Brainerd Baptist Church-Sanctuary
Brainerd Baptist Church was organized in 1928, moving into its first
building in 1929. A new 700-seat sanctuary costing $37,000 was dedicated in
1942, and a 125-seat balcony was added in 1953. A Wurlitzer Series 20
electronic organ was dedicated in 1949. Evelyn Gibbs was hired as organist,
among other odd jobs, the same year at $10.00 a week. She served the church
for another 48 years. Plans were made for the purchase of a
soon-to-be-replaced 1922 2/10 Bennett organ in 1955 from Central
Presbyterian Church in 1955, but Central burned down before the organ could
be moved. The Wurlitzer was traded in for a Baldwin Model 10 in 1958. A
new 1450-seat colonial-style sanctuary was dedicated in 1966, along with the
60-rank Austin. The sanctuary is reknowned for its immense Waterford
crystal chandelier that was made in 1867 for a Saratoga NY hotel at a cost
of $25,000. The church purchased it for $4,000. A large 246-bell Maas-Rowe
carillon, the first of its type, was given to the church in 1977.
Austin Organs, Inc., Opus 2426, 1966, 3/60
| GREAT |
SWELL |
POSITIV | ||||||
| 16′ | Violone | 16′ | Gedeckt | 8′ | Nasonflote | |||
| 8′ | Principal | 8′ | Rohrflote 12 | 8′ | Erzahler | |||
| 8′ | Bourdon | 8′ | Viola | 8′ | Erzahler Celeste | |||
| 8′ | Gemshorn | 8′ | Viola Celeste | 4′ | Prestant | |||
| 4′ | Octave | 8′ | Flauto Dolce | 4′ | Koppelflote | |||
| 4′ | Nachthorn | 8′ | Dolce Celeste | 2′ | Oktav | |||
| 2 2/3′ | Quint | 4′ | Principal | 1 1/3′ | Quint | |||
| 2′ | Super Octave | 4′ | Waldflote | II | Sesquialtera | |||
| IV-VI | Fourniture | 2′ | Blockflote | III | Cymbel | |||
| Sub | IV | Plein Jeu | 8′ | Bombarde | 36 | |||
| Unison off | 16′ | Fagotto | 8′ | Krummhorn | ||||
| Super | 8′ | Trompette | Tremulant | |||||
| Chimes | 4′ | Clairon | Sub | |||||
| Tremulant | Unison Off | |||||||
| Sub | Super | |||||||
| Unison Off | Harp | |||||||
| Super | ||||||||
| PEDAL | ANTIPHONAL | |||||||
| 32′ | Resultant | res | 8′ | Flute Conique | ||||
| 16′ | Principal | 8′ | Flute Celeste | |||||
| 16′ | Bourdon | 4′ | Principal | |||||
| 16′ | Violone | GT | 2′ | Fifteenth | ||||
| 16′ | Gedeckt | SW | III | Mixture | ||||
| 8′ | Octave | 8′ | Trompette | |||||
| 8′ | Spitzflote | |||||||
| 8′ | Rohrflote | SW | ||||||
| 4′ | Choralbass | ANT. PEDAL | ||||||
| 4′ | Spitzflote | 12 | 16′ | Flute Conique | 12 | |||
| III | Mixture | 8′ | Flute Conique | AN | ||||
| 16′ | Bombarde | |||||||
| 16′ | Fagotto | SW | ||||||
| 8′ | Bombarde | 12 | ||||||
| 4′ | Krummhorn | PO | ||||||