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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1140 (1922)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
102 N. 2nd Street
Temple, TX

Images

Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1920)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
12 stops

Notes

2005-04-07 - Identified through information in Vol VI p. 89 of the Pilcher factory ledgers and a list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager

2005-04-07 - ($1000?) -Database Manager

2019-11-02 - Between 1930 and the 1960's, various improvements were made to the organ. Tremolo units were added, and a sheetrock wall was installed between the organ's two main divisions, including sets of swell shades. In 1967, a set of Mass-Rowe chimes were given to the church in memory of Mr. Ira Victor King, a long-time member of the Chancel Choir and active leader in the church. The chimes were playable from a separate keyboard attached to the organ. The instrument was extensively rebuilt in 1980 by a Schudi Pipe Organ Company (information supplied by the church's archives). -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from Larry Covington. Source: Console 2018-07-20

Temple, TX
First Methodist Church

Organ by Henry Pilcher's Sons

Great
8'  Open Diapason
8'  Melodia
8'  Dulciana
4'  Octave
8'  Harmonic Tuba
    Tremolo
    Cathedral Chimes

Swell
16' Bourdon
8'  English Diapason
8'  Stopped Diapason
8'  Salicional
8'  Vox Celeste
8'  Aeoline
4'  Harmonic Flute
2'  Flautino
8'  Oboe Horn
    Tremolo

Pedal
16' Subbass
16' Bourdon
8'  Flute
8'  Dolce Flute

Documents

A Brief History of the Pipe Organs in First United Methodist Church, Temple Narrative history -Database Manager
Pilcher Organs Summary of Pilcher Sources by Soosie Schmitt -Database Manager

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#64632†* - Schudi Organ Co. (1983)