Beverly Hills, CA
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Year: 1951 Opus: 1141
No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 76 (not counting new ranks) No. ranks: 82 No. pipes: 4,961
Specification
Great (I)
16' Quintaton 61 8' Principal 61 8' Diapason 61 8' Bourdon 61 8' Gemshorn 61 4' Principal 61 4' Octave 61 4' Flute Ouverte 61 2 2/3' Twelfth 61 2' Fifteenth 61 IV Fourniture 244 III Cymbel 183 Chimes EC
Swell (III)
16' Flute Conique 73 8' Geigen 73 8' Rohrflote 73 8' Gamba 73 8' Salicional 73 8' Voix Celeste 73 8' Dolcan 73 8' Dolcan Celeste 73 4' Prestant 73 4' Traverse Flute 73 2 2/3' Octave Quinte 61 2' Fifteenth 61 IV Plein Jeu 244 III Scharff 183 16' Fagotto 73 8' Trompette 73 8' Hautbois 73 8' Vox Humana 73 4' Clairon 73 Tremulant
Choir (I)
16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73 8' Viola 73 8' Singendgedeckt 73 8' Erzahler 73 8' Erzahler Celeste 73 4' Koppelflote 73 2 2/3' Nasat 61 2' Blockflote 61 1 3/5' Tierce 61 1 1/3' Larigot 61 1' Sifflote 61 III Cymbel 183 8' Clarinet 73 Tremulant Harp -- electronic Celesta -- electronic
Solo (IV)
8' Flauto Mirabilis 73 8' Cello 73 8' Cello Celeste 73 4' Flute Octaviante 73 8' Bombarde 73 8' English Horn 73 4' Clairon 73 Tremulant
Echo (IV)
8' Lieblich Flute 61 8' Echo Viole 61 8' Echo Celeste 49 tc 4' Flute d'Amour 61 8' Voix Humaine 61 Tremulant Chimes
Pedal
32' Contra Bourdon 5 16' Contre Basse 32 16' Violone 32 16' Bourdon 32 16' Quintaton GT 16' Flute Conique SW 16' Lieblich Gedeckt CH 10 2/3' Quint 32 8' Octave 32 8' Flute 32 8' Cello 32 8' Flute Conique SW 8' Lieblich Gedeckt CH 4' Choralbass 32 4' Octave Flute 32 IV Mixture 128 16' Trombone 32 16' Fagotto SW 8' Trumpet 12 4' Clarion 12 Chimes EC
Photo Source: Jim Lewis
Notes: The organ was slightly damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, at which time the church was damaged beyond repair. The church closed and the organ was sold to the Crystal Cathedral for installation in the Arboretum (the original sanctuary) in 1996.