Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Opus 1235, 1954

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Avenue
Forest Park, IL, US

43 Ranks - 2,509 Pipes

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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.

Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions33 Stops44 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination 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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This instrument is: ExtantandPlayable in this location

Database Manager on June 11th, 2008:

Updated 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:
Replaced two manual Austin, #471; dedication recital played by Hugo Gehrke on June 20, 1954; additions by Berghaus in 1976.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 2002.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

"Replaced a 2m. Austin, Op. 471. A Rückpositiv was prepared for, but not installed. A floating Positiv was added by Berghaus Organ Co. in 1976 (9rk, 6st.)"

Organ Media Foundation: 1954 Aeolian-Skinner Organ - St. John's Lutheran Church - Forest Park, Illinois Video exploration of the organ both visually and tonally

Webpage Links: Opus 1235: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Related Instrument Entries: Berghaus Organ Co. (1976)

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