Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1476, 1967
First Baptist Church
Sanctuary
401 Gateway Avenue
Chattanooga, TN, US
53 Ranks - 2,965 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions40 Stops52 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCombination Thumb Piston(s)Coupler 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: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: ExtantandPlayable in this location
The sanctuary is of cathedral proportions - 215' long with a 72' ceiling, and has a wonderful 4-5 seconds of reverb. Though a bit smallish for the very large space, the organ's installation on the central axis of the 1,600-seat room helps quite a bit to get the sound out; it really sounds magnificent.
Database Manager on October 23rd, 2013:
Updated through online information from Dorothy Young Riess. -- I played this instrument on October 6, 2013. It is in excellent condition and is used regularly for services.
Database Manager on June 18th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Landry Duvall.
Database Manager on April 28th, 2007:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- In 2002, A. E. Schleuter of Atlanta rebuilt the console and converted the switching and combination action to solid-state. A Vox Humana was added to the Swell and a prepared-for 16' Quintaton was installed on the Great. The organ is stacked in tall chambers to each side of the tall, narrow chancel window. The Pedal 8' Principal and Great Quintaton and Trompette-en-Chamade are installed at the base of the window between the two chambers. The 32' Contre Basson is located in the Swell box. The five-seconds reverb in the cathedral-like 1,600-seat nave helps make this instrument one of the finest-sounding organs in the region.
Webpage Links: First Baptist Church, Chattanooga [Chattanooga AGO website] , Opus 1476: First Baptist Church
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