Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1439-A, 1964
Originally Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1439, 1962)
Arizona State University
Gammage Memorial Auditorium
1200 South Forest Avenue
Tempe, AZ, US
50 Ranks
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IMAGES
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal35 Stops46 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The structure measures 300 feet (91 m) long by 250 feet (76 m) wide by 80 feet (24 m) high. Fifty concrete columns support the round roof with its pattern of interlocking circles. Twin "flying buttress" pedestrian ramps extending 200 feet (61 m) from the north and east sides of the structure connect the building to the parking lot. The auditorium seats 3,017 people on its main floor, grand tier and balcony. The stage can be adapted for opera, theatricals, musicals, concerts, and lectures.
Database Manager on November 13th, 2018:
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium seat 3,011 people. The console was renovated in 2018, at which time digital Pedal stops were added.
Database Manager on July 3rd, 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:
Contract for addition of Positiv to existing Aeolian-Skinner organ.
Webpage Links: Opus 1439-A: Arizona State University - Gammage Memorial Auditorium
Related Instrument Entries: Manuel Rosales & Associates , Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (1962)
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