Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 791-A, 1955

Originally Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 791, 1929)

Union Congregational Church

5088 Summit Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL, US

23 Ranks

Instrument ID: 23553 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 21031

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Movable Console

Design: Unknown

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)

Features:

2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions19 Stops31 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped 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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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on November 21st, 2018: 
The organ did make the move to the new facility, as can be seen in the photos posted on this page; it can also be seen in a November 2018 Facebook photo with music rack light on, indicating in use.

Database Manager on March 24th, 2013: 
Updated through online information from Dr. Glen D. Arfsten.

Database Manager on May 23rd, 2009: 
Updated through online information from Stephen Hall.  -- Church moved to new campus in 1994, unknown if organ was relocated. (source Aeolian-Skinner Archives website, accessed May 22, 2009 and church website)

Database Manager on May 10th, 2006: 
Identified 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> E. M. Skinner Opus 791 (1929), originally installed in the residence of Mrs. John B. Cooper (Palm Beach) and relocated here.</i>

Related Instrument Entries: Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 791, 1929)

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