First Baptist Church of Saks
4723 Saks Road
Anniston, AL
Images
2019-01-25 - Church exterior (Photograph by Lamar, via Flickr, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2021-10-12 - Builder nameplate (Photograph by Michael Waters, via Facebook Organists' Association, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2021-10-12 - Organ chamber (Photograph by Michael Waters, via Facebook Organists' Association, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2021-10-12 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Michael Waters, via Facebook Organists' Association, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2021-10-12 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Michael Waters, via Facebook Organists' Association, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2021-10-12 - Console center (Photograph by Michael Waters, via Facebook Organists' Association, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2021-10-12 - Console (Photograph by Michael Waters, via Facebook Organists' Association, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
- 4 manuals
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Stop Keys 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 crescendo
- Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Notes
2021-10-13 - The console, built by Colby, was originally installed by Barger & Nix in the 1980's in a Chattanooga-area church where it temporarily played a 3-rank Moller Artiste (Op. 8400), with plans for considerable enlargement in a new sanctuary. It was removed when it was no longer needed due to music program changes. Around that time, Barger & Nix contracted with the First Baptist of Saks to relocate its Zimmer to their new building. The Colby console was relocated to the new Saks building to control the Zimmer along with vintage pipework from 1928 Moller Op. 5029, a large and very complete 2-manual that was removed from Ochs Memorial Temple, Chattanooga TN, in 1973 and placed in storage. The Moller had been designed by Edwin Lemare, who was organist at the Temple at the time, as well as Chattanooga civic organist. Along with the Zimmer, the Moller Great was installed at Saks and the Swell and Pedal stored until funds permitted their installation. When a custodian seriously damaged console cables while trying to move the console by himself, Barger & Nix became no longer involved with the organ.
-Jeff Scofield
Stoplist
Source: Taken from stopkey photos by Michael Waters
Anniston, Alabama
First Baptist Church of Saks
W Zimmer & Sons 1977
Barger & Nix 1990
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GREAT SWELL
16' Bourdon 16' Lieblich Bourdon
8' English Diapason 8' Principal
8' Holz Bourdon 8' Rohrflöte
4' Octave 8' Gamba
4' Koppelflöte 8' Gamba Celeste
2 2/3' Twelfth 8' Viol d'Orchestre
2' Super Octave 8' Viol Celeste
III-IV Mixture 8' Muted Violin
8' English Trumpet 8' Muted Violin Celeste
4' Clarion 4' Principal
Sub 4' Orchestral Flute
Unison Off 4' Gemshorn
Super 2 2/3' Nasard
Chimes 2' Blockflöte
1 3/5' Tierce
CHOIR III Plein Jeu
8' Violin Diapason III Cymbale
8' Tibia Clausa 16' Trombone
8' Concert Flute 16' Bassoon
8' Dulciana 8' French Trumpet
8' Unda Maris 8' German Trumpet
8' Vox Angelica 8' Hautbois
4' Geigen Octave 8' Vox Humana
4' Piccolo 4' Clarion
4' Harmonic Piccolo 4' Rohrschalmei
2 2/3' Nasard Tremolo
2' Nachthorn Flute String Tremolo
1 1/3' Larigot Reed Tremolo
16' Trichterregal Sub
8' French Horn Unison Off
8' English Horn Super
8' Clarinet Glockenspiel
8' Trichterregal
Tremolo PEDAL
Sub 32' Principal
Unison Off 32' Contra Bourdon
Super 16' Open Diapason
Chimes 16' Principal
Harp 16' Major Bass
High-Sounding Cymbal 16' Tibia Clausa
16' Bourdon
SOLO 16' Lieblich Gedeckt
16' Tibia Clausa 10 2/3' Lieblich Quint
8' Grand Diapason 8' Open Wood
8' Tibia Clausa 8' Octave
4' Major Principal 8' Major Bass
4' Piccolo 8' Tibia Clausa
2 2/3' Tibia 12th 8' Bourdon
2' Tibia Piccolo 8' Lieblich Gedeckt
IV Grand Fourniture 5 1/3' Twelfth
16' Tuba Profunda 5 1/3' Quintflöte
8' Gospel Trumpet 4' Principal
8' Tuba Sonora 4' Blockflöte
8' French Horn 3 1/5' Tierce
8' English Horn II Rauschquint
8' Clarinet II Mixture
8' Vox Humana 32' Contra Ophicleide
Tremolo 16' Tuba Profunda
Diapason Tremolo 16' Trombone
Tibia Tremolo 16' Bassoon
Reed Tremolo 16' Trichterregal
Tuba Tremolo 8' Tuba Sonora
Sub 8' German Trumpet
Unison Off 8' Bassoon
Super 8' Trichterregal
Chimes 4' Tuba Clarion
Glockenspiel Loud Cymbal
Blank High-Sounding Cymbal
[Received from Jeff Scofield October 12, 2021]
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