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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 918 (1950)

St. John Episcopal Cathedral
318 Silver Avenue SW
Albuquerque, NM

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2019 - Church exterior (Alex Castro/Jeff Scofield)

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Notes

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

2007-07-03 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Pipework incorporated into new Reuter organ, Opus 2210, 2001-2002. -Database Manager

2008-12-13 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- Web site says installed in 1952, not 1950 -- which must be the contract date. -Database Manager


Stoplist

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

       Albuquerque, New Mexico
       St. John's Cathedral, Episcopal

       Reuter   Op. 918   1952   3/25

       The announcement in the April 1948 issue of
       THE DIAPASON indicated 48 ranks with no mention
       of prepared-for stops.  However, only 25 ranks
       were actually installed.  The organ was to be
       entirely enclosed except for the Tuba unit.
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT                       CHOIR
   16' Gemshorn       61       16' Contra Dulciana  61
    8' 1st Diapason   61        8' Geigen Diapason  73
    8' 2nd Diapason   61        8' Concert Flute    73
    8' Hohlflöte      61        8' Viola            73
    8' Gemshorn       12        8' Viola Celeste    73
    4' Octave         61        8' Dulciana         12
    4' Principal      12        8' Erzähler         73
    4' Flöte          12        8' Erzähler Celeste 61
    4' Gemshorn       12        4' Nachthorn        73
2 2/3' Twelfth        61    2 2/3' Nasard           61
    2' Fifteenth      61        2' Piccolo          61
  III  Mixture       183    1 3/5' Tierce           --
       Tremolo                 16' Bassoon          73
       Sub                      8' Clarinet         73
       Unison Off               8' English Horn     73
       Super                       Tremolo
   16' Tuba           tc           Sub
    8' Tuba           61           Unison Off
    4' Tuba Clarion   12           Super
       Chimes         21           Chimes           GT

       SWELL                       PEDAL
   16' Contra Viole   73       32' Resultant        --
    8' Diapason       73       16' Principal        32
    8' Rohrflöte      73       16' Gedeckt          32
    8' Salicional     73       16' Gemshorn         GT
    8' Voix Celeste   73       16' String Bass      SW
    8' Spitzflöte     73       16' Dulciana         CH
    8' Flute Celeste  61   10 2/3' Quinte           --
    4' Principal      73        8' Principal        12
    4' Flute Harmonic 73        8' Cello            --
    4' Violette       73        8' Gemshorn         GT
    2' Flautino       61        8' Dolce Flute      SW
   IV  Plein Jeu     244        8' Dulciana         CH
   16' Fagotto        73        4' Super Octave     12
    8' Trumpet        73        4' Gemshorn         GT
    8' Oboe           73      III  Mixture          96
    4' Clarion        73       32' Fagotto          12 SW
       Tremolo                 16' Trombone         12 GT
       Sub                     16' Fagotto          SW
       Unison Off               8' Tromba           GT
       Super                    8' Fagotto          SW
                                   Chimes           GT

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 7, 2012]

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Albuquerque, New Mexico
       St. John's Cathedral, Episcopal

       Reuter   Op. 918   1950   3/25
       ______________________________________________

       Contrary to the 1948 announcement in THE
       DIAPASON, it appears from the factory specs
       that the following was what was installed.

       GREAT (encl w/CH)             SWELL
   16' Gemshorn         tc       16' Spitz Flute   61
    8' Open Diapason    61        8' Diapason      73
    8' Clarabella       61        8' Rohr Flute    61
    8' Gemshorn         CH        8' Salicional    73
    4' Octave           61        8' Voix Celeste  61
    4' Flute            12        8' Spitz Flute   12
    4' Gemshorn         CH        8' Flute Celeste 61
2 2/3' Twelfth          61        8' Aeoline       73
    2' Fifteenth        61        4' Principal     73
  III  Mixture         183        4' Chimney Flute 12
       Tremolo                    4' Spitz Flute   12
       Sub                    2 2/3' Rohrnasat (SF) 7
       Unison Off                 2' Flautino (SpF) 5
       Super                     16' Trumpet       61
       Chimes           pf        8' Trumpet       12
                                  8' Flugen Horn   73
       CHOIR                      8' Vox Humana    pf
    8' Viola            73        4' Clarion       12
    8' Clarabella       GT           Tremolo
    8' Gemshorn         61           Sub
    8' Gemshorn Celeste 61           Unison Off
    4' Nachthorn        73           Super
    4' Gemshorn         12
2 2/3' Gemshorn 12th     7           PEDAL
    2' Gemshorn 15th     5       32' Resultant     --
1 3/5' Tierce (Gemshrn) --       16' Open Diapason 32
    8' English Horn     73       16' Bourdon       32
       Tremolo                   16' Flauto Dolce  SW
       Sub                   10 2/3' Spitz Quinte  SW
       Unison Off                 8' Octave        12
       Super                      8' Flute         SW
                                  8' Gemshorn      CH
                              5 1/3' Spitz Twelfth SW
                                  4' Super Octave  12
                                  4' Gemshorn      CH
                                 16' Trumpet       SW
                                  8' Trumpet       SW

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield August 8, 2012]

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