Introduction
During their seventy-plus-year history it was customary for organs built by the Skinner Organ Company and the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company to contain an ivory nameplate bearing the firm’s name on the console, usually on the keyslip, although there was a brief period in the early 1960s when the company name was stenciled in gold letters in a way similar to that on pianos. Astute aficionados can sometimes even determine the era in which the organ was built by carefully examining the subtle differences in type styles that were used over the years.
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Village Congregational Church
WHITINSVILLE - Music in many forms is a large part of the programs at the Village Congregational Church, UCC, in Whitinsville. Having one of the best and largest pipe organs and handbell sets in the area brings many to the VCC to listen, play and generally enjoy beautiful sacred musc
During this past year both the church s Aeolian-Skinner organ, and the five octaves of Malmark handbells have been repaired and refurbished in order to maintain their consistent use and glorify their sound. The VCC has invested in both of these instruments to keep them up to performance standards. Both instruments require regular maintenance and periodic overall refurbishing as was just completed.
Pipe Organs of La Grange, Illinois, and the Architectural Edifices That House Them, Part 7: First Presbyterian Church
Pipe Organs of La Grange, Illinois, and the Architectural Edifices That House Them, Part 7: First Presbyterian Church April 27, 2021
Stephen Schnurr
Stephen Schnurr is editor and publisher of
The Diapason; director of music for Saint Paul Catholic Church, Valparaiso, Indiana; and adjunct instructor in organ for Valparaiso University.
This article is a continuation of a series in the August 2015, June 2016, July 2017, February 2018, June 2018, and March 2021 issues of The Diapason
. The information was delivered as a lecture for the Midwinter Pipe Organ Conclave on January 19, 2015, in La Grange, Illinois. The research for this project provides a history of a number of pipe organs in the village, but not all. For instance, organs in residences and theaters are not surveyed.