Better Pipe Organ Database

Owner (1988)

Residence: Emmet G. Smith
Fort Worth, TX

Images

2017-08-13 - Facade and Console (Photograph by Lew Williams/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
12 stops
28 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2017-08-13 - Dr. Emmet G. Smith, Emeritus Professor of Organ and Church Music at Texas Christian University in Forth Worth, built all of the mechanism, chests, and case work for his residence organ from 1981-1988. The console (1953 Reuter, Op. 1048) was formerly in Robert Carr Chapel at TCU. Pipework is from Reuter, Barckhoff, and Laukhuff. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed specification Source: From Emmet G. Smith via Lew Williams Date not recorded

Fort Worth, Texas
Emmet G. Smith Residence

Emmet Smith   1981-1988             2 manuals, 28 registers, 12 stops, 14 ranks
Console from Texas Christian University (Reuter, 1953, Opus 1048)
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         GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
      8' Rohr Flöte             73          16' Gedeckt                97
      8' Gemshorn (Sw)          --           8' Gedeckt (fr. 16')      --
      4' Principal              73           8' Gemshorn               61
      4' Rohr Flöte (fr. 8')    --           8' Celeste (TC)           49
  2 2/3' Nazard (Sw)            --           4' Open Flute             61
      2' Principal (fr. 4')     --       2 2/3' Nazard                 61
  1 3/5' Tierce (Sw)            --           2' Gedeckt (fr. 16')      --
         Mixture III           183       1 3/5' Tierce                 61
      8' Hautbois (Sw)          --          16' Fagotto                85
                                             8' Hautbois (fr. Fagotto) --
         COUPLERS                            4' Hautbois (fr. Fagotto) --
         Great to Pedal 8, 4                    Tremulant
         Swell to Pedal 8, 4
         Swell to Great 16, 8, 4                PEDAL ORGAN
                                            16' Bourdon                32
         ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS             8' Principal              44
         Great    1-2-3-4 (thumb)            8' Gedeckt (Sw)           --
         Swell    1-2-3-4 (thumb)            4' Principal (fr. 8')     -- *
         Pedal    1-2-3-4 (toe)              4' Open Flute (Sw)        --
         General  1-2-3-4 (thumb & toe)     16' Fagotto (Sw)           --
         Ped./Man. Combs. On/Off - Swell     8' Hautbois (Sw)          --
         Ped./Man. Combs. On/Off - Great     4' Hautbois (Sw)          --
                                                * knob with Great stops
         PEDAL MOVEMENTS
         Balanced Swell Pedal                   ACCESSORIES
         Crescendo Pedal                        Crescendo Indicator Light
         Great to Pedal Reversible              Tremulant (speed & depth)


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-08-13]