Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1472, 1971
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Concert Hall
2700 F Street NW
Washington, DC, US
76 Ranks - 4,170 Pipes
Instrument ID: 35766 ● Builder ID: 52 ● Location ID: 31579
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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 Pedal53 Stops59 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: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The organ as built when Robert L. Sipe was the Executive Vice President of Aeolian-Skinner.
Database Manager on November 29th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Kristina Powers. -- Organ relocated to Providence Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC.
Database Manager on November 28th, 2012:
Updated through online information from William Dunklin. -- An article in the online Washington Post, February 28, 2009, called "Kennedy Center Needs a New Pipe Organ" by Anne Midgette, details in layman's terms the numerous problems with the Skinner and the decision to replace the ailing instrument.
Database Manager on March 2nd, 2009:
Updated through online information from William Rowland. -- This organ has been severely water damaged and recommendations by the Dobson firm were that it be replaced because it is beyond normal repair.
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: Installed in 1971; extant with slight mechanical and tonal changes; Pedal reeds replaced in 1975; console rebuilt by Lawless & Associates in 1993; minor tonal changes by Lawless & Associates in 1992-93.
Webpage Links: Kennedy Center Needs a New Pipe Organ {Washington Post] , Opus 1472: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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