Denver, Colorado

First Baptist Church


First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
 
Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1047-A in First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
 
Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1047-A in First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
 
Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1047-A in First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
 
Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1047-A in First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
 
Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1047-A in First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
 
Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1047-A in First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
 
Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1047-A in First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
 
Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1047-A in First Baptist Church (Denver, CO)
      Builder:  Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
         Year:  1948
         Opus:  1047-A
   
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      99
No. ranks:      114
No. pipes:      7,471

Specification

         GREAT ORGAN (II)                            SWELL ORGAN (III)
     16' Spitzflöte              61              16' Contra Dulciana         61
      8' Principal               61               8' Diapason                61
      8' Spitzprincipal          61               8' Salicional              61
      8' Bourdon                 61               8' Dolcan                  61
      4' Principal               61               8' Voix Celeste (TC)       49
      4' Rohrflöte               61               8' Muted Strings II       110
  2 2/3' Quint                   61               8' Orchestral Cellos II   110
      2' Super Octave            61               8' Dolcan                  61
     IV  Fourniture             244               8' Stopped Diapason        61
    III  Cymbal                 183               4' Octave                  61
         Chimes                  SO               4' Flute d'Orchestre       61
                                                  4' Salicet                 61
         CHOIR ORGAN (I)                          4' Dulcet                  61
     16' Contre Basse            61               4' Dolce Celeste II       122
     16' Lieblich Gedeckt        61           2 2/3' Nasard                  61
      8' Viola                   61               2' Fifteenth               61
      8' Viola Celeste (TC)      49               2' Dulcinett               12
      8' Gamba                   61           1 3/5' Tierce                  61
      8' Gamba Celeste (TC)      49               V  Mixture                305
      8' Orchestral Violes II   110             III  Carillon               183
      8' Aeoline                 61              16' Double Trompette        61
      8' Aeoline Celeste (TC)    49              16' English Horn            61
      8' Dulciana                SW               8' Trumpet                 61
      8' Melodia                 61               8' Clarinet                61
      8' Unda Maris (TC)         49               8' Oboe                    61
      8' Singend Gedeckt         61               8' Vox Humana              61
      4' Gambette                61               4' Clarion                 61
      4' Blockflöte              61                  Tremulant
  2 2/3' Twelfth                 61
      2' Spillflöte              61                  PEDAL ORGAN
  1 3/5' Tierce                  61              32' Soubasse                12
    III  Dolce Cornet           183              16' Open Bass               32
    III  Sesquialtera           183              16' Principal Bass          32
     16' Bass Clarinet           61              16' Montre                  32
      8' Petite Trompette        61              16' Violone                 32
      8' Rohrschalmei            61              16' Bourdon                 32
      4' Hautbois                61              16' Gedeckt Bass            32
      2' Regal                   61              16' Soubasse                32
         Tremulant                                8' Spitz Principal         32
                                                  8' Gedeckt Pommer          32
         SOLO ORGAN (IV)                          8' Gemshorn                32
      8' Flauto Mirabilis        61               8' Gamba                   32
      4' Flute Harmonique        61               4' Octave                  32
     16' Trombone                61               4' Flute Ouverte           32
      8' Tuba                    61               4' Flute Couverte          32
      8' French Horn             61               2' Rohrflöte               32
      8' Orchestral Oboe         61               1' Blockflöte              32
      4' Clarion                 61             VII  Grand Cornet           224
         Tremulant                               32' Basson                  12
         Chimes                                  16' Trombone                32
                                                 16' Bassoon                 32
                                                  8' Trumpet                 32
                                                  4' Clarion                 32
                                                  2' Kornett                 32
                                                 16' Contre Bass             CH
                                                 16' Dulciana                SW
                                                  8' Dulciana                SW
                                                 16' English Horn            SW
                                                  8' Clarinet                SW
                                                  4' Hautbois                CH
 

Source:  February 1946 issue of The American Organist, with updates from Allen Kinzey showing the stoplist of the organ when it was moved from Atlantic City to Denver.

Photos 3-6 Source: Glen Fisher

Photos 7-9 Source: Bryan Dunnewald

Notes: The latter six Pedal stops are located on the six small knobs on the left.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=9629