Better Pipe Organ Database

Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1571 (1967)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
5 Oak Street
Asheville, NC

Images

2017-07-27 - Console (Photograph by Tanner Gough/Database Manager)

2017-07-27 - Church Interior with Pipe Facade (Photograph by Tanner Gough/Database Manager)

2016-10-24 - Chancel and Pipe Display (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-10-24 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Display (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-10-24 - Chancel, Pipe Display, and Chandelier (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-10-24 - Church exterior, front (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-10-24 - Church exterior, side (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2016-10-24 - Dome and Chandelier (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2012-06-14 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Displays (Photograph by Lawrence T. Sprinkle/Database Manager)

2012-06-14 - Console (Photograph by Lawrence T. Sprinkle/Database Manager)

2012-06-15 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Lawrence T. Sprinkle/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
34 stops
46 registers
4 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 Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb 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

2012-06-17 - Updated through online information from Lawrence T Sprinkle. -Database Manager

Stoplist

from console and our maintenance files Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Asheville, North Carolina
First Baptist Church

Reuter Organ Company   Opus 1571   1967       3 manuals, 34 stops, 42 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                          POSITIV ORGAN
     16' Sub Principal         61          8' Gedeckt               61
      8' Principal             61          8' Gemshorn              61 *
      8' Bourdon               61          8' Gemshorn Celeste (TC) 49 *
      4' Octave                61          4' Nachthorn             61
      4' Spillflöte            61          2' Spitz Principal       61
      2' Fifteenth             61      1-1/3' Quint                 61
     IV  Fourniture           244         II  Cymbal               122
         Chimes                            8' Krummhorn             61
         Great 16'                            Tremulant
         Great  4'                            Harp 
         Unison Off                           Positiv 16'
                                              Positiv  4'
         SWELL ORGAN                          Unison Off
      8' Geigen Principal      61
      8' Rohrflöte             61             PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Viole de Gamba        61         32' Acoustic Bourdon      --
      8' Viole Celeste (TC)    49         16' Principal             32
      4' Principal             61         16' Bourdon               32
      4' Hohlflöte             61         16' Sub Principal         GT
  2-2/3' Nasard                61          8' Octave                32
      2' Blockflöte            61          8' Bourdon               12
  1-3/5' Tierce                61          8' Sub Principal         GT
    III  Mixture              183          4' Choral Bass           32
     16' Fagotto               12          4' Bourdon               12
      8' Fagotto               61          2' Bourdon               12
      8' Trompette             61        III  Mixture               96
      4' Clarion               61         32' Fagotto               pf
         Tremulant                        16' Bombarde              32
         Swell 16'                        16' Fagotto               SW
         Swell  4'                         8' Fagotto               SW
         Unison Off                        8' Bombarde              12
                                           4' Fagotto               SW

                                           *  enclosed with Swell


[Received from Lawrence T. Sprinkle  2012-06-16]

Documents

(1970-03-29) Will Headlee Organ Recital First Baptist Asheville NC 1970 Asheville Citizen-Times article announcing a Will Headlee organ recital at First Baptist Church, Asheville NC on 4/3/1970 -Craig Otto