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J.W. Walker & Sons Ltd. (1992/1996)

First Presbyterian Church
820 Colonial Avenue
Norfolk, VA

Images

2015-05-11 - Chancel, Console, and Organ Case (Photograph by Kevin J. Kwan/Database Manager)

2015-05-11 - Nave, West Organ Cases, and Royal Trumpet (Photograph by Kevin J. Kwan/Database Manager)

2015-05-11 - Main (East) Console (Photograph by Kevin J. Kwan/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
51 stops
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Combination action: Computerized/Digital

Stoplist

Stoplist from church web site Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Norfolk, Virginia
First Presbyterian Church

J.W. Walker & Sons Ltd.         1992/1996          4 manuals, 51 stops, 69 ranks
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          GREAT ORGAN                              SWELL ORGAN
      16' Bourdon               61              8' Viola de Gambe        61
       8' Open Diapason         61              8' Voix Céleste (fr. f6) 56
       8' Salicional            61              8' Chimney Flute         61
       8' Open Flute            61              4' Principal             61
       4' Principal             61              4' Open Flute            61
       4' Harmonic Flute        61          2 2/3' Nasard                61
       2' Fifteenth             61              2' Flageolet             61
   1 1/3' Fourniture IV        244          1 3/5' Tierce                61
       8' Cornet V (from g20)  210              2' Mixture IV           244
       8' Trumpet               61             16' Bassoon               61
       4' Clarion               61              8' Trumpet               61
            Tremulant                           8' Hautboy               61
            West to Great                            Tremulant
            Swell to Great
            Choir to Great                         PEDAL ORGAN
                                               32' Contra Bourdon        32 b
          CHOIR ORGAN                          32' Contra Violone        dg c
       8' Viola                 49 a           16' Open Diapason         32
       8' Stopped Diapason      61             16' Subbass               32
       8' Gemshorn              61              8' Principal             32
       4' Chimney Flute         61              8' Bass Flute            32
       2' Flageolet             61              4' Choral Bass           32
   1 1/3' Larigot               61          2 2/3' Mixture IV           128
   2 2/3' Sesquialtera II      122             32' Contra Trombone       32 c
       8' Cremona               61             16' Trombone              32
       8' Tuba                  61              8' Trumpet               32
            Tremulant (except Tuba)                  West to Pedal
            West to Choir                            Swell to Pedal
            Swell to Choir                           Great to Pedal
            Royal Trumpet to Choir                   Choir to Pedal
                                                     Choir Octave to Pedal
          WEST ORGAN (added 1996)              
      16' Pedal Bourdon         WE                 ACTIONS
      16' Bourdon               61                 Key: Mechanical and electro-magnetic
       8' Open Diapason         61                 Drawstop: Electro-magnetic
       8' Stopped Diapason      61                 Combination: Electronic
       8' Flutes Célestes II   110
       4' Octave                61                 CONSOLES
       4' Flute                 61                 4-manual (East)
       2' Super Octave          61                 2-manual (West)
   1 1/3' Mixture IV           244
       8' Royal Trumpet         61

       a  1-12 from Stopped Diapason
       b  enhanced with digital voices
       c  added 1996


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2015-05-08]

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