First Methodist Church

Salem, Oregon
1999

Restoration & completion of Aeolian-Skinner, 1955
III / 30 stops • 39 ranks

This 1956 Aeolian Skinner organ was installed with many prepared stops and very little space to install them.  It was a challenge to find sufficient space for the new stops without making the entire instrument difficult to service.  We carried through the additions as envisioned by the builder, except that the Vox Humana originally planned for the Swell division was omitted and the 16’ Basson was installed instead.

Stoplist

Great

16’ Quintaton            
8’ Principal
8’ Bourdon
4’ Prestant
4’ Koppelflöte
2-2/3’ Twelfth
2’ Fifteenth
IV Mixture*            
Chimes          

Swell (Expressive)

8’ Stopped Diapason
8’ Viola
8’ Viola Celeste
4’ Gemshorn
2’ Nachthorn*
III Plein Jeu
16’ Basson*
8’ Trompette
8’ Hautbois*    extension
Tremolo

Choir

8’ Singend Gedackt        
8’ Erzähler                        
8’ Erzähler Celeste        
4’ Rohrflöte            
2-2/3’ Nazard                   
2’ Blockflöte                       
1-3/5’ Tierce
III Scharf*
8’ Cromorne*
Tremolo     

Pedal

16’ Contre Basse
16’ Bourdon (Swell ext.)
16’ Quintaton (Great)
8’ Principal
8’ Bourdon (Swell)
4’ Choral Bass (Ext.)
III Mixture*
16’ Fagotto* 
8’ Fagotto* (Ext.)
4’ Fagotto* (Ext.)

Couplers

Swell to Great 16’          Swell to Choir 16’
Swell to Great 8’            Swell to Choir 8’
Swell to Great 4’            Swell to Choir 4’
Choir to Great 16’          Swell to Swell 16’
Choir to Great 8’            Swell to Swell 4’
Choir to Great 4’            Choir to Choir 4’