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.

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