St. Petersburg, Florida

Christ Methodist Church

Christ Methodist Church (St. Petersburg, FL)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1493 (1968) in Christ Methodist Church (St. Petersburg, FL)
 
Christ Methodist Church (St. Petersburg, FL)
 
 
 
 
  
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
   Year:        1967
   Opus:        1493
   
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      67
No. ranks:      70
No. pipes:      4,313
 
 
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN (2-3/4" wind)              SWELL ORGAN (3-1/2" wind)
            16' Gemshorn              12           16' Rohrbass              12
             8' Principal             61            8' Viola Pomposa         61
             8' Holzbordun            61            8' Viola Celeste         61
             8' Gemshorn              61            8' Rohrflöte             61
             4' Octave                61            8' Flute Douce           61
             4' Rohrflöte             61            4' Prestant              61
             2' Super Octave          61            4' Flute Octaviante      61
            II  Sesquialtera (TC)     98        2 2/3' Nasard (TC)           49
            IV  Mixture              244            2' Zauberflöte           61
           III  Scharf               183        1 3/5' Tierce (TC)           49
            16' Fagot (L/2)           61            V  Plein Jeu            305
             8' Trompete              61           16' Hautbois              61
                Tremulant                           8' Trompette             61
             8' Bombarde (8" wind)    61            8' Hautbois              12
             4' Clairon               12            4' Clairon               61
                Chimes (Mayland)      25 tubes         Tremulant
 
                CHOIR ORGAN (3-1/2" wind)              PEDAL ORGAN (3-1/2" & 4" wind)
             8' Spitzprincipal        61           32' Resultant (Bdn)       --
             8' Cor de Nuit           61           16' Principal             32
             8' Dolcan                61           16' Bourdon               32
             8' Dolcan Celeste (GG)   54           16' Gemshorn              GT
             4' Octave                61           16' Rohrbass              SW
             4' Spillflöte            61            8' Principal             32
             2' Principal             61            8' Spitzflöte            32
         1 1/3' Quinte                61            8' Rohrflöte             SW
        III-IV  Cymbel               219            4' Choralbass            32
             8' Krummhorn             61            4' Rohrflöte             SW
             4' Rohrschalmei          61           IV  Mixture              128
                Tremulant                          32' Contra Posaune (L/2)  12
                Cymbelstern                        16' Posaune               32
                                                   16' Hautbois              SW
                ANTIPHONAL ORGAN (prepared-for)     8' Bombarde              GT
             8' Salicional                          8' Trompete              12
             8' Gedeckt                             4' Klarine               12
             4' Principal                              Chimes                GT
             2' Nachthorn
            IV  Mixture
                5 Blank Knobs
             8' Bombarde              GT


Source: Shop notes provided by Allen Kinzey.

Photo Source: Jeff Scofield

Notes: Wicks made tonal changes to the organ in 1981. Some former Choir stops were recruited to help form a new Positiv division, with other pipe work being added as well. The division used the knobs of the former prepared-for Antiphonal division.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=35825