Better Pipe Organ Database

Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1679 (1969)

Central United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
1875 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Unknown - Pipework (Reuter Organ Co. promotional photo, courtesy of Max Mayse (1969)/Database Manager)

Unknown - Church exterior (Postcard in collection of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1984-09-09 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1969-03-21 - Chancel, Console, and Pipe Display (Reuter Promotional Image; provided by T. Daniel Hancock/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
28 stops
41 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/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

2008-03-04 - Updated through online information from Homer A. Ferguson III. -- The organ was removed by Elsener Organ Works January 21-25, 2008. The organ was sold to Our Lady of Fatima in Jackson Heights, New York -Database Manager

2012-08-20 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The American Organist</i> and from console c.1985 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Phoenix, Arizona
    Central United Methodist Church

    Reuter   Op. 1679   1969   3/32
    _____________________________________________________

    GREAT                             SWELL
16' Violone          61           16' Rohrflöte        12
 8' Open Diapason    61            8' Rohrflöte        61
 8' Principale       12            8' Viola Pomposa    61
 8' Hohlflöte        61            8' Viola Celeste    49
 4' Octave           61            8' Flauto Dolce     pf
 4' Spitzflöte       61            8' Flute Celeste    pf
 2' Fifteenth        61            4' Principal        61
IV  Mixture         244            4' Harmonic Flute   pf
 8' Trumpet          61        2 2/3' Nasard           61
    Sub                            2' Blockflöte       61
    Unison Off                 1 3/5' Tierce           61
    Super                        III  Mixture         183
 8' Festival Trumpet CH           16' Trumpet          tc
    Chimes                         8' Trumpet          61
                                   4' Clarion          61
    PEDAL                             Tremulant
32' Resultant        --               Sub
16' Principal        32               Unison Off
16' Bourdon          32               Super
16' Violone          GT
16' Rohrflötenbass   SW               CHOIR-POSITIV
 8' Octave           12            8' Gedeckt          61
 8' Principal        GT            8' Gemshorn         61
 8' Rohrflöte        SW            8' Gemshorn Celeste 49
 4' Choralbass       32            4' Nachthorn        61
 4' Koppelflöte      pf            2' Principal        61
 2' Waldflöte        pf        1 1/3' Larigot          pf
IV  Mixture          pf           IV  Mixture          pf
16' Posaune          12 GT         8' Clarinet         61
 8' Posaune          GT               Tremulant
 4' Posaune          GT            8' Festival Trumpet 61
                                      Sub
                                      Unison Off
                                      Super

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield August 18, 2012]

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