Pipe Organ Database

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Keates-Geissler Pipe Organs Ltd (1990)

Location:

First Baptist Church
431 N State St.
Jackson, MS 39201 US
Church
Organ ID: 27358

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Baptist Churches
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • 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: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 231 ranks. 12,877 pipes. 9 divisions. 5 manuals. 239 stops.
All:
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 5
  • Divisions: 9
  • Stops: 239
  • Position: Movable console.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • 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.
Database Manager on August 16, 2007:

Identified through on-line information from Douglas W. Craw. -- Combined pipework from 1939 Ernest M. Skinner organ in original sanctuary and the 1929 Casavant from the Royal York Hotel in Toronto together with some new pipework. Organ rebuilt by Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. in 2004.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Courtesy of Doug Backman: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Owen on February 15, 2021.

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