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Skinner Organ Co. Opus 430 (1923)

First Methodist Church
500 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA

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Unknown - Chancel, Console, and Organ Case (Photograph (1927) from the collection of Jim Lewis/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - Reb. by Rosales 1972-74 as his Op. 1, with additions and new console. -Database Manager

2006-01-18 - Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i>Replaced 1901 3/40 Steere. Dedication recital played by Arnold Dann on December 14, 1924; tonal changes in 1955 by AEolian-Skinner, #430-A; rebuilt in 1974 by Manuel Rosales reusing shades from #446 and chests from #893; Schlicker console in 1974; now 4/65; damaged but repaired in 1989 earthquake.</i> -Database Manager


Stoplist

From Allen Kinzey via <i>The Aeolian-Skinner Archives</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Pasadena, California
First Methodist Church

Skinner Organ Company   Opus 430   1923           4 manuals, 46 stops, 51 ranks
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          GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
      16' Violone              17 PED         16' Bourdon              73
      16' Bourdon              17 PED          8' Diapason             73
       8' First Diapason       61              8' Clarabella           73
       8' Second Diapason      61              8' Gedeckt              73
       8' Claribel Flute       61              8' Gamba                73
       8' Wald Flute           61              8' Voix Celeste II     146
       8' Erzähler             61              8' Flute Celeste II    134
       4' Octave               61              4' Octave               73
       2' Fifteenth            61              4' Flute                73
       8' Tromba               61              4' Unda Maris II       146
          Chimes               EC              2' Piccolo              61
                                             III  Mixture             183
          CHOIR ORGAN                         16' Fagotto              73
       8' Diapason             73              8' Cornopean            73
       8' Concert Flute        73              8' Corno d'Amour        73
       8' Dulciana             73              8' Vox Humana           73
       4' Flute                73                 Tremolo
       4' Violina              73
   2 2/3' Nazard               61                 PEDAL ORGAN
       2' Piccolo              61             32' Diapason (resultant) --
   1 3/5' Tierce               61             16' Diapason             32
       8' Corno di Bassetto    73             16' Bourdon              32
          Tremolo                             16' Violone              32
       8' Harp (TC)            --             16' Echo Lieblich        SW
       4' Celesta              61 bars         8' Octave               12
                                               8' Gedeckt              12
          SOLO ORGAN                           8' Cello                12
       8' Grossgedeckt         73              8' Still Gedeckt        SW
       8' Violincello          73              4' Flute                12
       8' Gamba Celeste        73             32' Bombarde             32
       4' Orchestral Flute     73             16' Trombone             12
       8' Tuba                 73             16' Fagotto              SW
       8' French Horn          73              8' Tromba               12
       8' English Horn         73
          Tremolo

          ECHO ORGAN
       8' Chimney Flute        61
       4' Flute d'Amour        61
          Tremolo
          Chimes


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-06-19]


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