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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 143 (1987)

First Christian Church: Sanctuary
1000 Kentucky
Lawrence, KS

Images

Unknown - Chancel and Pipe Display (Photograph by Max Mayse, 2014/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
20 stops
29 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-10-19 - Identified through on-line information from Max Mayse. -- Originally built 1925; console replaced 1977; new exposed Great Principals 1981; completely rebuilt and expanded 1987. -Database Manager

2005-11-22 - Originally installed in 1925; new Reuter console in 1975; exposed Great installed by Reuter in 1981; rebuilt and enlarged by Reuter in 1987. -Database Manager

2006-06-08 - Updated through on-line information from Max Mayse. -- Corrected opus number. Should be 143, not 147 -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist provided by Max Mayse Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Lawrence, Kansas
     First Christian Church

     Reuter   Op. 143   1925
     Reuter   Op. 143   1975  new console
     Reuter   Op. 143   1981  new Great division
     Reuter   Op. 143   1987  rebuilt and enlarged
     ________________________________________________________________________     

     GREAT                        SWELL                       PEDAL

   8' Principal    61 a       16' Gedeckt        61       32' Bourdon    elec
   8' Bourdon      61 b        8' Gedeckt        12       32' Gedeckt    elec
   8' Dulciana     61          8' Viole          61       16' Bourdon      32
   8' Unda Maris   49 tc       8' Viole Celeste  49 tc    16' Gedeckt      SW
   4' Octave       61 a        4' Principal      61 b      8' Octave       32
   4' Koppelflöte  61 b        4' Harmonic Flute 61        8' Bourdon      12
 III  Mixture     183 a    2 2/3' Nasard         61 b      8' Gedeckt      SW
   8' Krummhorn    61 b        2' Blockflöte     61 b      4' Octave       12
      Tremulant            1 3/5' Tierce         61 b      4' Bourdon      12
      Sub                      8' Trompette      61 b     16' Trompette 12 SW b
      Unison Off               8' Oboe           61        8' Trompette    SW
      Super                       Tremulant                4' Trompette    SW
      Chimes       21             Sub                         Cymbelstern
  16' Swell to Great              Unison Off               8' Great to Pedal
   8' Swell to Great              Super                    4' Great to Pedal
   4' Swell to Great                                       8' Swell to Pedal
                                                           4' Swell to Pedal 
   a  exposed stops, added in 1981
   b  added in 1987

                  [Received from Max Mayse August 28, 2016]

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