Columbia, Missouri
Missouri Methodist Church
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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Year: 1957 Opus: 750-A
No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 44 No. ranks: 42 No. pipes: 3,281
Specification
GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Quintaden 61 16' Bourdon 73
8' Principal 61 8' Diapason 73
8' Gedackt 61 8' Rohrflöte 73
8' Rohrflöte SW 8' Salicional 73
8' Flute Celeste SW 8' Voix Celeste 73
4' Octave 61 8' Flute Celeste II 134
4' Harmonic Flute 61 8' Aeoline 73
4' Flute Triangulaire SW 4' Octave 73
II Grave Mixture 122 4' Flute Triangulaire 73
IV Fourniture 244 2' Flautino 61
Cathedral Chimes 25 tubes V Mixture 305
16' Fagotto 73
CHOIR ORGAN 8' Trumpet 73
8' Geigen 73 8' Oboe 73
8' Concert Flute 73 8' Vox Humana 73
8' Dulciana 73 4' Clarion 73
4' Flute 73 Tremulant
III Carillon 183
8' Clarinet 73 PEDAL ORGAN
Tremulant 32' Diapason 32
8' Harp (TC) -- 16' Diapason 12
4' Celesta 61 bars 16' Bourdon 32
16' Quintaten GT
SOLO ORGAN 16' Echo Lieblich SW
8' Flauto Mirabilis 73 8' Octave 32
8' Gamba 73 8' Bourdon 12
8' Gamba Celeste 73 8' Quintaten GT
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 8' Still Gedeckt SW
8' French Horn 73 4' Octave 12
8' English Horn 73 4' Flute 12
Tremulant II Rauschquinte 64
Chimes GT 16' Bombarde 32
16' Fagotto SW
8' Bombarde 12
4' Bombarde 12
Chimes GT
Source: The Diapason
Photo Source: Craig Datz (Please note that photo 1 is of the 1995 Colby console.)
Notes (the following information is from the church's web site):
"Occupying a prominent place in the back center of the chancel,
the E. M. Skinner organ was installed when the church was built in
1930. At that time, it contained 47 ranks of pipes over five divisions.
In 1957, the organ was rebuilt by the Aeolian-Skinner Company and expanded
to 51 ranks. A chamber for an Antiphonal Organ was included in the
building's original plans. However, due to lack of funds during the
Great Depression, plans for that division were never included in the
organ's original design.
"Because of a major renovation to the building and deterioration of the
Aeolian-Skinner console, in 1995 a new four-manual console was purchased. The
new console, which was built by R. A. Colby, Inc., of Johnson City, TN, has an
exterior of oak, with the interior woodwork of black walnut. This computerized
console offers 32 levels of memory, a transposer, and expanded combination action,
while retaining the divisional cancels which were present on the old console.
Space has been made available for future expansion of the instrument.
"The new console is movable and is actually more ornate than the original,
incorporating much of the woodwork designs in the organ facade. An electronic
32-foot Bombarde was added, augmenting the depth to [the] real 32-foot Diapason.
Kenneth B. Kavanaugh of Columbia completed this installation and lovingly maintains
this historic instrument.
"Romantic in design, the instrument boasts a strong principal chorus, colorful
flutes, heavenly strings, and a wide range of reeds, including Tuba, Trompette,
French Horn, Oboe, Bassoon, English Horn, Clarinet, Vox Humana and pedal Bombarde,
which can be pulled at 32 feet, 16 feet, 8 feet and 4 feet. In addition, like
many instruments of this era, the organ has some percussion stops, including
Celesta, Harp, Chimes and Zimbelstern, which was added in 1996 in honor of Organist
Emeritus, Perry Parrigin."
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=19086