Parkey Organ Builders :: Distinguished Pipe Organs

It is a rare opportunity when a company is commissioned to restore and expand an instrument of this caliber. This E.M. Skinner pipe organ was originally installed at the First Church of Christ Scientist in Miami, Florida. In the late 1970's the organ was relocated to a Baptist church in the south metro area of Atlanta. In the mid 1990's the Baptist church closed and the organ was purchased by the United Methodist Women's group of Sandy Springs United Methodist Church. Working with consultant Nelson Barden of Boston University, we completed the expansion of the original specification based on Skinner standards and scalings. The organ is now 46 ranks, up from the original 34 ranks.

Great (Unenclosed)

16	Violon	61 pipes
8	Diapason	73 pipes
8	Claribel Flute	73 pipes
8	Erzähler	73 pipes
4	Octave	73 pipes
4	Flute	61 pipes
2	Fifteenth	61 pipes
IV	Mixture	244 pipes
	Chimes
	Great 16
	Great Unison Off
	Great 4

Choir (Enclosed)

8	Concert Flute	61 pipes
8	Dulciana	61 pipes
8	Unda Maris	61 pipes
4	Harmonic Flute	61 pipes
2 2/3	Nazard	61 pipes
2	Piccolo	61 pipes
1 3/5	Tierce	61 pipes
8	Clarinet	61 pipes
	Tremolo
	Choir 16
	Choir Unison
	Choir 4

Swell (Enclosed)

16	Bourdon	73 pipes
8	Diapason	73 pipes
8	Gedeckt	73 pipes
8	Salicional	73 pipes
8	Vox Celeste	73 pipes
8	Flauto Dolce	73 pipes
8	Flute Celeste	61 pipes
4	Octave	73 pipes
4	Flute Triangular	73 pipes
2	Flautino	61 pipes
IV	Mixture	244 pipes
16	Waldhorn	61 pipes
8	Cornopean	73 pipes
8	Flugel Horn	73 pipes
4	Clarion (Ext. of Waldhorn)	24 pipes
8	Vox Humana	73 pipes
	Tremolo
	Swell 16
	Swell Unison Off
	Swell 4

Pedal (Unenclosed)

32	Resultant
16	Diapason	32 pipes
16	Violon	Great
16	Bourdon	32 pipes
16	Echo Bourdon	Swell
8	Octave	12 pipes
8	Violon	Great
8	Gedeckt	12 pipes
8	Still Gedeckt	Swell
4	Super Octave	12 pipes
16	Trombone	32 pipes
16	Waldhorn	Swell
8	Tromba	12 pipes

Solo and Celestial (Enclosed)

8	Gamba	61 pipes
8	Gamba Celeste	61 pipes
8	Quintadena	61 pipes
8	French Horn	61 pipes
8	Tuba Mirabilis	61 pipes
8	Vox Humana	61 pipes
	Tremolo
	Solo 16
	Solo Unison Off
	Solo 4

Couplers

Great to Pedal 8
Great to Pedal 4
Swell to Pedal 8
Swell to Pedal 4
Choir to Pedal 8
Choir to Pedal 4
Solo to Pedal 8
Solo to Pedal 4

Swell to Great 16
Swell to Great 8
Swell to Great 4
Choir to Great 16
Choir to Great 8
Choir to Great 4
Solo to Great 16
Solo to Great 8
Solo to Great 4

Swell to Choir 16
Swell to Choir 8
Swell to Choir 4
Great to Choir 8
Solo to Choir 8

All Swells to Swell

The organ is housed in a new custom designed chamber behind the Choir loft. A new 16 Violon was added to the Great and Pedal Divisions. The Violon comprises the façade and is built in flamed copper to complement the church's 1960's architecture. The case is built in Mahogany to match the pews and sanctuary woodwork. The present windchests were completely rebuilt and retained. New windchests were provided by our shop and built along Skinner electro-pnuematic standards. The original console was restored and fitted with new keyboards and Solid State Logic capture and relay systems. New Harris console drawknobs and toe studs were fitted to retain the look and feel of the Skinner console. The console resides on a movable platform for concert purposes.

The organ was first heard during Hymnfest conducted by Paul Oakley and sponsored by the Atlanta AGO. Conventioneers of the American Institute of OrganBuilders were guests of the AGO for that program.

We invite people to hear this magnificent instrument.

Sandy Springs United Methodist Church Atlanta, Georgia

Sandy Springs United Methodist Church
Atlanta, Georgia