Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian Church (1910) / First Presbyterian Church
208 W. 1st Street
Chico, CA
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
Date unknown - Church exterior (Vintage postcard/Jim Stettner)
Date unknown - Church exterior (Vintage postcard/Jim Stettner)
2024-11-24 - Sanctuary interior with organ chamber grille in front (Church Facebook page/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- 2 manuals
- 12 stops
- 21 registers
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
- 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2006-11-25 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Prepared-for 8' Trumpet added in October, 1952 giving the organ 21 registers, 12 speaking stops, 12 ranks, and 859 pipes. Organ sold to Southside United Protestant in Richland, Washington in the 1980s. Installed with tonal changes and additions by Harold B. Curryer of Spokane, Washington. -Database Manager
2007-11-28 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
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