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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1029 (1953)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
Meridian, MS

Images

1953-11-01 - Chancel, Console, and Chamber Grillework (Photograph courtesy of the Reuter Organ Company/Database Manager)

2017-10-30 - Church exterior (Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
44 stops
51 registers
6 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
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

2012-12-03 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> March 1954 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Meridian, Mississippi
       First Baptist Church

       Reuter   Op. 142   1925   3/30
       Reuter   Op. 1029  1953   4/47
       ___________________________________________________

       GREAT (enclosed)               SWELL
    8' Open Diapason   73         16' Lieblich Gedeckt  73  
    8' Doppelflote     73          8' Geigen Diapason   73
    8' Gamba           73          8' Stopped Diapason  73
    8' Gemshorn        73          8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
    4' Octave          73 r        8' Salicional        73
    4' Harmonic Flute  73          8' Voix Celeste      73
   II  Grave Mixture  122 n        8' Aeoline           73
    8' Tuba            73 r        4' Principal         73 n
       Tremolo            n        4' Flauto Traverso   73
       Sub                         4' Violina           73
       Unison Off                  2' Flautino          61
       Super                     III  Plein Jeu        183 n
       Chimes          EC          8' Trumpet           73 n
                                   4' Oboe Clarion      73 r
       CHOIR                          Tremolo
    8' Violin Diapason 73             Sub
    8' Melodia         73             Unison Off
    8' Dulciana        73             Super
    8' Unda Maris      61
    4' Flute d'Amour   73             ECHO
2 2/3' Nazard          61 n        8' Rohrflote         73 n
    2' Blockflote      61 n        8' Viol Aetheria     73 n
1 3/5' Tierce          61 n        8' Vox Angelica      61 n
    8' Clarinet        73          4' Chimney Flute     -- n
    8' Cromorne        73 n        8' Vox Humana        73
       Tremolo                        Tremolo
       Sub                            Chimes            25
       Unison Off                     Echo ON, Solo OFF
       Super                          Echo ON, Choir OFF
       Harp            pf
                                      PEDAL
       SOLO                       32' Resultant Bass    --
    8' Cello           73 n       16' Diapason          32
    8' Cello Celeste   73 n       16' Bourdon           32
    4' Hohl Flute      73 n       16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    8' Bombarde        73 n        8' Octave            32 n
    8' French Horn     73 n        8' Flute             12
       Tremolo                     8' Cello  (Gamba)    GT
       Sub                     5 1/3' Twelfth            7 n
       Unison Off                  4' Choral Bass        5 n
       Super                      16' Trombone          pf
                                   8' Tromba            pf
                                   4' Clarion           pf

    n  new pipework and/or parts   r  revoiced at factory

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield December 1, 2012]

Documents

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

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#19845 - Reuter Organ Co. Opus 142 (1925)