First Presbyterian Church on Court Square: Sanctuary
17 N. Court Square
Harrisonburg, VA
Images
2016-06-21 - Organ Case (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2016-06-21 - Chancel and Organ Case (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2016-06-21 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2016-06-21 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
Unknown - Console and Organ Case (Photograph from <i>The Diapason</i> (September 1981); image courtesy of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)
2012-06-02 - Organ Case (Photograph by Bob Moody/Database Manager)
2012-06-02 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Bob Moody/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Movable Console
- 3 manuals
- 22 stops
- 44 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 (Details Unknown)
- Combination action: Computerized/Digital
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2012-06-07 - Identified through online information from Bob Moody. -Database Manager
2012-06-08 - Updated through online information from Bob Moody. -- According to the church history, the congregation voted to expand the sanctuary and purchase the organ in 1979 and the cornerstone was laid in August of 1980. It is likely that the organ was first in use in early 1981. Richard McPherson, professor of organ at James Madison University, was organist at the time. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist taken from console 6/2/12 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Harrisonburg, Virginia
First Presbyterian Church
Gress Miles Organ c. 1980
Letters before stop names indicate ranks.
Pedal:
A. Acoustic Bass II 32
A. Subbas 16
B. Quintflote 5 1/3
C. Principal 8
D. Rohrgedeckt 8 (Gt)
C Octave 4
C Schwiegel 2
E. Mixture III-IV
F. Basse De Cornet III 32
F. Bassoon 16 (Sw)
F Trumpet 8 (Sw)
G. Cromorne 4 (Pos)
Great (Manual I)
A. Gedeckt Pommer 16
D. Rohr Floete 8
H. Principal 8
I. Octave 4
D. Rohr Pfeife 2
F. Trumpet 8 (Sw)
J. Mixture IV-V
Positiv (Manual II)
K. Montre 8
L. Holz Gedeckt 8
M&N Flute Conique (Sw) Bottom 12 M, remainder N
K. Principal 4
O. Rohr Floete 4
K. Octave 2
P. Quint 1 1/3
Q. Scharf III-IV
G. Cromone 8
Tremulant
Swell (Manual III)
M. Bourdon 8
R. Viole de Gamba 8
S. Voix Celeste 8
N. Spitz Floete 4
R. Octave Viole
S. Octave Celeste
T. Principal 4
U. Nasat 2 2/3
M. Blockfloete 2
T. Octave 1
V. Terz 1 3/5
U. Quintfloete 1 1/3
W. Zimbel III
F. Bassoon 16
F. Trompette 8
F. Clarion 4
Tremulant
Octaves Graves
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Positiv to Pedal
Swell to Positiv
Swell to Great
Positiv to Great.
Couplers duplicated on toe studs
10 general pistons/toe studs
6 divisional pistons
6 pedal pistons/toe studs.
8 memories.
Swell Octave Graves couples through.
[Received from Bob Moody 2012-06-12.]
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