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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 939 (1950)

Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church
370 Campus D.
Arcadia, CA

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

Images

2019 - Balcony where the organ was located (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-02-17 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
10 stops
29 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
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 coupler thumb pistons

Notes

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

2012-10-07 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Organ divided to each side side of gallery window, front by display pipes, panelwork and grilles. -Database Manager

2024-05-19 - Replaced in 2018 by a 3-manual Rodgers at the front of the church. -Jeff Scofield

2025-01-31 - This organ is no longer at Holy Angels Catholic. It had been removed approx. ten years (or more) before the Rodgers was installed in 2018. -Nelson Dodge

Stoplist

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

       Arcadia, California
       Holy Angels R. C. Church
   
       Reuter   Op. 939   1950   3/10
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT (encl w/CH)             CHOIR
    8' Open Diapason   73         8' Diapason       12 GT
    8' Flute           CH         8' Forest Flute   61
    4' Octave          73         8' Dulciana       61
    4' Harmonic Flute  SW         8' Unda Maris     49
2 2/3' Nazard          --         4' Flute Harmonic 12
    2' Fifteenth       --         4' Dulcet         12
    2' Flautino        SW     2 2/3' Quint           7
       Sub                        2' Dulce           5
       Super                  1 3/5' Tierce  (Dulc) --
                              1 1/3' Larigot (Dulc) --
       SWELL                      1' Block Flute (Dulc) --
    8' Geigen Diapason 73            Tremolo
    8' Gedackt         61            Sub
    8' Salicional      73            Unison Off
    8' Voix Celeste    49            Super
    4' Flute d'Amour   12
    8' Trumpet         73            PEDAL
       Tremolo                   16' Violone        12 GT/CH
       Sub                       16' Bourdon        12 SW
       Unison Off                 8' Octave         GT
       Super                      8' Flute          SW
                                  8' Dulciana       CH

    DISPLAY CASE:  To enclose the front and two sides of
       organ. Front case to be combination of panelwork,
       display pipes and grille; size approximately
       21'6" wide by average of 13' high. Side cases to
       be of plain panelwork, each approximately
       5'10" wide by 11'5" high.
    EXPRESSION ENCLOSURES:  The organ to be in two
       expressive divisions, enclosed in wood expression
       enclosures to be furnished by The Reuter Organ Co.

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield October 10, 2012]

Documents

Factory specifications, Reuter Organ Co. via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield