Oak Park, Illinois

First Methodist Church

Builder:        Skinner Organ Company
   Year:        1925
   Opus:        528
   
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      49
No. ranks:      43
No. pipes:      2,973
 
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN (6" wind)                  SWELL ORGAN (7 1/2" wind)
            16' Bourdon               5 PED        16' Bourdon              73
             8' First Diapason       61             8' Diapason             73
             8' Second Diapason      61             8' Gedeckt              73
             8' Claribel Flute       61             8' Salicional           73
             8' Erzähler             61             8' Voix Celeste         73
             4' Octave               61             8' Aeoline              73
             4' Flute                61             4' Octave               73
             8' Tuba         (in SO) 61             4' Flute Triangulaire   73
             4' Clarion      (in SO) 61             2' Fifteenth            61
                Chimes               EC            IV  Mixture             244
                                                   16' Waldhorn             73
                CHOIR ORGAN (6" wind)               8' Cornopean            73
             8' Diapason             73             8' Flugel horn          73
             8' Concert Flute        73             8' Vox Humana           73
             8' Kleine Erzähler II  146             4' Clarion              73
             4' Flute                73                Tremolo
             2' Piccolo              61
             8' Clarinet             73                PEDAL ORGAN (6" wind)
                Tremolo                            32' Diapason (resultant) --
             8' Harp (TC)            --            16' Diapason             32
             4' Celesta              61 bars       16' Bourdon              32
                                                   16' Echo Bourdon         SW
                SOLO ORGAN (10" wind)               8' Octave               12
             8' Orchestral Flute     73             8' Gedeckt              12
             8' Gamba                73             8' Cello                SO
             8' Gamba Celeste        73             8' Still Gedeckt        SW
             8' Tuba Mirabilis (20") 73             4' Flute                12
             8' French Horn          73            16' Trombone  (wood, 8") 32
                Tremolo                            16' Waldhorn             SW
                                                    8' Tromba    (wood, 8") 12
                ECHO ORGAN (6" wind)                   Chimes               EC
             8' Chimney Flute        61
             8' Vox Humana           61
                Tremolo
                Cathedral Chimes     25 tubes
 
                                    CHAPEL CONSOLE

            GREAT ORGAN               SWELL ORGAN               PEDAL ORGAN
         8' Diapason               8' Diapason              16' Bourdon
         8' Claribel Flute         8' Concert Flute          8' Gedeckt
         8' Erzähler               8' Kleine Erzähler II    16' Waldhorn
         4' Octave                 4' Flute
         4' Flute                  2' Piccolo
                                   8' Clarinet
                                      Tremolo
                                      Celesta

Source: Allen Kinzey

Notes: The sanctuary was built in 1925, as which time the Skinner was installed. The organ was dedicated in February, 1926. The organ is housed in two chambers – one to each side of the choir loft. A separate two-manual console  is located in the adjacent 100-seat chapel. The chapel console plays several ranks of the main organ that sound through a screen into the chapel.

Photos 1 & 3 Source: Stephen Schnurr, Pipe Organs of Chicago

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=9368