First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
900 Greensboro Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
July, 1984 - Rear Gallery, Console's Original Location, and Pipe Displays (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
2010-07-06 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2010-07-06 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2010-07-06 - Sanctuary Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2010-07-06 - Nave and Gallery Choir Loft (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2010-07-06 - Pipe Displays (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2010-07-06 - Left Pipe Display (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2010-07-06 - Right Pipe Display (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2010-07-06 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 3 manuals
- 37 stops
- 43 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
2006-01-05 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This organ replaced a previous instrument which was an original 3-manual, Wurlitzer church installation. -Database Manager
2010-03-08 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager
2010-09-28 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The factory specification listed below does not show the 8' Spanische Trompete which was part of the original installation, and which appears on the Great, Positiv, and Pedal. -Database Manager
2012-07-16 - Updated through online information from Jeff Binford. -- The Spanische Trompete is not shown on the specification that you have listed. It is available on the Great, Positiv, and Pedal with its own drawknob. This was installed when the rest of the organ was installed in 1977. It was an after-thought, and was not shown on the factory specification, but it is the exact same age as the rest of the organ and was installed at the same time. -Database Manager
2015-01-31 - Updated through online information from Jeff Binford. -- This organ was removed by Létourneau Pipe Organs on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. A new instrument by Létourneau will be installed in October 2015, incorporating portions of the Casavant. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Source: Stoplist copied from the console July, 1984
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
First Presbyterian Church
CASAVANT-FRÈRES, Ltée., Opus 3337, 1977 - Original Specifications
GREAT SWELL (Expressive)
16 Quintaden 61 8 Rohr Flöte 61
8 Prinzipal 61 8 Gemshorn 61
8 Bordun 61 8 Vox Coelestis (GG) 54
4 Oktave 61 4 Spitz Prinzipal 61
4 Rohr Gedackt 61 4 Nachthorn 61
2 Oktave 61 2 Gemshorn 61
V Mixture 305 IV Scharf 244
8 Trompete 61 16 Fagott (L/2) 61
8 Spanische Trompete 61 8 Oboe 61
Chimes (Maas) (25) Tremulant
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
PEDAL Swell to Swell 4'
16 Prinzipal 32
16 Quintaden (Gt) --
16 Subbass 32
8 Oktave 32 POSITIV
8 Gedackt Pommer 32 8 Gedackt 61
4 Choral Bass 32 8 Fern Flöte 61
4 Rohr Flöte 32 4 Prinzipal 61
IV Mixture 128 4 Koppel Flöte 61
16 Posaune 32 2-2/3 Nasat 61
16 Fagott (Sw) -- 2 Block Flöte 61
8 Trompete 12 1-3/5 Terz 61
8 Spanische Trompete (Gt) -- 1-1/3 Quint Flöte 61
4 Schalmei 32 III Zimbel 183
8 Krummhorn 61
8 Spanische Trompete (Gt) --
Zimbelstern (bells) 5
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Swell to Pedal 8 General 1 – 6
Great to Pedal 8 Swell 1 – 4
Positiv to Pedal 8 Swell to Pedal (rev)
Swell to Great (rev)
Swell to Great 8 Great 1 – 4
Positiv to Great 8 Great to Pedal (rev)
Positiv 1 – 4
Swell to Positiv 8 Positiv to Pedal (rev)
Positiv to Great (rev)
Full Organ (rev)
Adjuster
TOE STUDS Cancel
General 1 – 6
Swell to Pedal (rev)
Great to Pedal (rev)
Positiv to Pedal (rev) PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Full Organ (rev) Swell Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P pitman & unit
VOICES: 37 STOPS: 43; inc. Chimes & Zimbelstern
RANKS: 49 PIPES: 2,646
NOTES
The church's previous instrument was a III-manual Wurlitzer, Opus 517, 1922.
The Casavant was designed by University of Alabama professor of organ Warren
Hutton in consultation with John Tyrrell and Gerhard Brunzema of Casavant.
The Great division is on the right side, as is much of the Pedal. The Great V
Mixture is a 1-1/3' mixture whose beginning composition is: 19-22-26-29-33. The
compass of the Great Maas chimes if tenor G thru g44.
The Swell enclosure is on the left side. The Swell IV Scharf is a 1' mixture
whose beginning composition is: 22-26-29-33. The 16' Fagott is half-length.
The Positiv is in front of the Swell. It's III Zimbel is a 2/3' mixture whose
beginning composition is: 26-29-33.
The Pedal 16' Prinzipal is flanking the organ gallery center window. The Pedal
IV Mixture is a 2' mixture whose beginning composition is: 15-19-22-26.
In a letter to James R. Stettner dated December 27, 1988 – organist Jamie
McLemore noted that the following tonal and functional changes were hoped-for,
and to be executed by Casavant:
-Revisions to the Pedal 16' Prinzipal and 16' Subbass.
-Add an 8' Flute Celeste II to the Swell (8' Flute Douce & Celeste).
This will also be available on the Positiv and will be activated
by the present Zimbelstern drawknob.
-Change Positiv Zimbelstern to a reversible toe stud.
-Change Great 16' Quintaden to a 16' Bourdon.
-Change Positiv 8' Fern Flöte to an 8' Salicional.
-Possible addition of an electronic 32' Bourdon to the Pedal division.
-Replacing the combination action with a solid state, 8-channel memory system.
Sources: Casavant opus list; The American Organist, March 1978, Vol. 12, No. 3,
“New Organs”; organist Jamie McLemore; Extant organ documented by James
R. Stettner.
[Submitted by James R. Stettner, May 23, 2010]
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