Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 802-A, 1941
Originally Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 802, 1930)
Avondale United Methodist Church
500 40th Street, South
Birmingham, AL, US
24 Ranks
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CONSOLES
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 Pedal2 Divisions17 Stops41 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination 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
Updated by Richard Byrd, who has heard or played the organ.
Database Manager on May 27th, 2018:
Updated by Richard Byrd, who has heard or played the organ.
Major repair/renovation work scheduled for August 2018
Database Manager on January 9th, 2007:
On-line update from Jeff Scofield: The organ was originally installed in the Skinner studio in Palm Beach - just in time for the Great Depression. Rumor has it that it surfaced at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago. From there it reportedly went to Hollins College, Hollins, Virginia. An Aeolian-Skinner representative had a friend at the Avondale church, so he knew that the church was looking for an organ at a good price - and the school was wanting to sell the organ. So, the church contracted with Aeolian-Skinner to move and re-install the organ. Howard Best made additions 1977-87. The organ is in excellent condition and sounds wonderful in the room.
Database Manager on May 15th, 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:
Relocation of #802.
Webpage Links: Opus 802-A: Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church
Related Instrument Entries: Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 802, 1929)
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