First Baptist Church
1328 16th St. NW
Washington, DC
Images
2023-02-05 - Console (Photograph by Nathan Peace, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2016-10-09 - Church Interior: Chancel (Digital photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)
Unknown - Builder's Nameplate, October, 2016. (Digital photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)
2016-10-09 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)
2015-05-26 - Left Organ Case (Photograph by Erik Cox/Database Manager)
2015-05-26 - Right Organ Case (Photograph by Erik Cox/Database Manager)
2015-05-26 - Trompette en Chamade and Gallery Pipe Facades (Photograph by Erik Cox/Database Manager)
2015-05-26 - Console (Photograph by Erik Cox/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- 5 manuals
- 9 divisions
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
Notes
2013-08-22 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.
Identified by T. Daniel Hancock, using information found in <em>The Diapason</em>, Vol. 4, No. 106.
-- Instrument is 118 ranks plus 39 digital voices. -Database Manager
2014-01-06 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager
2023-12-26 - All of the chests utilize Austin patent electro mechanical actions. All of the manual wind chests are electro mechanical Austin tracker wind chests. -Curt Hawkes
Stoplist
Typed stoplist (Source: The Diapason, Vol. 104, No. 6) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
First Baptist Church
Washington, D.C.
Austin Organs, Inc., Opus 2795, 2013
OHS ID: 51918
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GREAT (7" wind) pipes SWELL (7" wind) pipes
16 Violone Prestant...................61 16 Contra Gamba*
8 Open Diapason......................61 16 Lieblich Gedeckt (ext 8)...........61
8 Flute Harmonique...................61 8 Geigen Diapason....................61
8 Bourdon............................61 8 Viole de Gambe.....................61
8 Gamba..............................61 8 Voix Celeste.......................61
5-1/3 Gross Quint........................61 8 Stopped Diapason...................61
4 Octave.............................61 8 Spitzflote*
4 Prestant Octave (ext 16)...........12 8 Flute Celeste*
4 Koppelflote........................61 4 Prestant...........................61
3-1/5 Gross Tierce.......................61 4 Flute Octiavante...................61
2-2/3 Quint..............................61 2-2/3 Nazard.............................61
2 Fifteenth..........................61 2 Octavin............................61
Grand Chorus V....................305 1-3/5 Tierce.............................61
Scharff IV........................244 Plein Jeu V.......................305
16 Double Trumpet (ext 8).............12 32 Contra Fagotto*
8 Trumpet............................68 16 Tromba*
4 Clarion............................80 16 Basson.............................61
16 Grand Mounted Cornet V (Solo, TC) 8 Trompette Harmonique...............61
8 Mounted Cornet (Solo) 8 Cornopean*
8 Trompette-en-Chamade...............54 8 Hautbois...........................61
Chimes (Solo) 8 Voix Humaine.......................61
Flute Harmonique Tremulant 4 Clarion Harmonique.................80
4 English Trumpet
CHOIR (7" wind) pipes 16 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt, TC)
16 Gemshorn (ext 8)...................12 8 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt)
8 Principal..........................61 Tremulant
8 Voce Umana*
8 Holz Gedeckt.......................61 SOLO (10" & 22" wind)(enclosed) pipes
8 Gemshorn...........................61 16 Contra Gamba*
8 Gemshorn Celeste...................61 16 Contra Gamba Celeste*
8 Flauto Dolce Celeste* 8 Cello*
4 Octave.............................61 8 Cello Celeste*
4 Spiel Flute........................61 8 Voix Angelique III*
2-2/3 Nazard.............................61 8 Muted Viols II*
2 Fifteenth..........................61 8 Doppel Flute*
2 Open Flute.........................61 4 Orchestral Flute*
1-3/5 Tierce.............................61 2-2/3 Quint Flute*
1-1/3 Larigot (from Cymbel) 16 Corno di Bassetto*
Cymbel IV.........................244 8 French Horn*
8 Klein Trompete.....................61 8 Clarinet*
8 Cromorne...........................61 8 English Horn*
16 Double Tuba Major (Solo) 8 Orchestral Oboe*
8 Tuba Major (Solo) 16 Double Tuba Major (ext)
4 Tuba Octave (Solo) 8 Tuba Major.........................85
16 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt, TC) 4 Tuba Octave (ext)
