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Orgues Létourneau Ltée Opus 129 (2016)

First Presbyterian Church
900 Greensboro
Tuscaloosa, AL

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0023-09-22 - Organ gallery and façade (Photograph by Jim Cook, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-09-19 - Organ gallery and facade (Photograph by Jim Cook/Jim )

2021-02-21 - Console (Photograph by James Cook/James Cook)

2021-02-21 - Facade (Photograph by James Cook/James Cook)

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Notes

2016-05-11 - The Inaugural Recital on April 8, 2016, was played by Thomas Trotter. -Database Manager

2016-06-12 - Updated through online information from Jeff Binford. -Database Manager

2020-09-09 - Updated through online information from Jeff Binford who has seen or played the organ. -- The Dedication Recital was played on Sunday, March 6, 2016, by Jeff Binford, the church organist. The Inaugural Recital was played on Friday, April 8, 2016 by Thomas Trotter. The Pedal Division is divided on the far sides of the gallery area, right and left. As one faces the case, the Swell division is on the top left hand side. The unenclosed section of the Great division is on the top right hand side. Below the Swell division toward the bottom of the case on the left side is the enclosed Choir division. Below the main Great division toward the bottom of the case on the right side is the enclosed section of the Great. The pipes in the main central facade are pipes of the Pedal Principal 16. The Festival Trumpet pipes are mounted horizontally in the facade of the case. The pipes on the extreme far left and right sides of the case are non-speaking. -Jim Stettner

2020-09-09 - A sample of the organ may be heard here: [https://youtu.be/8Q0feF7IHV4] -Jim Stettner

2024-11-13 - The Letourneau does retain some of the preceding Casavant. -Jim Stettner


Stoplist

Stoplist from builder's web site Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
First Presbyterian Church

Orgues Létourneau Ltée.   Opus 129   2016      3 manuals, 63 stops, 75 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
     16' Violonbass             61         16' Quintaton              61
     16' Bourdon                61          8' Diapason               61
      8' Principal              61          8' Salicional             61
      8' Bourdon                61          8' Voix Celeste           61
  5 1/3' Gros Nasard            61          8' Chimney Flute          61
      4' Octave                 61          8' Aeoline                61
      4' Open Flute             61          8' Flute Celeste II      110
  3 1/5' Grosse Tierce          61          4' Octave                 61
  2 2/3' Quint                  61          4' Harmonic Flute         61
      2' Super Octave           61          2' Octavin                61
  1 3/5' Tierce                 61          2' Plein jeu III-IV      232
  1 1/3' Mixture IV-V          288         16' Bombarde               61
         Tremulant                          8' Trompette              66
      8' Festival Trumpet       66          8' Oboe                   61
         Nachtigall                         8' Vox Humana             61
         Zimbelstern                        4' Clairon                78
                                               Tremulant
         ENCLOSED GREAT ORGAN
      8' Diapason               61             PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Harmonic Flute         61         32' Contra Violone         dg
      8' Viole de gambe         61         32' Contra Bourdon         dg
      8' Gamba                  61         16' Principal              32
      8' Gamba Celeste          61         16' Violonbass             GT
     16' Double Trumpet (ext)   12         16' Subbass                32
      8' Trumpet                61         16' Bourdon                GT
      8' Flügel Horn            61         16' Lieblich Gedeckt       CH
      8' English Horn           61         16' Quintaton              SW
      4' Clarion (ext)          24     10 2/3' Grosse Quint (ext GT)  12
         Tremulant                          8' Principal              32
         Chimes                             8' Violoncello            GT
                                            8' Bourdon                32
         CHOIR ORGAN                        8' Lieblich Gedeckt       CH
     16' Gedeckt                61      6 2/5' Grosse Tierce (ext GT) 12
      8' Diapason               61          4' Choral Bass            32
      8' Concert Flute          61          4' Flute                  32
      8' Gemshorn               61      2 2/3' Mixture IV            128
      8' Gemshorn Celeste (GG)  54         32' Contre Bombarde (ext)  12
      8' Bourdon                61         16' Trombone               56
      8' Vox Aetheria II       122         16' Trumpet                GT
      4' Principal              61         16' Bombarde               SW
      4' Flûte à fuseau         61         16' Fagotto                CH
  2 2/3' Nasard                 61          8' Tromba (fr. Tbn)       --
      2' Flûte à bec            61          8' Bombarde               SW
  1 3/5' Tierce                 61          4' Tromba Clarion (Tbn)   --
  1 1/3' Larigot                61          4' Schalmey               32
      1' Sifflet                61          8' Festival Trumpet       GT
     16' Fagotto                73             Chimes                 GT
      8' Clarinet               61
      8' Cromorne               61             Usual sub-octave, unison,
      8' Fagotto (fr. 16')      --               and octave couplers, plus
         Tremulant                             Great to Choir 8'
      8' Festival Trumpet       GT             Choir to Swell 8'
         Harp                                  Enclosed Great on Choir
         Celesta                               Enclosed Great on Swell


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-05-11]


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