Schantz Organ Co.
Opus 1933, 1989
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Basilica
409 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD, US
46 Ranks - 2,439 Pipes
Instrument ID: 4404 ● Builder ID: 7079 ● Location ID: 4185
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IMAGES
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Movable Console
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals (58 Notes)30 Note Pedal4 Divisions39 Stops40 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The 1989 Schantz work employed slider chests with electric pull-downs from Organ Supply Industries, not EP Blackinton-type slider chests as noted.
Database Manager on February 27th, 2018:
Updated by Gregg Patruno, listing this website as a source of information: http://www.andoverorgan.com/organs.rest.414.php
During the Basilica's renovation in 2004-2006, Andover updated the organ console: "the electronics were upgraded and a 30-note concave-radiating pedalboard installed and the console made movable on casters."
Database Manager on August 28th, 2014:
Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- Organ in Gallery on left side of building
Database Manager on June 12th, 2011:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The organ is located in the left transept gallery; Schantz supplied a period console as part of the rebuild of 1884 Hilborne L. Roosevelt Op. 143.
Database Manager on June 10th, 2011:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.
Database Manager on January 6th, 2006:
Updated through online information from Mark Hurley. -- The organ was totally playable before the current renovation of the Basilica. Most of the organ's pipes, save the largest, were put into storage by the Andover Organ Company. Organ will be reassembled upon the renovation project at the Basilica.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The original builder was Hilborne Roosevelt (1884, Opus143).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Uses Hall case of 1817. Rebuild of 1884 Hilborne Roosevelt Op. 143. Flat pedalboard. Roosevelt pipework unchanged.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1991
Webpage Links: Andover Organ Co., Restoration 414
Related Instrument Entries: Hilborne L. Roosevelt (Opus 143, 1884)
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