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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1497 (1966)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary; front
628 Church St.
Alva, OK

Images

2017-01-06 - Console during removal in January 2017 (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-01-01 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-01-01 - Console: toe studs (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-01-01 - Console: Pedal stops (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-01-01 - Console: Swell stops (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-01-01 - Console: Great stops (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-01-01 - Console: stops, manuals, pistons from treble end (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-01-01 - Console: stops, manuals, pistons from bass end (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2017-01-01 - Console (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Unknown - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, Pipe Facade, and Chamber Grillework ((2014) Photograph by Andrew Schaeffer/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
11 stops
22 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb 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

2015-02-09 - Updated through online information from Andrew Schaeffer. -- Dr. Marilyn Mason grew up as a parishioner of First Presbyterian Church and her mother was the organist. Dr. Mason took her first lessons at this church and helped design the present instrument. The church has recently started an annual organ recital series in her honor. -Database Manager

2022-10-21 - In 2017, the organ as converted by Reuter to solid state controls with some tonal additions and modifications. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist taken from the console October 14, 2014

Alva, Oklahoma
First Presbyterian Church

Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1497, 1966


       GREAT
8'     Principal                 61
8'     Bourdon                   61
4'     Octave                    61
2'     Hohl Flote                61
III    Mixture                  183
       Chimes            [prep]  --

Great to Great 16'
Great Unison Off
Great to Great 4'


       SWELL (Expressive)
8'     Gedackt                   61
8'     Gemshorn                  61
8'     Gemshorn Celeste    (GG)  54
4'     Principal                 61
4'     Gedackt                   12
2 2/3' Nazard                     7
2'     Gedackt                    5
8'     Trompette                 61
4'     Clarion                   12
       Tremulant

Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'


       PEDAL
16'    Principal           (Gt)  12
16'    Bourdon             (Sw)  12
8'     Octave                    32
8'     Gedackt             (Sw)  --
4'     Gedackt             (Sw)  --
2'     Gedackt             (Sw)  --
8'     Trompette           (Sw)  --
4'     Clarion             (Sw)  --


       COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal                  8,4
Great to Pedal                  8,4

Swell to Great               16,8,4


       FINGER PISTONS
General                       1 - 3
Swell                         1 - 3
  Sw. to Ped.                 (rev)
Great                         1 - 3
  Gt. to Ped.                 (rev)


       PISTON COUPLERS
Ped to Man [Combons]  (Sw)   On/Off
Ped to Man [Combons]  (Gt)   On/Off


       TOE STUDS
General                       1 - 3
Pedal                         1 - 3
Swell to Pedal                (rev)
Great to Pedal                (rev)
Full Organ    [unlabeled]     (rev)


       PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression             (bal.)
Crescendo                    (bal.)


[Received from Andrew Schaeffer 2015-12-05.]
[Augmented by James R. Stettner 2022-10-21.]

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