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Skinner Organ Co. Opus 685 (1928)

University Church, Disciples of Christ
5655 S. University Avenue
Chicago, IL

OHS convention: 2002


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2001 - Echo organ (Photograph from an archival source: 2002 OHS Handbook, William T. Van Pelt, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

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2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2002 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - "Church founded as Hyde Park Church of Christ. Dedicated June 1928. Keyboards replaced in 1988. Replaced a Gratian organ which was sold to Irving Park Christian, Chicago in 1928 for $1250." -Database Manager

2006-04-21 - 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>Dedication recital played by Arthur Dunham in June, 1928; extant; keyboards replaced in 1988.</i> -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded

Chicago, Illinois
University Church of Disciples of Christ

Skinner Organ Company   Opus 685   1928           3 manuals, 32 stops, 37 ranks
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           GREAT ORGAN (6" wind)                  SWELL ORGAN (7½" wind)
       16' Bourdon             17 PED          8' Open Diapason       73
        8' First Diapason      61              8' Rohrflöte           73
        8' Second Diapason     61              8' Salicional          73
        8' Waldflöte           61              8' Voix Celeste        73
        4' Octave              61              8' Aeoline             73
        4' Flute               61              4' Octave              73
       II  Grave Mixture      122              4' Flauto Traverso     73
        8' Trumpet             61              V  Mixture            305
           Chimes              EC             16' Waldhorn            73
                                               8' Cornopean           73
           CHOIR ORGAN (6" wind)               8' Oboe                73
       16' Quintaton           73              8' Vox Humana          73
        8' Melodia             73              4' Clarion             73
        8' Dulciana            73                 Tremolo
        8' Unda Maris          73
        4' Dolce Flute         73                 PEDAL ORGAN
        2' Piccolo             61             16' Diapason            32
        8' Clarinet            73             16' Bourdon             32
           Tremolo                            16' Quintaton           CH
        8' Harp (TC)           --              8' Octave              12
        4' Celesta             61 bars         8' Bourdon             12
                                              16' Trombone            pf
           ECHO ORGAN (5" wind)               16' Waldhorn            SW
        8' Vox Angelica        73              8' Tromba              pf
        4' Fernflöte           73                 Chimes              EC
        8' Vox Humana          73
           Tremolo               
           Chimes              20 tubes


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-03-02]


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