2015-08-24 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Stephen Hall, using information from this web site: http://pelsenvanleeuwen.nl/nl/orgels/database.html?id=21<br><br>Main Street Baptist Church no longer exists, the last few members of the congregation sold the building to Westside Church of Christ in 1983. -Database Manager
2015-09-01 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Information gathered from multiple sources:<br>1) Pels & Van Leeuwen website: http://pelsenvanleeuwen.nl/nl/orgels/database.html?id=21<br>2) correspondence with the office manager at Westside Church of Christ;<br>3) Archives of Jacksonville Times Union newspaper. -Database Manager
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Jacksonville, Florida Main Street Baptist Church/Westside Church of Christ Pels Orgel (succeeded by Pels and Van Leeuwen) Opus 625, 1965 Great Organ(unenclosed section) C-c4 1. Diapason 8' 2. Octave 4' 3. Superoctave 2' 4. Mixture IV 1 1/3' Great Organ(enclosed section) C-c4 5. Dulciana 8' 6. Bourdon 8' 7. Flute 4' 8. Reserve 9. Chimes Swell Organ(enclosed) C-c4 10. Viola da Gamba 8' 11. Viola Celeste 8' 12. Rohrflote 8' 13. Principal 4' 14. Blockflute 2' 15. Mixture III 1' 16. Trompette 8' 17. Fagot 8' 18. Clairon 4' 19. Reserve Pedal Organ C-g1 20. Subbas 16' 21. Principal 8' 22. Gedecktbass 8' 23. Quint 5 1/3' 24. Choralbass 4' 25. Flute 4' 26. Fagot 16' 27. Trompette 8' 28. Reserve Couplers 29. Great to Pedal 30. Swell to Pedal 31. Great to Great 4' 32. Swell to Great 16' 33. Swell to Great 34. Swell to Great 4' 35. Swell to Swell 16' 36. Swell Unison off Combinations 37. 3 combinations Great and Pedal 38. 3 combinations Swell and Pedal 39. 3 combinations Entire Organ 40. 1 General Cancel Accessories 41. Tremulant Swell Organ 42. Balanced Swell Pedal G.O 43. Balanced Swell Pedal S.O 44. General Crescendo The church was Main Street Baptist at the time of the organ's installation, after the congregation dissolved, the buildings were sold to the Westside Church of Christ in 1983. The organ is still there as of 2015, but not in use. [Received from Stephen Hall 2015-08-26.]
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