Better Pipe Organ Database

Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1598 (1967)

Simpson College: Smith Memorial Chapel
Indianola, IA

Images

Unknown - Console and facade pipes (Reuter Organ Co. promotional photo, courtesy of Max Mayse (1967)/Database Manager)

2015 - Chapel interior to rear (Simpson College/Jeff Scofield)

2019-07-27 - Chapel exterior (Paul R. Burley/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
54 stops
43 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 Combination Pistons
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

2012-08-15 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- State Trumpet installed c.1999 by area Reuter rep Larry Krusie with pipes supplied by Reuter. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

     Indianola, Iowa
     Simpson College
     Smith Memorial Chapel

     Reuter   Op. 1598   1967   3/51
     ___________________________________________________

     Stoplist courtesy of the Reuter Organ Co.

     GREAT                           SWELL
 16' Sub Principal    61 a       16' Lieblichflöte    61
  8' Principal        61          8' Rohrflöte        61
  8' Spitzprincipal   12 a        8' Salicional       61
  8' Bourdon          61          8' Celeste          54
  4' Octave           61          4' Spitzprincipal   61
  4' Spitzprincipal   12 a        4' Hohlflöte        61
  4' Spillflöte       61      2 2/3' Nasard           61
  2' Fifteenth        61          2' Blockflöte       61
 IV  Mixture         244      1 3/5' Tierce           61
  8' Trumpet          61        III  Scharf          183
     Sub                         16' Fagotto          61
     Unison Off                   8' Trompette        61
     Super                        8' Oboe             61
                                  4' Fagotto Clarion  12
     PEDAL                           Tremolo
 32' Acoustic Bourdon --             Sub
 16' Principal        32             Unison Off
 16' Subbass          32             Super
 16' Sub Principal    GT
 16' Lieblichflöte    SW             POSITIV (unenclosed)
  8' Octave           32          8' Nasonflöte       61
  8' Gedeckt          32          8' Gemshorn         61 b
  8' Spitzprincipal   GT          8' Gemshorn Celeste 54 b
  8' Lieblichflöte    SW          4' Principal        61
  4' Choral Bass      32          4' Koppelflöte      61
  4' Spitzprincipal   GT          2' Principal        61
  4' Koppelflöte      32      1 1/3' Larigot          61
  2' Waldflöte        32          1' Sifflöte         61
III  Mixture          96         II  Sesquialtera    122
 16' Bombarde         32         II  Zimbel          122
 16' Fagotto          SW          8' Krummhorn        61
  8' Bombarde         12             Tremolo
  8' Fagotto          SW             Sub
  4' Hautbois         32             Unison Off
                                     Super

  a  not affected by couplers
  b  enclosed with Swell

       [Received from Jeff Scofield August 10, 2012]

Documents

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