Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1312, 1958
Western Maryland/McDaniel College
Baker Memorial Chapel
2 College Hill
Westminster, MD, US
40 Ranks - 2,310 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions29 Stops40 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: 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
Aeolian-Skinner president Joseph S. Whiteford and his father, a prominent Baltimore attorney, were both WMC graduates (1943 and 1906 respectively); in addition to donating the organ for the 800-seat chapel, they also donated the carillon in the chapel tower; the organ console was the 1939 console from Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, rebuilt for this installation.
Database Manager on July 15th, 2016:
Established in 1867, the school was known as Western Maryland College until 2002 when it was renamed McDaniel College in honor of an alumnus who gave a lifetime of service to the college.
Database Manager on October 1st, 2011:
From McDaniel College publicity information: -- "In 2010 a complete renovation of
the organ was made possible by a generous gift from college alumnae Louise S. Widdup. The
Di Gennaro-Hart Organ Company of McLean, Va., completed the renovation with tonal regulations
by Lawrence Trupiano and Bynum Petty."
Database Manager on January 10th, 2010:
Updated through online information from Tandy Edward (Ted) Dix.
Database Manager on June 28th, 2008:
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:
Dedication recital played by Virgil Fox on April 5, 1958; organ only. [see #1313 ]
Webpage Links: Opus 1312: Western Maryland College
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