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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1725 (1970)

Images

2010-11-19 - Church exterior (Daniel Case, via Wikipedia/Jeff Scofield)

2016-03-16 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-09-10 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-01-25 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Organ and exposed pipes (Stephen St-Denis/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
• 2 manuals
• 28 stops
• 18 registers
• 3 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 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

2012-10-08 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from dedication program courtesy of Frederick Swann Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Litchfield, Connecticut
     First Congregational Church
 
     Reuter   Op. 1725   1970    2/21
     _________________________________________________________________

     GREAT                   SWELL                     PEDAL
  8' Principal  61       16' Rohrflöte       61    16' Subbass      32
  8' Spitzflöte 61        8' Rohrflöte       12    16' Rohrgedeckt  12 SW
  4' Octave     61        8' Viole de Gambe  61     8' Octave       32
  4' Rohrflöte  SW        8' Viole Celeste   49     8' Rohrflöte    SW
  2' Fifteenth  61        4' Principal       61     4' Super Octave 12
III  Mixture   183        4' Koppelflöte     61     4' Rohrflöte    SW
     Sub              2 2/3' Nasard          61    16' Fagotto      SW
     Unison Off           2' Blockflöte      61     8' Fagotto      SW
     Super            1 3/5' Tierce          61     4' Fagotto      SW
                         II  Mixture        122
                         16' Fagotto         61
                          8' Trompette       61
                          4' Clarion Fagotto 24
                             Tremolo
                             Sub
                             Unison Off
                             Super

            [Received online from Jeff Scofield July 15, 2012]     Litchfield, Connecticut
     First Congregational Church

     Reuter   Op. 1725   1970   2/21
     ___________________________________________________________________
   
     GREAT                     SWELL                     PEDAL
  8' Principal   61        16' Rohrflote       61    16' Subbass      32
* 8' Spitzflote  61         8' Rohrflote       12    16' Rohrgedeckt  SW
  4' Octave      61         8' Viole de Gambe  61     8' Octave       32
  4' Rohrflote   SW         8' Viole Celeste   49     8' Rohrflote    SW
  2' Fifteenth   61         4' Principal       61     4' Super Octave 12
III  Mixture    183         4' Koppelflote     61     4' Rohrflote    SW
     Sub                2 2/3' Nasard          61    16' Fagotto      SW
     Unison Off             2' Blockflote      61     8' Fagotto      SW
     Super              1 3/5' Tierce          61     4' Fagotto      SW
     Chimes      pf        II  Mixture        122
                           16' Fagotto         61
  *  enclosed in SW         8' Trompette       61
                            4' Clarion Fagotto 24
                               Tremolo
                               Sub
                               Unison Off
                               Super

            [Received online from Jeff Scofield October 7, 2012]

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

     Litchfield, Connecticut
     First Congregational Church
 
     Reuter   Op. 1725   1970    2/21
     _________________________________________________________________

     GREAT                   SWELL                     PEDAL
  8' Principal  61       16' Rohrflöte       61    16' Subbass      32
  8' Spitzflöte 61        8' Rohrflöte       12    16' Rohrgedeckt  12 SW
  4' Octave     61        8' Viole de Gambe  61     8' Octave       32
  4' Rohrflöte  SW        8' Viole Celeste   49     8' Rohrflöte    SW
  2' Fifteenth  61        4' Principal       61     4' Super Octave 12
III  Mixture   183        4' Koppelflöte     61     4' Rohrflöte    SW
     Sub              2 2/3' Nasard          61    16' Fagotto      SW
     Unison Off           2' Blockflöte      61     8' Fagotto      SW
     Super            1 3/5' Tierce          61     4' Fagotto      SW
                         II  Mixture        122
                         16' Fagotto         61
                          8' Trompette       61
                          4' Clarion Fagotto 24
                             Tremolo
                             Sub
                             Unison Off
                             Super

            [Received online from Jeff Scofield July 15, 2012]     Litchfield, Connecticut
     First Congregational Church

     Reuter   Op. 1725   1970   2/21
     ___________________________________________________________________
   
     GREAT                     SWELL                     PEDAL
  8' Principal   61        16' Rohrflote       61    16' Subbass      32
* 8' Spitzflote  61         8' Rohrflote       12    16' Rohrgedeckt  SW
  4' Octave      61         8' Viole de Gambe  61     8' Octave       32
  4' Rohrflote   SW         8' Viole Celeste   49     8' Rohrflote    SW
  2' Fifteenth   61         4' Principal       61     4' Super Octave 12
III  Mixture    183         4' Koppelflote     61     4' Rohrflote    SW
     Sub                2 2/3' Nasard          61    16' Fagotto      SW
     Unison Off             2' Blockflote      61     8' Fagotto      SW
     Super              1 3/5' Tierce          61     4' Fagotto      SW
     Chimes      pf        II  Mixture        122
                           16' Fagotto         61
  *  enclosed in SW         8' Trompette       61
                            4' Clarion Fagotto 24
                               Tremolo
                               Sub
                               Unison Off
                               Super

            [Received online from Jeff Scofield October 7, 2012]

Documents

• (1969-03-21) Factory specifications, Reuter Organ Co. via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield
• (1971-10-03) Dedication program, via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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