Detroit, Michigan
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
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Builder: The Ernest M. Skinner Co.
Year: 1915
Opus: 233
No. manuals: 4
No. stops: 69
No. ranks: 52
No. pipes: 3,351
GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Bourdon 17 PED 16' Bourdon 73
8' First Diapason 61 8' First Diapason 73
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Second Diapason 73
8' Clarabella 61 8' Clarabella 73
8' Philomela PED 8' Gedackt 73
8' Erzähler 61 8' Viol d'Orchestre 73
4' Octave 61 8' Voix Celestes 73
4' Flute 61 8' Aeoline 73
16' Ophicleide SO 8' Unda Maris (TC) 61
8' Tuba SO 4' Octave 73
4' Clarion SO 4' Flute 73
Cathedral Chimes 4' Violina 73
2' Flautino 61
CHOIR ORGAN III Mixture 183
16' Gamba 73 16' Contra Posaune 73
8' Diapason 73 8' Cornopean 73
8' Concert Flute 73 8' Flugel Horn 73
8' Quintadena 73 8' Vox Humana 73
8' Kleine Erzähler II 146 Tremolo
8' Dulcet II 134
4' Flute 73 PEDAL ORGAN
2' Piccolo 61 32' Diapason (resultant) --
8' English Horn 73 32' Bourdon 32
8' Clarinet 73 16' Diapason 32
Tremolo 16' Bourdon 12
8' Celesta Sub (TC) -- 16' Violone 32
4' Celesta 16' Gamba CH
16' Lieblich Gedackt SW
SOLO-ANTIPHONAL ORGAN 8' Octave 12
8' Philomela PED 8' Gedackt 12
8' Gamba 73 8' Cello 12
8' Gamba Celesta 73 8' Still Gedackt SW
4' Flute 73 32' Bombarde 12
16' Ophicleide 73 16' Ophicleide SO
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 16' Posaune SW
8' Tuba 12 8' Tuba SO
8' French Horn 73 4' Clarion SO
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 Chimes GT
4' Clarion 12
Tremolo
8' Diapason 61
8' Cor de Nuit 61
8' Flute Celeste 61
8' Vox Humana 61
Tremolo
Photo Source: "The Life & Work of Ernest
M. Skinner," by Dorothy Holden, via
Jonathan Bowen.
Notes: The church was founded as the First Methodist Episcopal Society in 1822. The present 1140-seat sanctuary was built in 1867 in a location considered by many to be far beyond the outskirts of town. Unlike many of the other magnificent churches up and down Woodward, this church is still going along reasonably well and currently has around 600 members.
The organ was rebuilt and enlarged by Möller in 1961 to 68 ranks, with a new console. See the OHS OPUS LIST for more details.
According to Detroit historian William M. Worden, the nave was cut apart east and west of the semi-octagonal transepts, and a section of nave on either side of the transept removed. The transept section was then moved east to join with the chancel, which remained in place. The liturgical west end was then moved east to join with the transept portion. This resulted is a significantly shorter nave and left the tower with its steeple standing alone out in the middle of the new right-of-way. That was moved on rollers while vertical, which was the amazing feat of the job.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=22313