Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1319-A, 1966
Originally Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1319, 1955)
Melrose Highlands Congregational Church, UCC
355 Franklin Street
Melrose, MA, US
25 Ranks - 1,541 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions23 Stops34 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Coupler Thumb 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: ExtantandPlayable in this location
Updated through online information from Harold Prenatt. -- 1998-2000: Replacement of all original leather components of the pipe valves, chests and wind reservoirs; cleaning of each individual pipe and of the organ chambers. 2007: complete overhaul of the console, including regulation of the key desks and pedal boards, removal of the 1956 combination action and all leather components, and replacement of them with a solid state unit; painting of console and bench; installation of Zimbelstern in the Great chamber.
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:
Enlargement of Opus 1319 (1955).
Webpage Links: Opus 1319-A: Melrose Highlands Congregational, UCC
Related Instrument Entries: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1319, 1955)
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