Better Pipe Organ Database

James C. and Nora Williams (1963)

First Baptist Church
543 Ockley Drive
Shreveport, LA

Images

2017-11-07 - Church exterior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2017-11-07 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2017-11-07 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2017-11-07 - Window (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
59 stops
89 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2017-11-12 - A new Colby console was added at some point. The sanctuary seats around 1,800 and is quite live. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: from East Texas Organ Festival program, courtesy Casey Cantwell Date not recorded

Shreveport, Louisiana
First Baptist Church

Williams Organ Company   1963                4 manuals, 89 registers, 59 stops, 80 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                                 SWELL ORGAN
     16' Violone                     73          16' Bourdon                     61
      8' Principal                   61           8' Geigen                      61
      8' Spitz Principal (fr. Vln)   --           8' Gedeckt                     61
      8' Bourdon                     61           8' Viole de Gambe              61
      4' Octave                      61           8' Viole Celeste               61
      4' Rohr Flute                  61           8' Gemshorn                    61
      2' Super Octave                61           8' Gemshorn Celeste (TC)       49
         Sesquialtera II            122           4' Principal                   61
         Fourniture VI              366           4' Flute Harmonique            61
         Zimbel IV                  244       2 2/3' Spill Nasat                 61
     16' Tuba (Ch)                   --           2' Spillflöte                  61
      8' Tuba (Ch)                   --       1 3/5' Tierce                      61
      8' Trompette                   61              Plein Jeu IV-V             293
      8' Cremona                     61          16' Bombarde                    61
      4' Tuba (Ch)                   --           8' Trompette                   61
      8' Festival Trompette (Ant)    --           8' Hautbois                    61
         Chimes                                   4' Clairon                     61
         Zimbelstern                              8' Festival Trompette (Ant)    --
                                                     Tremolo
         CHOIR ORGAN
     16' Contra Viol                 73              PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Flute Harmonique            73          32' Gross Untersatz XI          --
      8' Rohr Bourdon                61          32' Resultant                   --
      8' Viola (fr. 16')             --          16' Contrebass                  32
      8' Viola Celeste (TC)          49          16' Violone (Gt)                --
      8' Flauto Dolce                61          16' Bourdon                     56
      8' Dolce Celeste (TC)          49          16' Contra Viol (Ch)            --
      4' Principal                   61          16' Gedeckt (Sw)                --
      4' Flute Harmonique (fr. 8')   --           8' Principal                   32
      4' Koppelflöte                 61           8' Spitz Principal (Gt)        --
      2' Prestant                    61           8' Gedeckt Pommer (fr. Bdn)    --
      2' Octavin                     61           4' Choralbass                  32
  1 1/3' Nasat                       61           4' Biberon Flute               32
      1' Octave                      61           4' Gedeckt Flute (fr. Bdn)     --
         Scharff IV-V               293           2' Flute Octaviante            32
     16' Tuba                        85              Mixture III                 96
      8' Tuba (fr. 16')              --          32' Bombarde                    68
      8' Clarinet                    61          16' Tuba (Ch)                   --
      4' Tuba (fr. 16')              --          16' Contre Trompette (fr. 32')  --
      8' Festival Trompette (Ant)    --           8' Tuba (Ch)                   --
      4' Festival Trompette (Ant)    --           8' Trompette (fr. 32')         --
         Tremolo                                  8' Bombarde (Sw)               --
      8' Harp (TC)                                4' Clarion (fr. 32')           --
      4' Celesta                                  4' Schalmei (Gt)               --
                                                  8' Festival Trompette (Ant)    --
         ANTIPHONAL ORGAN                         4' Festival Trompette (Ant)    --
      8' Viol                        61          16' Bourdon (Ant)               32
      8' Viol Celeste (TC)           49
      8' Rohr Gedeckt                61
      4' Principal                   61
         Mixture III                183
      8' Trompette                   61
      8' Festival Trompette          73
      4' Festival Trompette (fr. 8') --


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-11-07]