Chicago, Illinois

St. Paul's United Church of Christ


Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1328 (1959) in St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Chicago, IL)
 
St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Chicago, IL)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1328 (1959) in St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Chicago, IL)
 
St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Chicago, IL)
 
 
 
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
   Year:        1959
   Opus:        1328
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      76
No. ranks:      91
No. pipes:      4,406
 
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN (II)                       POSITIV ORGAN (I)
            16' Quintaten             61            8' Nasonflöte            61
             8' Principal             61            4' Koppelflöte           61
             8' Singendgedeckt        61            2' Kleinprinzipal        61
             8' Gemshorn              61        1 1/3' Larigot               61
             4' Octave                61        1 1/7' Septieme              61
             4' Waldflöte             61       III-IV  Cymbel               207
         2 2/3' Twelfth               61               Tremulant
             2' Fifteenth             61               Zymbelstern
             V  Cornet               305
            IV  Fourniture           244               ANTIPHONAL ORGAN (IV)
           III  Scharf               183            8' Principal             61
             8' Bombarde              CH            8' Gedeckt               61
                Carillon                            8' Spitzflöte            61
                                                    4' Montre                61
                SWELL ORGAN (III)               III-V  Plein Jeu            245
            16' Rohrbordun            12            8' Trompette en Chamade  61
             8' Geigen Principal      68
             8' Rohrflöte             68               ANTIPHONAL PEDAL ORGAN
             8' Viola da Gamba        68           16' Gedeckt               12 ANT
             8' Viola Celeste         68            8' Montre                 8 ANT
             8' Flute Conique         68
             8' Flute Celeste (TC)    56               PEDAL
             4' Spitzoctave           68           32' Bourdon               32
             4' Flauto Traverso       68           16' Contre Basse          32
             2' Octavin               61           16' Bourdon               12
            IV  Plein Jeu            244           16' Quintaten             GT
           III  Cymbale              183           16' Contra Viola          12 CH
            16' Fagotto               68           16' Rohrbordun            SW
             8' Trompette             68            8' Principal             32
             8' Oboe                  68            8' Spitzflöte            32
             8' Vox Humana            68            8' Bourdon               12
             4' Clarion               68            8' Quintaten             GT
                Tremulant                           8' Rohrflöte             SW
                                                5 1/3' Quinte                32
                CHOIR ORGAN (I)                     4' Choralbass            32
             8' Viola Pomposa         68            4' Nachthorn             32
             8' Viola Celeste         68            2' Spillflöte            32
             8' Cor de Nuit           68           IV  Mixtur               128
             8' Dulciana              68           32' Contra Fagotto        12 SW
             8' Unda Maris (TC)       56           16' Bombarde              32
             4' Prestant              68           16' Fagotto               SW
             4' Zauberflöte           68            8' Bombarde              12
         2 2/3' Nazard                61            8' Fagotto               SW
             2' Blockflöte            61            4' Bombarde              12
         1 3/5' Tierce                61            4' Rohrschalmei          CH
        III-IV  Acuta                205               Carillon              GT
            16' English Horn          68
             8' Cromorne              68
             4' Rohrschalmei          68
                Tremulant
             8' Bombarde              68


This instrument replaced Op. 1281, a III/59 that, after being used for only three services, burned in a fire that destroyed the church on Christmas Eve 1955.

Photos 1-3 Source: Stephen Schnurr, Pipe Organs of Chicago, www.ohschicago.org

Photo 4 Source: Jeff Scofield

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=52910