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Pennington Pendarvis (1976)

First Presbyterian Church
120 Broad St.
LaGrange, GA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

1990-07-30 - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1990-07-30 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

1990-07-30 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
24 stops
36 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys 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

Notes

2013-06-13 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in handwritten stoplist and history by Melvin Potts. -- This was a rebuild of 1934 Pilcher Op. 1777 moved to the church in 1964 from First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Georgia, along with its Reuter console; replaced in 1997 by 3/34 Wicks Op. 6363. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist provided by Melvin Potts Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       LaGrange, Georgia
       First Presbyterian Church

       Hutchings-Votey
       Pilcher                 Op. 1777         1934
       Moved from Columbus GA                   1964
       Pendarvis               Rebuild   3/26   1976 
       _____________________________________________

       GREAT                     CHOIR
    
    8' Principal              8' Melodia
    8' Gedeckt                8' Dulciana
    8' Gamba                  8' Unda Maris
    4' Octave       *         4' Fugara
2 2/3' Twelfth      *     2 2/3' Nazard
    2' Fifteenth    *         2' Blockflöte
  III  Mixture      *         8' Clarinet
       Sub                    4' Rohrschalmei (prep)
       Unison Off                Tremolo
       Super                     Sub
       Chimes                    Unison Off
                                 Super
       SWELL
                                 PEDAL
    8' Gedeckt
    8' Salicional            16' Principal
    8' Voix Celeste          16' Bourdon
    4' Principal         10 2/3' Quint Flute
    4' Harmonic Flute         8' Octave
    2' Flautino               8' Flute
  III  Mixture (prep)     5 1/3' Quint Flute
    8' Trompette              4' Choral Bass
    8' Oboe                   4' Flute
    4' Clarion                2' Octavin
       Tremolo              III  Mixture (syn)
       Sub                   16' Trompette
       Unison Off             8' Trompette
       Super                  4' Clairon
                                 Flute Transfer #*

    #  When on, plays first 12 notes of Bourdon
       16 on normal pressure and rest of Bourdon
       rank when off plays Swell Gedeckt

    *  added by Charles Poole

      [Received from Jeff Scofield July 11, 2015]

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