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Lehigh Organ Co. Opus 30 (1986)

First United Church of Christ
611 Washington Street
Reading, PA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
81 stops
62 registers
6 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)
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

2013-04-03 - This entry describes alterations to an existing organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, using information from this web site: http://firstchurchrdg.org/organ.html. -- According to the church website, "The pipework for the instrument was more than 55% new, with the remainder being rebuilt from the organs in First Church, (M.P. Möller of Hagerstown, Maryland, 1920 and 1958), and in the former Second United Church of Christ, (Samuel Bohler Organ Company, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1897; M.P.Möller, 1926; Gundling Organ Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1973). First Church and Second Church merged in 1979." -Database Manager

2013-04-06 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Great, Positiv,and Antiphonal are 56 notes. Swell and Choir are 61 notes. -Database Manager

2022-06-29 - In 2017, the historic church building, completed in 1832, was given to Reading City Church and First UCC’s endowment of almost $800,000 established the First United Church of Christ Fund at Berks County Community Foundation; the Foundation provides for, among other things, organ and piano tuning, building maintenance, or ministry and outreach for the Reading City Church. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Stoplist from church website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Reading, Pennsylvania
First United Church of Christ

Lehigh Organ Co. Opus 30, 1986

Great (Unenclosed)
16	Kontra Geigen	 56
 8	Principal	 56
 8	Waldflöte	 56
 8	Holzgedackt	 56
 8	Viole de Gambe	 56
 4	Octave		 56
 4	Nachthorn	 56
 2	Schweigel	 56
	Sesquialtera II  88	(TC)
	Fourniture IV-V 268
 	Acuta III	168
 8	Trompete	 89	
	  Tremolo
	Zymbelstern		4 bells
	Chimes			25 tubes

Swell (Enclosed)
16	Gedackt Pommer	 12	(ext)
 8	Geigen Prinzipal 61
 8	Zauberflöte	 61
 8	Viola		 61
 8	Viola Celeste	 49	(TC)
 4	Geigen Octav	 61
 4	Copula		 61
 4	Fugara		 61
 2	Octavin		 61
 1 1/3	Larigot		 61
	Scharf III-IV	232
16	Basson		 61
 8	Trompette	 61
 8	Hautbois	 61
 4	Clairon		 61
	  Tremolo

Choir (Enclosed 61 notes)
16	Dulciana	 12	ext
 8	Rohrflöte 	 49	tc
 8	Melodia		 61
 8	Spitzgambe	 61	
 8	Unda Maris	 49	tc	
 8	Dulciana	 61
 4	Prestant	 61
 4	Koppelflöte	 61
	Plein Jeu III
16	Dulzian		 61
 8	Cor Anglais	 61
 8	Vox Humana	 61
 4	Rohr Schalmei	 61
	  Tremolo
	Chimes (GT)

Positive (Unenclosed, floating)
 8	Nasonflöte	 56
 8	Aeolienne	 56
 4	Gemsflöte	 56
 2 2/3	Nasard		 56
 2	Principal	 56
 2	Flachflöte	 56
 1 3/5	Tierce		 56
	Cymbal IV	224
 8	Krummhorn	 56
	  Tremolo
 8	Harp			49 bars
 4	Celesta	

Antiphonal (Unenclosed, floating)
 8	Doppelflöte	 56
 4	Spitzprincipal	 56
 2	Flageolet	 56
16	Bombarde 	 --	tc, ext
 8	Bombarde	 56
 4	Clairon		 12	ext
16	Sanftbass 	 32	on Pedal
 8	Nausflöte 	 12	on Pedal
	  Tremolo

PEDAL (32 notes)
32	Kontra Geigen 	 12	(ext)
16	Montre		 32
16	Geigen Principal --	(Gt)
16	Bourdon		 32
16	Pommer 		 --	(Sw)
16	Dulciana 	 --	(Ch)
 8	Octave		 32
 8	Singend Gedackt	 32
 8	Cello 		 --	(Gt)
 5 1/3	Quint		 --	from Gedackt?
 4	Choralbass	 32
 4	Gedacktflöte	 12	
 2	Nachthorn	 32
	Mixture	IV
16	Posaune		 32
16	Basson 		 --	(Sw)
16	Dulzian 	 --	(Ch)
 8	Posaune		 12	(ext)
 4	Kornett		 32

Stoplist from the church website, pipe count is my approximation.

 [Received from Stephen Hall 2015-09-25.]

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