Better Pipe Organ Database

Paul Fritzsche (Organ Co.) (1974)

First Presbyterian (3rd bldg.)
345 Market St.
Bloomsburg, PA

Images

2015-02-10 - New Console (Photograph by Harry Martenas/Database Manager)

2009-12-12 - Chancel and Organ Cases (Photograph by Harry Martenas/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
2 manuals
28 stops
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped 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)
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
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

2009-03-06 - Identified through on-line information from Harry Martenas. -Database Manager

2009-03-07 - Updated through on-line information from Harry Martenas. -Database Manager

2014-12-29 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- New console installed in Spring 2014 by Patrick. J. Murphy & Associates -Database Manager

2015-02-17 - Updated through online information from Harry Martenas. -Database Manager

2015-09-01 - Updated through online information from Harry Martenas. -- New custom console by Patrick Murphy & Associates 2014. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from console, June, 1992 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
First Presbyterian Church Bloomsburg

Fritzsche Organ Company 1974


    GREAT                          SWELL
 8' Principal                  16' Bourdon (TC, ext. of 8' Gedact)
 8' Metal Bourdon               8' Geigen *
 8' Erzahler (in swell chamber) 8' Gedact *
 4' Principal                   8' Viola *
 4' Koppelflute                 8' Viola Celeste *
 2' Fifteenth                   8' Aeoline *
IV  Fourniture                  4' Principal *
                                4' Traverse Flute
                            2 2/3' Nasat
                                2' Blockflute
                              III  Plein Jeu
                                8' Trompette
                                4' Schalmei

CHOIR                              PEDAL
Chimes (Deagan, 25 tubes) *    16' Diapason * (Haskell)
Harp (Estey, 49 plates) *      16' Bourdon *
                                8' Principal(some shared with 16' Diapason)
                                8' Flute * (ext. 16' Bourdon)
                                4' Octave (ext. 8' Principal)
                                4' Flute * (ext. 8' Flute)
                               16' Posaune

* from church's prior organ 

 [Received on line from Harry Martenas March 07, 2009.]

 [Received on line from Harry Martenas March 07, 2009.]

Websites

Pipe Organ First Presbyterian Church - Description, pictures, and stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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