Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 836, 1930)

Location:

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
70 Maple Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960 US
Organ ID: 7302

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 64 ranks. 4,032 pipes. 4 manuals. 50 stops. 62 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In side 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: 4
  • Stops: 50
  • Registers: 62
  • 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: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 07, 2018:
We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Database Manager on May 16, 2006:

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:
Extant; unaltered; restored by A. Thompson-Allen Co in 1991.

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

Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Designed and finished by G. Donald Harrison.

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

Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Restored by A. Thompson-Allen Co. 1991.

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

Instrument Images:

Church Interior and Altar: Photograph by Patrick E. Parris. Taken on 2017-02-06

Nave to rear: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Solo chamber on left, main chamber to right: Photograph by Patrick E. Parris. Taken on 2017-02-06

Console: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Console: Photograph by Patrick E. Parris. Taken on 2017-02-06

Altar: Photograph by Patrick E. Parris. Taken on 2017-02-06

Church Exterior: Photograph by Patrick E. Parris. Taken on 2017-02-06

Main chamber and sanctuary: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Sanctuary: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Solo chamber and façade pipes: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Console center: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Left stopjamb: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Right stopjamb: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Donor memorial plate and Pedal couplers: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15

Builder nameplate: Photograph by Kevin R. Cartwright, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-15