W. W. Kimball Co.
1930
Gobin Memorial Methodist Church
Sanctuary
307 Simpson Street
Greencastle, IN, US
47 Ranks - 3,188 Pipes
Instrument ID: 27246 ● Builder ID: 6456 ● Location ID: 24000
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions41 Stops59 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination 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: Unknown
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
Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- The Greencastle Methodist Episcopal Church was formed in 1923 and the 1200-seat sanctuary was dedicated in December 1929 and the organ installed one month later; the church was renamed Gobin Memorial in 1933, named after a president of the adjoining DePauw University; a three-division Antiphonal organ added by Aeolian-Skinner as Op. 1035 in 1941; 10-rank Positiv to Kimball as Op. 1035-A in 1947; rebuilt and enlarged by Moller with new console in 1957 as Op. R-592, renovated by Thad Reynolds 2006-2007.
Related Instrument Entries: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1035-A, 1947) , M. P. Möller (Opus R-592, 1957)
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