Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1480, 1966

Temple Beth-El

979 Dickinson Street
Springfield, MA, US

20 Ranks - 1,210 Pipes

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions17 Stops23 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Coupler Thumb Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Combination Action: Setterboard

Control System: Peterson ICS-4000

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This instrument is: Not ExtantandNot Playable in this location

Ian Scheil on September 18th, 2021:

Pipe organ listed for sale in Diapason. Update to the stop system with Peterson ICS-4000 and solid state switching.

Database Manager on December 18th, 2013:

Removed by Thom Thomas in July 2013 for reinstallation in his home studio; the organ hadn't been used for the previous 10-15 years.

Database Manager on July 3rd, 2008:

Updated through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Great Mixture destroyed by vandals and replaced by Austin.

Database Manager on March 27th, 2006:

Identified through online information from Scott Lamlein. -- Great is partially enclosed with separate expression chamber.

Webpage Links: Opus 1480: Temple Beth-El (Springfield, MA)

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