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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1756 (1972)

First Congregational Church
1047 Curtiss St.
Downers Grove, IL

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
24 stops
36 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

2007-02-23 - Updated through online information from Martin Hill. -- Tonal changes and additions in 1994; New relay system and console platform by Ericksen-Christian 2006. -Database Manager

2011-09-19 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Stopd Diapason</i> www.ohschicago.org Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Downers Grove, Illinois
       First Congregational Church

       Reuter   Op. 1756   1972   3/28
       ___________________________________________________

       GREAT                            SWELL
    8' Principal          61        16' Rohrflöte       12
    8' Bourdon            61         8' Rohrflöte       61
    4' Octave             61         8' Viole de Gamba  61
    2' Fifteenth          61         8' Viole Celeste   49
  III  Mixture           183         4' Spitz Principal 61
       Sub                           4' Rohrflöte       12
       Unison Off                2 2/3' Nasard          61
       Super                         2' Rohrflöte       12
    8' Ceremonial Trumpet CH       III  Scharf         183
    4' Ceremonial Trumpet CH         8' Trompette       61
                                     4' Schalmei        61
       CHOIR                            Tremolo
    8' Nasonflöte         61            Sub
    8' Gemshorn           61            Unison Off
    4' Nachthorn          61            Super
    2' Principal          61
1 1/3' Larigot            61            PEDAL
    8' Krummhorn          61        16' Bourdon         32
       Tremolo                      16' Rohrflöte       SW
       Sub                           8' Octave          32
       Unison Off                    8' Bourdon         12
       Super                         4' Choral Bass     32
    8' Ceremonial Trumpet 61         4' Bourdon         12
    4' Ceremonial Trumpet 12        16' Bombarde        32
                                     8' Bombarde        12
                                     4' Clarion         12

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield September 17, 2011]

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