2012-09-29 - Church exterior (Photograph by UNOBUDO ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fairmount_Church_(SE_Sideview).JPG ), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2005-11-24 - Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005. -Database Manager
2021-04-19 - The church was built specifically for Fairmount College, now Wichita State. Services have not been held at Fairmount United Church of Christ on the corner of Fairmount and 16th streets since the building was closed for structural repairs in November 2018. -Jim Stettner
Source: Stoplist taken from the console.
Wichita, Kansas
Fairmount U.C.C.
REUTER ORGAN CO., Opus 1387, 1962 - Original Specifications
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive) PEDAL (Expressive
16 Gemshorn (tc) 8 Gedackt 16 Bourdon
8 Principal 8 Gemshorn 8 Octave
8 Gedackt 4 Principal 8 Gedackt
8 Gemshorn 4 Gemshorn 8 Gemshorn
4 Octave 2 2/3 Gedackt Quint 4 Super Octave
4 Gedackt 2 Gedackt 8 Hautbois
2 2/3 Gemshorn Twelfth 1 3/5 Gemshorn Tierce 4 Clairon
2 Gemshorn Fifteenth Tremulant
16 Contre Hautbois (tc)
8 Hautbois
4 Hautbois
Chimes
STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
16 Bourdon (Ped) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedackt.
16 Gemshorn (Gt) –- From the 8' Gemshorn. Tenor C.
8 Principal (Gt) 61
8 Octave (Ped) –- Same as the 8' Principal.
8 Gedackt (Sw/Gt/Ped) 61
8 Gemshorn (Sw/Gt/Ped) 61
4 Octave (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Principal.
4 Principal (Sw) –- Same as the 4' Octave.
4 Super Octave (Ped) –- Same as the 4' Octave.
4 Gedackt (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Gedackt.
4 Gemshorn (Sw) 12 Extension of the 8' Gemshorn.
2 2/3 Gedackt Quint (Sw) 7 Extension of the 8' Gedackt.
2 2/3 Gemshorn Twelfth (Gt) 7 Extension of the 8' Gemshorn.
2 Gedackt (Sw) 5 Extension of the 8' Gedackt.
2 Gemshorn Fifteenth (Gt) 5 Extension of the 8' Gemshorn.
1 3/5 Gemshorn Tierce (Sw) –- From the Gemshorn unit.
16 Contre Hautbois (Gt) –- From the 8' Hautbois. Tenor C.
8 Hautbois (Gt/Ped) 61
4 Hautbois (Gt) 12 Extension of the 8' Hautbois.
4 Clairon (Ped) –- Same as the 4' Hautbois.
Tremulant (Sw) Affects the entire instrument.
Chimes (Gt) (20) Compass: A 22 – e 41.
PIPE SUMMARY
Bourdon Principal Gemshorn Hautbois
97 pipes 73 pipes 85 pipes 73 pipes
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
None None
PEDAL MOVEMENTS TOE STUDS
Expression (bal.) None
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P unit VOICES: 4 STOPS: 26 RANKS: 4 PIPES: 328
(inc. chimes)
NOTES
Behind a red curtain gracing the sanctuary’s front balcony, a swellbox encloses
the pipes and chimes. The action is electro- pneumatic; the flue pipes speak
with closed-toes and moderate nicking; the console reposes on the balcony’s
left (Gospel) side. In 2019, on Good Friday, the church held its final service
— and closed.
Sources: Reuter opus list; Dr. Ronald Swedlund; extant organ
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