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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1752 (1971)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
310 5th Street SE
Cedar Rapids, IA

Images

2018 - Church exterior (Photograph by Amy H, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2009-12-26 - Pipe Facade (Photograph by Neil Marple/Database Manager)

2009-12-26 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Neil Marple/Database Manager)

2009-12-26 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Pipe Facade (Photograph by Neal Marple/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
42 stops
59 registers
5 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: Computerized/Digital
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

2006-01-19 - Updated through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: Retained six ranks from E. M. Skinner Opus 486, which it replaced. -Database Manager

2010-04-30 - Updated through online information from Neal Marple. -- Digital stops by Peterson, Midi interface and playback -Database Manager

2014-07-15 - Updated through online information from Neal Marple. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist provided by Neal Marple Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Cedar Rapids, Iowa
     First Presbyterian Church

     Reuter   Op. 1752   1971   3/50
     ________________________________________________

     GREAT                         SWELL
 16' Violone         61        16' Rohrflute          61
 16' Quintaton       61         8' Rohrflute          12
  8' Principal       61         8' Viola              61
  8' Bourdon         61         8' Viola Celeste   tc 49
  8' Erzähler        61         4' Spitzprincipal     61
  4' Octave          61         4' Hohlflöte          61
  4' Koppelflöte     61     2 2/3' Nazard             61
  2' Fifteenth       61         2' Blockflöte         61
 IV  Mixture        244     1 3/5' Tierce             61
     Sub                      III  Scharff           183
     Unison Off                16' Fagott     L/2     12
     Super                      8' Trompette          61
 16' Trumpet         CH         8' Oboe               61
  8' Trumpet         CH         4  Fagott             24
  4' Trumpet         CH            Tremolo
     Chimes                        Sub
     Cymbalstern                   Unison Off
     MIDI to Great                 Super
                                   MIDI to Swell
     PEDAL                      
 32' Contre Bourdon  dg            CHOIR  
 16' Principal       32         8' Gedeckt            61
 16' Bourdon         32         8' Spitzflute         61
 16' Violone         GT         8' Spitzflute Celeste 61
 16' Quintaton       GT         4' Nachthorn          61
 16' Rohrflute       SW         2' Principal          61
  8' Octave          32     1 1/3' Larigot            61
  8' Bourdon         12        II  Zimbel            122
  8' Violone         GT         8' Krummhorn          61
  8' Rohrflute       SW            Tremulant
  4' Choral Bass     32         8' Trumpet            61
  2' Waldflute       32            Sub
III  Mixture         96            Unison Off
 32' Contre Bombarde 24            Super
 16' Posaune         32            Harp              
 16' Fagott          SW            MIDI to Choir
  8' Tromba          12            
  4' Clarion         12            ANCILLARY-ECHO (*)
     MIDI to Pedal             16' Lieblich Gedeckt   56
                                8' Flauto Dolce       61
                                8' Salicional         61
                                4' Harmonic Flute     61
                                2' Piccolo            61
  *  retained from          1 3/5' Tierce             61
     the 1924 Skinner              Tremolo

    [Received from Neal Marple July 14, 2014]

Documents

(1970-06-17) Factory specifications, Reuter Organ Co. via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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