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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 983 (1951)

First Christian Church: Sanctuary
650 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN

Images

1988-09-04 - Console (Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
28 stops
14 registers
3 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe 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

2006-04-26 - Updated through on-line information from William Barger. -- This information represents the organ as completed (the Choir division was installed) in approximately 1955. -- All divisions had 73-note chests--a feature that Dyer did not retain. -Database Manager

2006-05-18 - Rebuild by Randall Dyer with 12 new ranks. -Database Manager

2007-04-28 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2012-11-12 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     Chattanooga, Tennessee
     First Christian Church

     Reuter   Op. 983   1951   3/16
     _________________________________________________
       
     GREAT (enclosed)              SWELL
  8' Diapason         61       16' Flute Conique    tc
  8' Claribel Flute   61        8' Geigen Diapason  73
  8' Viola            61        8' Rohrfloete       73
  8' Gemshorn         61        8' Viole de Gambe   73
  4' Octave           61        8' Viole Celeste    61
  4' Flauto Traverso  12        8' Spitzfloete      73
III  Mixture         183        4' Geigen Principal 73
     Tremolo                    4' Chimney Flute    12 Rohrfloete
     Sub                        4' Spitzfloete      12
     Unison Off                 4' Violina          --
     Super                  2 2/3' Nasard           -- Spitzfloete
     Chimes (Maas)    21        2' Flautino         -- spitzfloete
                                8' Trompette        73
     CHOIR (prepared)           8' Oboe Horn       syn
  8' Violin Diapason            8' Vox Humana       pf
  8' Concert Flute              4' Clarion          12
  8' Dulciana                      Tremolo
  8' Unda Maris                    Sub
  4' Flute d'Amour                 Unison Off
  8' Clarinet                      Super
     Tremolo
     Sub                           PEDAL
     Unison Off                16' Diapason         pf
     Super                     16' Major Bass       32 wood
                               16' Bourdon          12 GT Claribel
                               16' Rohrbordun       12 SW
                                8' Octave           pf
                                8' Major Flute      12 Claribel Fl
                                8' Rohrfloete       SW
                                8' Cello            SW Viole de G
                               16' Bombarde         pf
                                   Chimes           GT

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield November 11, 2012]

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