NEW ORLEANS AREA PIPE ORGANS
AND THEIR HISTORIES
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NEW ORLEANS AREA PIPE ORGANS
AND THEIR HISTORIES |
A service of the Steeple Chasers at www.neworleanschurches.com
and the New Orleans Chapter of the Organ Historical Society
| MANUFACTURER: | E.M. SKINNER |
| OPUS NUMBER: | OPUS 622 |
| YEAR BUILT: | 1926 |
| ORIGINAL LOCATION: | Temple Sinai, 6225 St. Charles Ave. |
| RELOCATION 1: | |
| RELOCATION 2: | |
| RELOCATION 3: | |
| FINAL DISPOSITION: | Organ is still in use. In mid-1990's original Skinner console failed and was replaced with an Austin console. In 2004, after rewiring and releathering the instrument, Redman located a similar original Skinner console and replaced the Austin console. A Peterson relay was also installed at that time. See note below. |
| A PICTURE OF THIS ORGAN EXISTS IN OUR FILES: (Click highlighted "YES" to view. |
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| NOTES SUPPLIED BY OTHERS: | Note from Roy Redman: "Temple Sinai
just received a new console (based on an original EM skinner console shell)
and solid state relay from us, our opus 84. The lost 13 note Shofar was replaced with one of 49 pipes. Other windchests and pipework remain completely original. We have also completely releathered and rewired the organ in recent years." |
| SPECIFICATION: | 3 Manual 26 Rank |
| OTHER INFO: | |
This page is a service of www.neworleanschurches.com
and the New Orleans Chapter of the Organ Historical Society