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Holtkamp Organ Co. (1982)

First Presbyterian Church
301 North Center Street
Longview, TX

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2024-06-22 - Chancel with organ case/facade (Mark Fischer/Mark Fischer)

2024-06-22 - Organ case/facade (Mark Fischer/Jim Stettner)

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2004-10-30 - Stoplist in Richmond. -Database Manager


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First Presbyterian Church									Longview, TX											Builder:		Holtkamp Organ Company								Year:		1982											Opus:		1970											No. of manuals:	2											No. stops:	24											No. ranks:	30											No. pipes:	1,562			
Specification
GREAT	ORGAN						SWELL ORGAN
	8’	Principal	61 pipes		8’	Gamba			61 pipes
	8’	Rohrgedackt	61   “			8’	Voix Celeste(T.C.)	49    “	
	4’	Octave		61  “			8’	Copula			61  “
	4’	Open Flute	61  “			4’	Rohrflote		61  “
	2’	Doublette	61  “			2’	Principal		61  “
	II	Cornet	(T.C.)	98  “			1-1/3’	Larigot			61  “
	IV	Mixture		244  “			III	Scharf			183  “
	8’	Trumpet	61  “	                        8’	Schalmey		61  “
								Tremolo
PEDAL ORGAN
	16’	Subbass	        32 pipes
	8’	Octave		32   “
	8’	Flute		32   “
	4’	Choralbass	32  “
	II	Rauschpfeife	64  “
	16’	Fagott		32  “
	4’	Schalmey	32  “


Summary

2 manuals, 24 stops,  30 ranks,  1,562 pipes
Mechanical key action, electric stop action, solid state combination action			
(8 general pistons, 4 each Great, Swell, and Pedal, General Cancel, Full Organ)
Organ designed by Walter Holtkamp of the Holtkamp Organ Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 
in consultation	 with James C. Smith, Jr. and Stephen Farrow.
The organ was given to the church to the glory of God and in loving memory of Mr. 
and Mrs. Bluford Walter Crain by Ann Lacy Crain. The instrument was installed in 
February and March of 1982, and was dedicated in a service of dedication and 
thanksgiving on April 25, 1982.  Mr. Farrow played that service and recital music. 	 
The dedicatory recital was played on May 9, 1982 by James Moeser.
 


 [Received from Dr. JuYeon J. Lee 2015-12-22.]

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