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Robert M. Turner (1973)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
120 East State Street
Trenton, NJ

Images

2020-01-23 - Church exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012-02-24 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Organ Facade with Console, 2012. (Photograph by Vaughn A. Hinman/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
51 stops
72 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)
Has crescendo
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

2006-01-08 - Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: -Database Manager

2008-04-06 - Updated through online information from Vaughn A. Hinman. -- The organ is used for Sunday services. There is a recording of the organ on the Delos label, Noehren plays Dupré. Also there is a NJ Network program about Turner building the organ. -Database Manager

2012-06-03 - Updated through online information from John R. Allen. -Database Manager

2014-08-12 - Retained 16 stops (18 ranks) from 1922 3/26 E. M. Skinner Op. 399; the Vox Humana, Hautbois and Orchestral Oboe came from other sources. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist provided by Robert M. Turner via Vaughn A. Hinman Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Trenton, New Jersey
       First Presbyterian Church

       Robert M. Turner   1973   3/77
       ___________________________________________________

       GREAT                            POSITIV (enclosed)

   16' Spitzflöte       12           8' Prinzipal       61
    8' Prinzipal        61           8' Holzgedackt     61
    8' Flute Harmonique 49           8' Dolce           61
    8' Bordun           61           8' Unda Maris      49
    8' Spitzflöte       61           4' Oktav           61
    4' Oktav            61           4' Spillflöte      61
    4' Rohrflöte        61       2 2/3' Nasat           61
    4' Spitzflöte       12           2' Oktav           61
    2' Oktav            61           2' Blockflöte      61
    2' Spitzflöte       12       1 3/5' Terz            61
   II  Sesquialtera    122       1 1/3' Quinte          61
III-V  Mixtur          269       IV-VI  Scharf         330
   IV  Scharf          244          II  Glockenzimbel  122
    8' Trompete         61          16' Rankett         61
    4' Klarine          61           8' Trompette       61
       Tremulant                     8' Cromorne        61
       Unison Off                    8' Orchestral Oboe 61
                                     4' Clairon         61
       SWELL                            Tremulant
                                        Unison Off
   16' Bordun           12
    8' Montre           61              PEDAL
    8' Bordun           61
    8' Viole de Gambe   61          16' Prinzipal       32
    8' Voix Celeste     61          16' Subbass         32
    8' Flauto Dolce     61          16' Spitzflöte      GT
    8' Flute Celeste    61          16' Bordun          SW
    4' Prestant         61      10 2/3' Spitzquinte     GT
    4' Koppelflöte      61           8' Prinzipal       32
3 1/5' Gros Terz        12           8' Bassflöte       12
2 2/3' Nasat            61           8' Spitzflöte      GT
    2' Gemshorn         61           8' Bordun          SW
1 3/5' Terz             61           4' Oktav           12
    1' Gemshorn         12           4' Flute           32
III-V  Mixtur          269           2' Flute           12
  III  Zimbel          183           V  Mixtur         160
   16' Basson           12          32' Contra Basson   12 SW
    8' Trompette        61          16' Posaune         32
    8' Hautbois         61          16' Basson          SW
    8' Vox Humana       61          16' Rankett         PO
    4' Clairon          61           8' Trompete        12
       Tremulant                     8' Hautbois        SW
       Sub                           4' Klarine         12
       Unison Off                    4' Cromorne        PO
       Super

      [Received from Jeff Scofield August 12, 2014]

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