Better Pipe Organ Database

R. A. Colby, Inc. (2005ca.)

First United Methodist Church: Sanctuary
900 Spring St.
Johnson City, TN

Images

2009-02-10 - New console (Photo by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2009-02-10 - Church interior (Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2009-02-10 - Church exterior (Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
38 stops
30 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
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

2009-02-14 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- The organ originally had a 6-stop Antiphonal division prepared-for; it was never installed. Colby renovated the organ, added some stops and a digital Solo division. -Database Manager

2009-02-16 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console February 10, 2009 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Johnson City, Tennessee
First United Methodist Church

R. A. Colby   ca.2005

The console was completely rebuilt and many 
digital additions were made.  A floating
digital Solo replaced the drawknob space for
the never-installed Antiphonal division.

       GREAT                           SWELL
   16' Quintaton                   16' Lieblich Gedeckt
    8' Principal                    8' Geigen Diapason
    8' Flûte harmonique             8' Rohrflöte
    8' Bourdon                      8' Viole
    4' Octave                       8' Viole de Gamba [sic]
    4' Spillflöte                   4' Principal
    2' Fifteenth                    4' Koppelflöte
   II  Sesquialtera             2 2/3' Nazard
   IV  Mixture                      2' Blockflöte
    8' Trumpet                  1 3/5' Tierce
       Sub                         IV  Mixture
       Unison Off                  16' Fagotto
       Super                        8' Trompette
       Chimes                       8' Fagotto
                                    8' Vox Humana
       CHOIR                        4' Clarion
    8' Nasonflöte                      Tremolo
    8' Gemshorn                        Sub
    8' Gemshorn Celeste                Unison Off
    4' Nachthorn                       Super
    2' Spitzprincipal
1 1/3' Quint                           PEDAL
   II  Cymbel                      32' Contra Violone dg
    8' Krummhorn                   32' Contra Bourdon dg
       Tremolo                     16' Principal
       Sub                         16' Bourdon
       Unison Off                  16' Violone dg
       Super                       16' Quintaton GT
                                    8' Octave
       SOLO (digital, floating)     8' Bourdon 
    8' Grand Diapason               8' Quintaton
    8' Doppelflöte                  4' Choralbass
    8' Grand Gamba                  4' Bourdon
    8' Grand Gamba Celeste        III  Mixture
    4' Orchestral Flute            32' Contra Bombarde dg
    8' Tuba Mirabilis              16' Bombarde
    8' French Horn                  8' Trumpet
    8' English Horn                 4' Clarion
    8' Corno di Bassetto
       Tremolo
       Super
       Harp

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield February 16, 2009.]

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield February 16, 2009.]

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