Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1390, 1962
First Presbyterian Church
Sanctuary
150 S. Ashland Avenue
La Grange, IL, US
45 Ranks - 2,305 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal6 Divisions34 Stops49 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCombination 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 2012 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The Chancel Organ was made up of some stops from the old Estey, with more pipework added later by others; the Chancel Organ is now silent due to water damage.
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:
Gallery installation; the existing eight rank Estey, #2798 was retained as Chancel organ; dedication recital played by James A. Thomas on January 13, 1963,
Webpage Links: Opus 1390: First Presbyterian Church
Related Instrument Entries: Estey Organ Co. (Opus 2798, 1929)
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