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Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. (1986)

Francis Street First United Methodist Church
12th and Francis streets
St. Joseph, MO

Images

2007-08-09 - Chancel and Organ (Photograph by David Lewis/Database Manager)

2007-08-09 - Church exterior (Photograph by David Lewis/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
36 stops
43 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
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

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Hook & Hastings (1906, Opus 2112). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1996. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Rebuilt by McManis in 1976 as 2-26. A 1951 Moller console and choir division (containing 3rk from Hook Op. 539, Centenary Methodist, St. Louis) was installed by Michael Quimby. Organ to be enlarged in 1997 with material from 1952 Moller Op. 8365 from First United Methodist, which has merged with Francis St. Methodist in 1996. An 11 rank Choir division was added plus some other ranks. -Database Manager

2012-07-16 - Updated through online information from David Lewis. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist (Source: St. Joseph Missouri AGO Chapter website, 2012-10-29) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

      Francis Street United Methodist Church 
      St. Joseph, Missouri
      Hook & Hastings Co., Opus 2112, 1906
      Enlarged Hook & Hastings Co., Opus 2267, 1911
      Electrified Hook & Hastings Co., OPus 2614, 1935
      Rebuilt & Enlarged Charles McManis, 1976
      Rebuilt & Enlarged Quimby Pipe Organs, 1986
      Rebuilt & Enlarged Quimby Pipe Organs, 1997
      Mixtures replaced Quimby Pipe Organs, 2003
      OHS ID: 2390
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      GREAT                 SWELL                  CHOIR                      PEDAL
    8 Open Diapason [1]   8 Open Diapason        8 Bourdon                 32 Resultant
    8 Melodia             8 Gedeckt              8 Spitz Viol              16 Open Diapason
    4 Octave              8 Viol de Gamba        8 Voix Celeste            16 Bourdon
    4 Flute d'Amour       8 Voix Celeste         8 Flute Celeste II        16 Lieblich Bourdon (Ch)
2-2/3 Twelfth             4 Octave               4 Prestant                 8 Principal
    2 Fifteenth           4 Flute Harmonique     4 Rohrflote                8 Bourdon
1-1/3 Mixture IV      2-2/3 Sesquialtera II      2 Spitzflote               4 Octave
    8 Cromorne            2 Super Octave     1-1/3 Larigot              2-2/3 Mixture III
    8 Festival Trompette  2 Mixture III          8 English Horn            16 Posaune
    4 Clarion             8 Trompette            8 Festival Trompette (Gt)  8 Tromba
      Tremulant           8 Oboe                   Tremulant                4 Clarion
      Chimes              8 Vox Humana             Zimbelstern
                            Tremulant              Harp   
   1. 1-12 tubed off
      in facade.                
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[Received online from T. Daniel Hancock, 2012-10-29]

Websites

AGO Francis Street First United Methodist Church Crawl - History and description, photograph, stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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