Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 696-A, 1942
Scottish Rite Cathedral
650 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN, US
67 Ranks - 4,365 Pipes
Instrument ID: 23406 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 20934
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CONSOLES
Builder: Ernest M. Skinner & Company
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal6 Divisions54 Stops67 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Around 1942 the Skinner organ was repaired at a cost of nearly $IO,ooo by Aeolian-Skinner, a project that included moving the console to the center of the rear of the auditorium, below the balcony (opus 696-A). -- 2007 OHS Atlas
Database Manager on July 17th, 2007:
Additional notes and photographs under the 1949 additions.
Database Manager on April 21st, 2006:
Identified 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:
The original builder was Skinner Organ Co. -- Opus 696 (1928). This contract/opus number covered relocation of the console.
Webpage Links: Opus 696: Scottish Rite Cathedral
Related Instrument Entries: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 696-B, 1950) , Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 696, 1928)
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