2004-10-30 - Rebuilt by Aeolian-Skinner 1953. Antiphonal destroyed by fire c. 1960. Replaced in 1971 by Casavant. To Hatcher Memorial Baptist, Richmond, VA. -Database Manager
2006-05-08 - 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>Built in Westfield; rebuilt in 1954, #728-A; Antiphonal destroyed by fire in 1965; moved to Hatcher Memorial Baptist, Richmond, VA with only Great, Swell and Pedal installed; rebuilt by Columbia Organ Works in 1991 with new multiplexed solid state console including Choir division and other tonal changes with Solo remaining in storage.</i> -Database Manager
Typed stoplist Source: <i>The Diapason</i>, August 1928, via Steve Bournias with corrections and updates by Allen Kinzey according to shop notes. Date not recorded
Richmond, Virginia
First Baptist Church
Skinner Organ Company Opus 728 1928 4 manuals, 38 stops, 46 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Bourdon 61 8' Open Diapason 73
8' First Diapason 61 8' Rohrflöte 73
8' English Diapason 61 8' Salicional 73
8' Principal Flute 61 8' Voix Celeste 73
4' Principal 61 8' Flute Celeste II 134
4' Flute Harmonique 61 4' Octave Geigen 73
IV Grave Mixture 244 4' Flute Triangulaire 73
8' Tromba 61 V Mixture 305
Chimes EC 16' Waldhorn 73
8' Harp (TC) CH 8' Trumpet 73
4' Celesta CH 8' Oboe 73
8' Vox Humana 73
CHOIR ORGAN 4' Clarion 73
8' Concert Flute 73 Tremolo
8' Soft Gamba 73 8' Harp (TC) CH
8' Unda Maris II pf 4' Celesta CH
4' Flute d'Amour 73
2 2/3' Nazard pf ECHO ORGAN
8' Clarinet 73 8' Night Horn 73
Tremolo 8' Flute Celeste (TC) 61
8' Harp (TC) -- 8' Echo Dulcet 73
4' Celesta 61 bars 4' Flute d'Amour 73
Tremolo
SOLO ORGAN Chimes 25 tubes
8' Flauto Mirabilis 73
8' Gamba 73 PEDAL ORGAN
8' Gamba Celeste 73 32' Resultant --
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 16' Open Diapason 32
8' French Horn 73 16' Contra Bass 32
8' English Horn 73 16' Echo Lieblich GT
Tremolo 8' Octave 12
8' Harp (TC) CH 8' Cello SO
4' Celesta CH 8' Still Gedeckt GT
16' Trombone 32
16' Waldhorn SW
Chimes EC
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-03-25]
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