Better Pipe Organ Database

Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1977 (1979)

Ridgeway Baptist Church: Sanctuary
2500 Ridgeway Rd.
Memphis, TN

Images

2012-07-26 - Sanctuary interior angle (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2012-07-26 - Chancel, console and pipe display (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2012-07-26 - Chancel and console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2012-07-26 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2012-07-26 - Sanctuary interior to rear (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2012-07-26 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2012-07-26 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
24 stops
38 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

2012-08-13 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

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

    Memphis, Tennessee
    Ridgeway Baptist Church

    Reuter   Op. 1977   1979   3/38
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    Specifications courtesy of the Reuter Organ Co.

    Randall Dyer was the sales representative.

    GREAT (II)                  SWELL (III)
16' Bourdon       61        16' Gedackt          61
 8' Principal     61         8' Gedackt          12
 8' Rohrflöte     61         8' Gemshorn         61
 4' Octave        61         8' Gemshorn Celeste 49
 2' Super Octave  61         4' Principal        61
 V  Fourniture   305         4' Nachthorn        61
 8' Trompette     61     2 2/3' Nasard           61
    Sub                      2' Waldflöte        61
    Unison Off           1 3/5' Tierce           61
    Super               III-IV  Mixture         205
    Chimes        pf        16' Dulzian          61
                             8' Fagott           61
    PEDAL                       Tremulant
32' Resultant     --            Sub
16' Principal     32            Unison Off
16' Bourdon       GT            Super
16' Gedackt       SW
 8' Principal     12            SOLO (I)
 8' Bourdon       GT         8' Hohlflöte        61
 8' Gedackt       SW         8' Gemshorn         SW
 4' Octave        32         8' Gemshorn Celeste SW
 4' Bourdon       GT            Sub
 4' Gedackt       SW            Unison Off
IV  Mixture      128            Super
16' Bombarde      32         V  Mounted Cornet  125
16' Dulzian       SW           (#25-#49)
 8' Trompette     12            Tremulant
 4' Clarion       12

[Received online from Jeff Scofield  August 8, 2012]

Documents

(1978-11-27) Factory specifications, Reuter Organ Co. via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield