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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1452, 1964)

Location:

Central Union Church
1660 South Beretania
Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96826 US
Organ ID: 24399

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: United Churches of Christ (UCC)
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • 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
  • 66 ranks. 4,083 pipes. 4 divisions. 4 manuals. 49 stops. 65 registers.
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.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 49
  • Registers: 65
  • Position: Movable console.
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • 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
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 18, 2009:

Updated through online information from Samuel Lam.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 09, 2007:

Updated through information from Tony Meloni, posted to PIPORG-L: "We also did a fair amount of restoration work on the organ at Central Union Church, which contains another Aeolian Skinner from that period. It is a it larger, with a lot more 'spike' to it due to the scaling and style of the principals, mixtures and reeds. The Skinner console is long gone, having been replaced by a four manual Austin console in the 1990s (pre-Ed Odell). It works very well."

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 26, 2006:

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Replaced Skinner Organ Co. Op. 400, 1923. Contracted in 1964. Organ not installed until 1966. Utilized the existing Austin console, the 400-A gallery chassis, and seven retained ranks.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from Aeolian-Skinner's Archives
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Church interior to front: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-02-14

Church interior to rear and Antiphonal: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-02-14

Church exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-02-14