First United Methodist Church
1320 Main Street
Houston, TX
Images
2016-06-14 - Church Exterior (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-06-14 - Church Exterior (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-06-14 - Pipe Facade (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-06-14 - Chancel, Console (at right), and Pipe Facade (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-06-14 - Stained Glass Window (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-06-14 - Stained Glass Window (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2024-10-21 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2016-06-14 - Console (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-06-14 - Original Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2024-10-21 - Left Drawknobs (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2024-10-21 - Right Drawknobs (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2024-10-21 - Console and façade pipes (Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2024-10-24 - Church interior (Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2024-10-24 - Church interior (Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
- 4 manuals
- 7 divisions
- 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
- 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
2008-07-03 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Rebuild of enlarged Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1449, damaged by fire.</i> -Database Manager
2016-06-24 - Updated through online information from T. Bradford Willis, DDS. -Database Manager
Stoplist
church organist Source: Taken from Console
J. C. Williams (1986)
First United Methodist Church
Houston, TX
Great
16 Spitzflote
8 Prinzipal
8 Bourdon
8 Flute Harmonique
5 1/3 Gros Quint
4 Oktave
4 Koppleflote
3 1/5 Gros Tierce
2 Oktave
2 Hellpfeife
II Sesquialtera
III-IV Plein Jeu
IV-V Mixtur
IV Scharf
16 Bombarde (61 notes)
8 Bombarde (61 notes)
Positiv
16 Quintaton
8 Prinzipal
8 Gemshorn
8 Gedeckt Pommer
4 Spitz Geigen
4 Nachthorn
2 Prinzipal
1 1/3 Nasat
1 Oktave
III-V Fourniture
II Glockenspiel
16 Fagot
8 Krummhorn
4 Klarine
Choir
8 Viola Pomposa
8 Vile Celeste
8 Zartflote
8 Klein Erzahler II
4 Traversflote
2 Blockflote
8 Basset Horn
8 Cor Anglais
8 Tuba Major (61 notes)
4 Clarion Major (61 notes)
8 Trompette en Chamade
Swell
16 Contra Viole
8 Geigen Prinzipal
8 Gedeckt
8 Viole de Gambe
8 Viole Celeste
8 Flauto Dolce
8 Flute Celeste
4 Prinzipal
4 Spillflote
2 2/3 Nazard
2 Octavin
1 3/5 Tierce
IV-VI Plein Jeu
16 Basson-Hautbois
8 Trompette
8 Hautbois
4 Clarion
Fanfare
8 Grande Principal
4 Octave
2 Doublette
VIII Jeu de Fonds
V Cornet
8 Trompette en Chamade
Antiphonal
8 Viola
8 Viola Celeste
8 Concert Flute
4 Flute
8 Vox Humana
Pedal
32 Kontra Geigen
32 Bourdon (resultant low C to E)
16 Prinzipal
16 Geigen
16 Bourdon
16 Spitzflote (GT)
16 Contre Viole (SW)
8 Oktave
8 Bourdon
8 Spitzflote (GT)
4 Choral Bass
4 Rohrflote
2 Blockflote
IV Grave Mixtur
IV Fourniture
32 Kontra Posaune
32 Contre Basson (SW)
16 Bombarde
16 Posaune
16 Basson (SW)
16 Fagott (POS)
8 Trompette
4 Clarion
4 Krummhorn (POS)
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