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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 215 (1926)

Westport Avenue Presbyterian Church
201 Westport Rd.
Kansas City, MO

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1995-06-21 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

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2005-11-24 - Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005. -Database Manager

2012-03-13 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- According to a letter sent March 10, 2012 from Westwood, Kansas resident Tom Taylor to Seattle, Washington resident Michael Way - this organ was dedicated by Louis Vierne. -Database Manager

2023-01-17 - Rebuild, new console and tonal changes by Wicks in 1962; destroyed on December 29, 2011 when the roof of the 1904 stone building was set on fire by a workman's welding torch repairing an HVAC unit. Also destroyed were the Christian Education building and the Kansas City Foundation building next door with a loss of much historical material. -Jeff Scofield


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Source: From THE DIAPASON November 1926

       Kansas City, Missouri
       Westport Ave. Presbyterian Church

       Reuter   Op. 215   1926   3/30
       _____________________________________________

       GREAT                     CHOIR
   16' Double Diapason  73   16' Contra Viole     73
    8' Major Diapason   73    8' Diapason         GT
    8' Minor Diapason   73    8' Violoncello      GT
    8' Violoncello      73    8' Quintadena       73
    8' Clarabella       73    8' Concert Flute    73
    8' Grossflöte    PD 41    8' Dulcet           GT
    8' Dulciana         73    8' Unda Maris       61
    4' Octave           73    4' Flute            GT
    4' Flute Harmonic   73    8' Clarinet         73
    8' Harmonic Tuba    73       Harp             49

       SWELL                     ECHO
   16' Bourdon          61    8' Diapason         73
    8' English Diapason 73    8' Waldflöte        73
    8' Stopped Diapason 12    8' Viole Aetheria   73
    8' Viol d'Orchestre 73    8' Vox Angelica     61
    8' Viole Celeste    61    8' Vox Humana       61
    8' Flauto Dolce     73       Chimes           20
    8' Aeoline          73 
    4' Violina          73       PEDAL
    4' Flute d'Amour    12   32' Acoustic Bass    --
2 2/3' Nasard            7   16' Double Diapason  32
    2' Flautino          5   16' Bourdon          32
    8' Cornopean        73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    8' Oboe Bassoon     73   16' Violone          CH
    8' Synthetic Horn  syn    8' Major Flute (DD) 12
                              8' Cello            GT
                              8' Dolce Flute      SW
                              8' Tromba           GT

      [Received from Jeff Scofield January 17, 2023]

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