Combination organs are electronic organs which digitally produce sounds that are augmented with wind-blown pipes.

The interaction of the sounds of real wind-blown pipes and digitally-produced sounds is extremely effective. In fact, it is common for the largest and most complete pipe instruments to also include digitally-produced pipe sounds for good economic and musical reasons. But don't just take our word for it, instead come and listen to some of our instruments and take the opportunity to evaluate and decide for yourself.

Pipe work can be costly and take up significant chamber space. However, without the variety of many ranks, organists can be very limited in performing the many different moods and tones of popular and classical pipe organ music. Furthermore, a fully digital organ may not be desireable to a congregation which is accustomed to seeing and hearing an acoustic instrument.

The solution to lower budget, and small chamber space, is a combination pipe organ.

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Combination Case Study:
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA

Founded in 1886 during the Reconstruction Era in the South, Ebenezer Baptist Church enjoys it's reputation as a prominent leader in spiritual worship, social consciousness, worship music, and the finest musical instruments. In keeping with this fine musical tradition, the new Ebenezer Horizon Sanctuary, completed in the spring of 1999, now houses the largest combination (digital+pipe) organ in the southeastern part of the United States. With 3,000 pipes, this great instrument, was designed, engineered and installed by Chapel Music Company of Lithonia, Georgia. It is named in memory of the late Mrs. Alberta Christine Williams King. It is because of Mrs. King’s passion for beautiful worship music that Ebenezer has developed its legacy for great musical tradition. Mrs. King, the daughter, wife and mother of ministers, served as musical director at Ebenezer from 1932 until her death. She was slain in 1974 during a worship service while sitting at the organ.

Developed with accents from the historical Ebenezer Heritage Sanctuary that stands across the street from the new sanctuary; the church’s musical triumph is the new combination (digital+pipe) organ. Designed and engineered by A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company and Chapel Music Company, the organ is controlled by a four-manual Rodgers digital console, its digital stops augmented with over 3,000 pipes. David Stills, a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church and an accomplished concert organist, was Dr. King’s organist. It was Mr. Stills who played at the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., after his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Mr. Stills was instrumental in seeking the best possible instrument for worship at Ebenezer. It was through his expertise that Chapel Music was selected to provide this organ in the New Horizon Sanctuary.

This organ is a magnificent tribute to the wonderful woman who was the daughter, wife, and mother of ministers, and who is considered to be the Mother of Musical Worship at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Over the years, Ebenezer has remained a "Church on the cutting edge of spiritual nurture and social change" and because of Mrs. King.