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Hall Organ Co.

First Presbyterian Church
Pauls Valley, OK

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
3 divisions
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2005-06-28 - Identified through information in <i>Classified List of Hall Organs</i>, published in 1929 by Hall Organ Co., West Haven, Connecticut. -Database Manager

2018-03-27 - Updated by G.Mark Caldwell, who has heard or played the organ. -Database Manager

2020-10-12 - This writer assisted the organ's maintenance technician to install an electronic swell shade engine to replace the original electro-pneumatic engine in c. 2012. No other changes were made. -Mark Caldwell

Stoplist

Original document from G. Mark Caldwell. Source: Stoplist taken from console 2018-03-26

Pauls Valley, OK
First Presbyterian

Organ by Hall Organ Co. (?)

Great  (unenclosed)

8' Diapason                73 pipes (61 notes play)
8' Dulciana                73 pipes       "
8' Melodia                 73 pipes       "
4' Flute d'Amor            73 pipes       "
Chimes                     21 notes

Swell to Great 16-8-4
Great to Great 16-Unison Off

Swell  (expressive)

8' Horn Diapason           73 pipes (61 notes play)
8' Salicional              73 pipes       "
8' Voix Celeste            49 pipes
8' Stopped Diapason        73 pipes       "
4' Harmonic Flute          73 pipes       "
Tremulant

Swell to Swell 16-4-Unison Off

Pedal

16' Bourdon                 32 pipes
16' Leiblich Gedeckt        32 notes (Poss soft wind for Bourdon?)

Swell to Pedal 8-4 (8' Reversible)(Toe)
Great to Pedal 8-4 (8' Reversible)(Toe)

Combination Action (Poss. Peterson Duo-Set)

Great and Swell Divisionals -- 1 to 5 (Thumb)
Pedal Divisional               1 to 5 (Toe)
General                        1 to 5 (Thumb and Toe)
General Cancel                        (Thumb)
Setter                                (Toe)

Peterson Diode Matrix relay (installation date unknown)
Chests converted to electro-mechanical (D-E) (installation date unknown)

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