2007-08-27 - Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- This organ was built by Pels (prior to becoming Pels & van Leeuwen) for the First Baptist Church of Orlando when it was located downtown. In 1985, the congregation moved to a new campus, and the old building became the home of Downtown Baptist Church. This organ was sold with the building to the new congregation. The Antiphonal division was removed in the 1990s due to water damage from a roof leak; Rodgers organ provided a new console with digital voices to supplement the existing pipe work. The organ is in regular use for services. -Database Manager
2013-08-05 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Updated by Jeff Scofield, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- 300 members of First Baptist Church stayed behind when that congregation moved to its vast new facility outside of downtown in 1985; the downtown facility was renamed Downtown Baptist Church; the organ later received a new 4-manual Rodgers console and digital additions and the water-damaged Antiphonal was disconnected. -Database Manager
2015-09-01 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from the console, June 1975 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Orlando, Florida First Baptist Church (Downtown Baptist Church) Pels Organ, installed 1964 GREAT 16 Quintaden 61 8 Principal 61 8 Nachthorn 61 4 Octave 61 4 Hohlflöte 61 2 2/3 Quinte 61 2 Super Octave 61 Fourniture IV 244 8 Trumpet 61 Chimes Harp SWELL 8 Rohrflöte 61 8 Viole de Gambe 61 8 Viole Celeste 61 8 Aeolian 61 4 Principal 61 4 Flute Harmonic 61 2 Octavin 61 Plein Jeu IV 244 16 Fagot 61 8 Trompette 61 4 Clarion 61 Tremulant CHOIR/POSITIV 8 Flute Principal 61 8 Gemshorn 61 8 Gemshorn Celeste 61 8 Gedeckt 61 4 Prestant 61 4 Spitzflöte 61 2 2/3 Nasat 61 2 Blockflöte 61 1 3/5 Terz 61 1 1/3 Larigot 61 Scharf III 183 8 English Horn 61 4 Rohr Schalmei 61 Tremulant ANTIPHONAL 8 Principal 61 8 Salicional 61 8 Bourdon 61 8 Flute Celeste 61 4 Diapason Conique 61 4 Koppelflöte 61 2 Waldflöte 61 Mixture III 183 8 Trumpet 61 8 Krumhorn 61 PEDAL 32 Resultant -- from Subbass 16 Principal 32 16 Subbass 32 16 Bourdon 32 16 Quintaden -- Great 16 Gemshorn -- Choir 8 Principal 12 or independent? 8 Gedeckt Bass 12 ext Subbass 8 Bourdon 12 8 Quintaden -- Great 8 Gemshorn -- Choir 4 Choral Bass 32 4 Spitzflöte -- Choir 2 Octavin -- Swell Rauschquinte IV 128 16 Posaune 32 16 Fagot -- Swell 8 Trumpet 12 8 Fagot -- Swell 4 Clarion 12 2 Zinc 32 ANTIPHONAL PEDAL 16 Geigen Principal 12 ext Salicional 16 Bourdon 12 8 Principal 32 8 Bourdon -- 4 Octave 12 2 Flute -- Waldflote 8 Trumpet -- [Received on line from Stephen Hall August 13, 2009.]
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