Better Pipe Organ Database

Murray M. Harris (Organ Co.) (1910)

Second Church of Christ, Scientist
946 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Images

c. 1910 - Exterior of building (Photograph from an archival source: Jim Lewis collection, submitted by Jim Lewis/Jim Lewis)

1971-08-09 - Church Interior, Chancel, and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Jim Lewis/Database Manager)

1971-08-09 - Chamber grillwork (Photograph by James Lewis/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
45 stops
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Pressure)
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)

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1996. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Compass 61/32. Replacement console by Reuter c. 1955. El. comb. action. [GNelson shows this as built by Louis Maas.] -Database Manager

2008-01-12 - Updated through online information from Jim Lewis. -- 1/2008 Church is for sale and is closed. Organ barely playable. The console is indeed a 3m Reuter ca. 1955 -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>Organs in the Land of Sunshine</i> by James Lewis Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Los Angeles, California
       Second Church of Christ, Scientist

       Murray Harris   1910
       _____________________________________________

       GREAT                        SWELL
   16' Double Open Diapason     16' Bourdon
    8' First Open Diapason       8' Open Diapason
    8' Second Open Diapason      8' Violin Diapason
  * 8' Gamba                     8' Stopped Diapason
  * 8' Viol D'Amour              8' Viola
    8' Grossflote                8' Concert Flute
  * 8' Doppelfote                8' Salicional
    4' Octave                    8' Voix Celeste
  * 4' Harmonic Flute            8' Quintadena
2 2/3' Octave Quint              8' Aeoline
    2' Super Octave              4' Violina
  * 8' Harmonic Trumpet          4' Flauto Traverso
  * 4' Harmonic Clarion          2' Harmonic Piccolo
                                 V  Viol Cornet
       CHOIR                    16' Contra Fagoto
   16' Double Dulciana           8' Cornopean
    8' Geigen Principal          8' Oboe
    8' Melodia                   8' Vox Humana
    8' Dulciana                     Tremolo
    4' Waldflote
    2' Flautina                     PEDAL
    8' Clarinet                 16' Open Diapason
       Tremolo                  16' Bourdon
                                16' Lieblich Gedackt SW
    *  enclosed in Choir         8' Violoncello
                                 8' Flute
                                16' Trombone

[Received online from Jeff Scofield November 10, 2012]