8 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt) (unenclosed)
Orchestral Harp* Mounted Cornet V..................305
Harp, Celesta* Chimes*
Zimbelstern* Orchestral Harp*
Tremulant Harp*
Celesta*
RESONANCE (7" wind) pipes 16 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt, TC)
32 Contra Bourdon* 8 Trompette Royal (Gallery Gt)
16 Double Open Diapason...............61 Tremulant
16 Violone Prestant (Gt)
16 Bourdon (Pd) PEDAL (7" & 12" wind) pipes
16 Gemshorn (Ch) 32 Double Open Wood*
8 Open Diapason......................61 32 Contra Bourdon*
8 Prestant (Gt) 32 Erzahler*
8 Hohlflote..........................61 16 Open Diapason......................32
8 Bourdon (ext Pd)...................17 16 Open Wood*
5-1/3 Gross Quint (Pd) 16 Violone Prestant (Gt)
4 Octave.............................61 16 Subbass............................32
4 Cantus Flute.......................61 16 Gemshorn (Ch)
3-1/5 Gross Tierce (Gt) 16 Contra Gamba* (Sw)
2 Descant Flute......................61 16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw)
Mixture IV........................[1] 10-2/3 Gross Quint (Sw)
Grand Fourniture IV-VI............[1] 8 Octave (Res)
Descant Grand Fourniture IV-VIII..[1] 8 Prestant (Gt)
32 Contra Posaune (Pd) 8 Hohlflote (Res)
32 Contra Fagotto* 8 Bourdon (ext Subbass)..............12
16 Posaune (Pd) 8 Gemshorn (Ch)
16 Double Trumpet (Gt) 8 Stopped Diapason (Sw)
8 Octave Trumpet.....................61 6-2/5 Gross Tierce (ext).................12
8 Trumpet (Gt) 5-1/3 Quint (Gt)
4 Clarion............................61 4 Choral Bass (Res)
8 Mounted Cornet V (Solo) 4 Cantus Flute (Res)
16 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt, TC) 4 Stopped Flute (ext)................12
8 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt) 3-1/5 Tierce (Gt)
2 Descant Flute (Res)
GALLERY GREAT (4.5" wind) pipes Mixture IV........................128
16 Violone (ext 8)....................12 64 Grand Contra Posaune................3
8 Principal..........................61 32 Contra Posaune (Res)
8 Viola..............................61 32 Contra Fagotto* (Res)
8 Traverse Flute.....................61 16 Corno di Bassetto* (Solo)
8 Bourdon............................61 16 Posaune (Res)
8 Erzahler...........................61 16 Double Trumpet (Gt)
8 Erzahler Celeste...................61 16 Tromba* (Sw)
4 Octave.............................61 16 Basson (Sw)
4 Flute Harmonique...................61 8 Octave Trumpet (Res)
2 Super Octave.......................61 8 Cornopean* (Sw)
2 Waldflote..........................24 4 Clairon (Res)
Sesquialtera III-IV...............192 4 Hautbois...........................32
Mixture IV........................244 8 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt)
8 Trompete Royale....................61 4 Trompette-en-Chamade (Gt)
Tremulant Chimes*
GALLERY SWELL (5" wind) pipes GALLERY PEDAL (5" wind) pipes
16 Rohrbass (ext 8)...................12 32 Contre Bourdon*
8 Geigen Diapason....................61 16 Principal*
8 Rohrflote..........................61 16 Violone (Gal Gt)
8 Viola da Gamba.....................61 16 Bourdon............................32
8 Viola Celeste......................54 16 Rohrbass (Gal Sw)
4 Principal..........................61 8 Octave.............................32
4 Spitzflote.........................61 8 Violone (Gal Gt)
2 Octave.............................61 8 Bourdon (ext)......................12
Plein Jeu IV......................244 8 Rohrflote (Gal Sw)
16 Basson (ext 8).....................12 4 Choral Bass (ext)..................12
8 Trompette..........................61 4 Nachthorn..........................32
8 Hautbois...........................61 4 Rohrflote (Gal Sw)
4 Clairon............................61 32 Contre Fagotto*
Tremulant 16 Double Trompette (ext Gal Sw)
16 Fagotto*
8 Trumpet (Gal Sw)
8 Fagotto*
NOTES 4 Hautbois (Gal Sw)
* Digital voices.
1. The Resonance Mixture is a composite formula based on a four-rank stop, based on
2-2/3' pitch (244 pipes). Adding the fifth through eighth ranks expands the
mixture by 214 pipes, creating three distinctive mixture stops.
2. The organ is provided with a full complement of inter/intramanual couplers and
other accessories.
3. Chancel Organ: 83 ranks.
4. Gallery Organ: 35 ranks.
5. Total number of ranks: 118.
6. Total number of pipes: 6,158.
7. Main blower: 20 HP.
8. Four Gallery blowers at 3/4 HP each.
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[Received online from T. Daniel Hancock, 2013-08-22]
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