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The Aeolian Co. Opus 1664 (1930)

White Chapel Memorial Park Temple of Memories
621 W Long Lake Rd.
Troy, MI

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2017-08-11 - Building exterior (Photograph by White Chapel Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
38 stops
53 registers
6 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 crescendo
Combination action: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2023-12-05 - From THE AEOLIAN PIPE ORGAN AND ITS MUSIC, Rollin Smith: "The ship transporting the marble for the Chapel sank and the Chapel was not finished until the 1960's. It was destroyed by fire in 1971, with only the console surviving." The Chapel now has 4 -manual Allen. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Factory Specifications, courtesy of Roman Lizak

GREAT (Enclosed with Choir; 6" wp flues, 10" wp Tromba) 1st Open Diapason 8, 2nd Open Diapason 8, Concert Flute 8, Gamba 8, Dulciana 8 (Choir), Octave 4, Harmonic Flute 4, Twelfth 2 2/3, Fifteenth 2, Tromba 8, Tremolo, Sub, Unison Off, Super, Chimes, Harp 8

SWELL (6" pressure) Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Horn Diapason 8, Stopped Flute 8, Viole d'Orchestre 8, Salicional 8, Voix Celeste 8, Traverse Flute 4, Flautino 2, Mixture V, Cornopean 8, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8, Clarion 4, Tremolo, Sub, Unison Off, Super, Harp 8, Celesta 4

CHOIR (6" pressure) Open Diapason 8 (Great), Concert Flute 8 (Great), Gamba 8 (Great), Dulciana 8, Unda Maris 8, Rohr Flute 4, Piccolo 2, French Horn 8 (73---10" pressure), Clarinet 8, Orchestral Oboe 8, Tremolo, Sub, Unison Off, Super, Harp 8 (Aeolian Special), Celesta 4 (Aeolian Special)

ECHO (6" pressure) Cor de Nuit 8 (61 (Chimney Flute)), Viola Aetheria 8 (61 (Aeoline)), Vox Angelica 8 (61 (Vox Celeste)), Fern Flute 4 (61 (Flute d'Amour)), Corno d'Amour 8 (61 (capped Oboe)), Vox Humana 8 (61 (regular)), Tremolo, Sub, Main Off, Super

ECHO PEDAL Echo Bass 16, Flute Dolce 8 (Echo)

PEDAL Acoustic Bass 32 (---), Open Diapason 16, Violone 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16 (Swell), Contra Dulciana 16 (12 Choir), Octave 8, Cello 8, Stille Gedeckt 8 (Swell), Flute 4 (Swell), Trombone 16 (32--- 10" wp), Tromba 8, Tromba Clarion 4, Chimes (Great)

Documents

Factory Drawings, courtesy of Roman Lizak Factory Drawings -Jeff Scofield
(1928-03-27) Factory Specifications, courtesy of Roman Lizak Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield