Pipe Organ Database

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1480, 1966)

Location:

Temple Beth-El
979 Dickinson Street
Springfield, MA 01108 US
Organ ID: 23247

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Synagogues and other Jewish Houses of Worship
The organ has been relocated.
The organ's condition is unknown.

We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

Chests: EP pitman
20 ranks. 1,210 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 17 stops. 23 registers.

Divisions

All:

Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.

We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Consoles

Main:

Manuals: 2
Divisions: 3
Stops: 17
Registers: 23
Position: Console in fixed position, center.
Manual Compass: 61
Pedal Compass: 32
Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
Combination Action: Setterboard (remote or in console).
Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
Has Crescendo Pedal
Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons

We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Notes

Database Manager on December 18, 2013:

Removed by Thom Thomas in July 2013 for reinstallation in his home studio; the organ hadn't been used for the previous 10-15 years.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Database Manager on July 03, 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: 
Great Mixture destroyed by vandals and replaced by Austin.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Database Manager on March 27, 2006:

Identified through online information from Scott Lamlein.  -- Great is partially enclosed with separate expression chamber.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Stoplists

Source not recorded: Open In New Tab From Allen Kinzey via <i>The Aeolian-Skinner Archives</i>
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.