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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 828 (1948)

First Baptist Church [2nd building]: Sanctuary
508 Third Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ

Images

2013-05-26 - Church exterior (Photograph by Ginny Helm, via church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-04-02 - Church interior and façade pipes (Photograph by Beth Widmer, via church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
18 stops
32 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

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

2011-08-31 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuilt by Foley-Baker in 2003. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> October 1948 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Asbury Park, New Jersey
       First Baptist Church

       Reuter   Op. 828   1948   3/20
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT                        SWELL
    8' Diapason        73       16' Rohrbourdon     12
    8' Principal Flute 73        8' Geigen Diapason 73
    8' Gemshorn        73        8' Rohrflöte       73
    4' Octave          73        8' Salicional      73
    4' Flauto Traverso 73        8' Voix Celeste    61
  III  Mixture        183        4' Chimney Flute   12
       Sub                   2 2/3' Rohrnasat        7
       Unison Off                2' Flautino         5
       Super                     8' Trumpet         73
       Chimes          25        8' Flugel Horn     73
                                 8' Vox Humana      61
       CHOIR                        Tremolo
    8' Viola           73           Sub
    8' Spitzflöte      73           Unison Off
    8' Flute Celeste   61           Super
    4' Flute           12
2 2/3' Nazard           7           PEDAL
    2' Piccolo          5       16' Subbass         32
1 3/5' Tierce          --       16' Gemshorn        12 GT
    8' Clarinet        73       16' Gedeckt         SW
       Tremulant                 8' Gross Gedeckt   12
       Sub                       8' Gemshorn        GT
       Unison Off                8' Still Gedeckt   SW
       Super                     4' Flute           12

 [Received online from Jeff Scofield September 1, 2011]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON October 1948 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield