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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 914 (1950)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
215 32nd St.
Newport News, VA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2005-11-02 - Church exterior (Photograph by Chip Clark, via nnhs65.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
33 stops
45 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

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

2012-10-24 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2022-06-22 - The church closed December 31, 2000 and was dissolved shortly thereafter; the organ was relocated. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> February 1951 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Newport News, Virginia
     First Presbyterian Church

     Reuter   Op. 914   1950   3/38 
     _____________________________________________

     GREAT                        CHOIR
 16' Gemshorn        61        8' Concert Flute 73
  8' Diapason        61        8' Viola         73
  8' Doppelflote     61        8' Viola Celeste 61
  8' Gemshorn        12        8' Dulciana      73
  4' Octave          61        8' Unda Maris    61
  4' Waldflote       61        4' Nachthorn     73
 II  Rauschquinte   122    2 2/3' Rohrnasat     61
III  Cymbal         183        2' Piccolo       61
     Tremulant                 8' Clarinet      73
     Sub                          Tremulant
     Unison Off                   Sub
     Super                        Unison Off
     Chimes          pf           Super
                                  Harp          pf
     SWELL                        Blank
 16' Gedeckt         61
  8' Geigen Diapason 73           PEDAL
  8' Chimney Flute   12       32' Bourdon        5
  8' Viola da Gamba  73       16' Diapason      32
  8' Viola Celeste   61       16' Bourdon       32
  8' Spitzflote      73       16' Gemshorn      GT
  8' Flute Celeste   61       16' Gedeckt       SW
  4' Harmonic Flute  73        8' Principal     32
  4' Geigenoctav     73        8' Flute         12
 IV  Plein Jeu      244        8' Gedeckt       SW
 16' Fagotto         61        4' Choralbass    12
  8' Trompette       73       16' Bombarde      pf
  8' Fagotto         12       16' Fagotto       SW
  8' Vox Humana      61        8' Bombarde      pf
  4' Clarion         73        8' Fagotto       SW
     Sub
     Unison Off
     Blank
     Blank
     Super

    [Received from Jeff Scofield  October 22, 2012]

Documents

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

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