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Schantz Organ Co. (2001)

Location:

Wake Forest University
1834 Wake Forest Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106 US
Wait Chapel
Organ ID: 9658

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • 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)
  • 85 ranks. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 68 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) 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: 6
  • Stops: 68
  • Position: Movable console.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • 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 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 November 27, 2016:

Updated through online information from Justin Smith.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on January 20, 2006:

Updated through online information from Justin Terrell.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on January 20, 2006:

Updated through online information from Justin Terrell.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on January 19, 2006:

Updated through online information from Justin Terrell.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

The original builder was M. P. Moller (1956, Opus 8600).

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Tonal additions by Schantz, 2001, included moving the Great chorus to the Positiv, adding a new Great chorus and reed, and a new Cromorne for the Positiv.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Rebuilt by Schantz c. 1997 - new console and tonal additions. The console has been placed on a movable platform, which allows it to be moved to centerstage, its original location, then returned to the side.

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

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