Ernest M. Skinner
1949
Grace Methodist Church
219 W. Mulberry Street
Kokomo, IN, US
Instrument ID: 9626 ● Builder ID: 5790 ● Location ID: 8871
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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
Updated through online information from William Dunklin. -- According to the church website "In 1962 a contract was signed with the Austin Company of Springfield, Illinois, for the installation of a new organ and the old one (Skinner) was sold for $400." Also, the Skinner apparently replaced an earlier organ which stood in a free standing case, front and center of the church, seen in a vintage postcard, but which is too faint to reproduce.
Database Manager on August 29th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Matt Gerhard.
Database Manager on July 3rd, 2008:
Updated through online information from Brad McClain. -- Visited this church last month. There are very few, if any, Skinner pipes left in the organ as it was replaced by an Austin. The Austin is currently maintained by Thad Reynolds of Marion, Indiana
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 2001.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Donated by Mrs. Cressie Thomas Havens. The Skinner company was close to bankruptcy and Rev. Morris spent many days in Reading making sure that the money donated for the organ went into its assembly and not to any other use.
Webpage Links: Grace United Methodist Church History
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