Better Pipe Organ Database

Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1955 (1978)

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church: Church
47535 Highway 74
Palm Desert, CA

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
16 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: Remote Pneumatic/Mechanical Capture
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

2013-02-28 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced in 1998 by 4/71 Quimby Op. 50. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

       Palm Desert, California
       St. Margaret's Episcopal Church

       Reuter   Op. 1955   1978   3/17
       ______________________________________________

       GREAT                       CHOIR
    8' Principal    61 a        8' Spitzflöte      61
    8' Rohrflöte    61          8' Aeoline         61
    4' Octave       12          8' Unda Maris      49
    2' Fifteenth    12          4' Flautino        12
   II  Mixture     122          4' Aeoline         12
    8' Trompette    61      2 2/3' Nasat           61
    4' Trompette    12          2' Blockflöte      12
       Sub                  1 3/5' Terz            61
       Unison Off                  Tremulant
       Super                       Sub
       Chimes                      Unison Off
       Blank                       Super
                                   Blank
       SWELL
   16' Gedeckt      61 b           PEDAL
    8' Gedeckt      12         32' Resultant       --
    8' Salicional   68 b       16' Bourdon         32
    8' Voix Celeste 49 c       16' Lieblichgedeckt SW
    4' Flute        12          8' Octave          12 GT d
    4' Salicional   12          8' Gedeckt         SW
2 2/3' Nasard        7          8' Salicional      SW
    2' Piccolo       5      5 1/3' Quint           GT e
    8' Oboe         61 b        4' Choral Bass     32
       Tremulant                4' Spitzflöte      CH
       Sub                     II  Rauschquint     CH f
       Unison Off              16' Trompette       12 GT
       Super                    8' Trompette       GT
       Blank                       Blank

    a  1-12 new pipes; 13-85 existing pipes and new chest
    b  existing pipes and chest
    c  new pipes, existing chest
    d  1-12 from Great; 13-32 from 4' Choral Bass
    e  from GT Principal
    f  from CH 4' Aeoline and 2 2/3' Nasat

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield February 27, 2013]

Documents

Factory specifications, Reuter Organ Co. via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield