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Kansas City MO, USA (Missouri) - Grand Avenue Temple United Methodist Church
Municipal: Kansas City MO
Region:Allen County
Address: 205 East 9th Street, 64106, Kansas City, MO
Website: http://www.grandavenuetempleumc.org/

Description nr.: 2061198.

Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1912) - opus 190

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1912 Ernest M. Skinner190 new organ
1949 Ernest M. Skinner  restoration and enlargement
2017 Quimby Pipe Organs  restoration

In 1912 bouwde Ernest M. Skinner een orgel voor de Grand Avenue Temple United Methodist Church in Kansas City MO. Het is in 1949 gerenoveerd en uitgebreid door dezelfde bouwer. Het orgel werd in 2017 gerestaureerd door de firma Quimby Pipe Organs.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ11 (8)
- Choir Organ16
- Swell Organ17
- Solo Organ13 (3)
- Pedal Organ15 (4)
Total number of stops72 (48)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - from Pedal, First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Waldflöte 8', Erzähler 8', Philomela 8' - from Pedal, Octave 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' - 1949, Fifteenth 2' - 1949, Tuba 8' - from Solo, Chimes (20 tubes).
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulcet 8' (2 ranks), Quintaton 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - 1949, Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5' - 1949, Larigot 1 1/3' - 1949, Septieme 1 1/7' - 1949, Clarinet 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', English Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Carillons (61 bars).
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Spitzflute 8', Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks) - 1949, Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8' (2 ranks), Octave 4', Flute 4', Flautino 2', Mixture 3 ranks (2 2/3'), English Horn 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Philomela 8' - from Pedal, Gamba 8' - from Choir, Voix Celeste 8', Concert Flute 8' - from Choir, Flauto Traverso 4' - from Choir, Ophicleide 16', Tuba 8' - extension, Clarinet 8' - from Choir, English Horn 8' - from Choir, Orchestral Oboe 8' - from Choir, Vox Humana 8' - from Choir, Clarion 4' - extension, Tremolo, Carillons - from Choir.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 32', Diapason 16' - extension, Violone 16', First Bourdon 16', Second Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Gamba 16' - from Choir, Gross Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Octave 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Cello 8' - extension from Choir, Harmonics 5 ranks (4') - 1949, Ophicleide 16' - from Solo, English Horn 16' - from Swell, Tuba 8' - from Solo, Clarion 4' - from Solo.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Solo to Great, Solo to Great 16', Solo to Great 4', Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Pedal to Great (reversible), Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Solo to Pedal, Solo to Pedal 4', Great to Great 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4', Solo to Solo 16', Solo to Solo 4'.

Recordings Opus 190 : Frederick Hohman plays vintage repertoire on the oldes original & intact 4-manual Ernest M. Skinner pipe organ (1912) : Grand Avenue Temple United Methodist Church Kansas City, Missouri USA / Frederick Hohman. - Pro Organo CD 7042 (CD). - 1995.