61
    2' Waldflöte         61         2' Principal         61
   IV  Fourniture       244     1 1/3' Larigot           61
   16' Contre Trompette  SW       III  Zimbel           183
    8' Trompette         SW        16' Contre Trompette  SW
       Sub                          8' Trompette         SW
       Unison Off                   8' Krummhorn         61
       Super                           Tremolo
    8' Festival Trumpet  dg            Sub
                                       Unison Off
       SWELL                           Super
                                    8' Festival Trumpet  dg
   16' Rohrgedeckt       PD
    8' Rohrflöte         61            PEDAL
    8' Viole             61
    8' Viole Celeste     49        32' Untersatz         dg
    4' Spitz Principal   61        16' Principal         32
    4' Hohlflöte         61        16' Bourdon           32
2 2/3' Nazard            61        16' Rohrgedeckt       12 SW
    2' Blockflöte        12         8' Octave            12
1 3/5' Tierce            61         8' Bourdon           12
  III  Scharff          183         8' Rohrflöte         SW
   16' Contre Trompette  PD         4' Choral Bass       32
   16' Basson            61         4' Bourdon           12
    8' Trompette         61         2' Choral Bass       12
       Tremolo                    III  Mixture           dg
       Sub                         32' Bombarde          dg
       Unison Off                  16' Contre Trompette  SW
       Super                        8' Trompette         SW
    8' Festival Trumpet  GT         4' Clarion           SW
                                    8' Festival Trumpet  GT

    a  1-56 Pedal Bourdon; 57-61 SW Rohrflöte  

         [Received from Jeff Scofield December 12, 2018]

Websites

The Churches of Virginia - Website detailing some of the specs of the organ (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#8408 - Schantz Organ Co. Opus 1488 (1978)