Better Pipe Organ Database

Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1936 (1977)

First Baptist Church
Mayfield, KY

Images

2021-12-12 - Church exterior showing damage to tower, roof & windows (Photograph from an archival source: Stillshot from Washington Post video, submitted by Timothy E. Conyers/Timothy E. Conyers)

1978-09-15 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel (Photograph by Lawrence T Sprinkle/Database Manager)

1978-09-15 - Great pipework (Photograph by Lawrence T Sprinkle/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
33 stops
43 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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

2014-02-09 - Updated through online information from Randall Dyer. -Database Manager

2014-02-12 - Updated through online information from randall dyer. -- Pedal 16' Subbass retained from previous Pilcher organ. Chest was releathered at time of installation. -Database Manager

2021-12-15 - The sanctuary building is almost completely intact after the devastating tornado that hit Mayfield on the evening of December 10, 2021. It is the only downtown church to survive without major damage to the worship room. Some windows were broken, roofing materials were stripped from a large portion of the sanctuary roof, and the tower sustained some damage. Only a section of the building immediately behind the chancel suffered major damage with walls and roofing knocked down. This portion of the building contained the organ pipe chambers but from what can be seen on a network news video; it appears only rooms surrounding the chambers were affected by this damage and that the chambers may in fact be intact. The congregation was completing a major renovation of the sanctuary at the time of the tornado. The exposed pipes on cantilevered chest at the front chancel side walls had been removed for this renovation, therefore this instrument may not have suffered damage from the storm. First Baptist has a large campus of buildings, unfortunately many of its other buildings across the street suffered major damage. Source: local news media; a video on YouTube from Washington Post (has interview with pastor & shots of the damage to church campus). -Timothy E. Conyers

Stoplist

Stoplist from Reuter advertizement Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Mayfield, Kentucky
       First Baptist Church

       Reuter   Op. 1936   1977   3/43
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       GREAT                       CHOIR
   16' Quintadena     61        8' Nasonflöte       61
    8' Principal      61        8' Gemshorn         61
    8' Singendgedeckt 61        8' Gemshorn Celeste 61
    4' Octave         61        4' Nachthorn        61
    4' Spillflöte     61        2' Principal        61
    2' Super Octave   61    1 1/3' Quinte           61
   IV  Mixture       244      III  Zimbel          183
    8' Trompete       61        8' Krummhorn        61
       Sub                         Tremulant
       Unison Off                  Sub
       Super                       Unison Off
       Chimes                      Super

       SWELL                       PEDAL
    8' Rohrflöte      61       32' Resultant        --
    8' Viola          61       16' Principal        32
    8' Viola Celeste  49       16' Subbass          32
    4' Principal      61       16' Quintadena       GT
    4' Spitzflöte     61        8' Octave           12
2 2/3' Nasard         61        8' Spitzflöte       32
    2' Blockflöte     61        8' Rohrflöte        SW
1 3/5' Tierce         61        4' Choralbass       32
  III  Scharf        183        4' Spitzflöte       12
   16' Fagotto        61       IV  Mixture         128
    8' Trompette      61       16' Posaune          32
    8' Fagotto        12       16' Fagotto          SW
       Tremulant                8' Trompete         12
       Sub                      4' Klarine          12
       Unison Off               4' Fagotto          SW
       Super

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield July 15, 2012]