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Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. Opus 73 (2017)

Central United Methodist Church
30 Union Street, North
Concord, NC

Images

2023-12-06 - Church interior and organ chambers (Photograph by Brian Seever, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2024-03-17 - Church interior (Bradley Welch, via Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

2024-03-17 - Console (Bradley Welch, via Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

2025-04-02 - Church exterior (Joseph Eckelkamp/Joseph Eckelkamp)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
32 stops
65 registers
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2017-11-23 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by T. Daniel Hancock, the builder.<br>New instrument utilizing select ranks from former instrument, which was 1973 Casavant, Opus 3179. -Database Manager

2018-04-23 - The organ was dedicated at the 10:00 am service on Sunday, April 15, 2018. At 4:00 pm that same day, Dr. Bradley Hunter Welch performed the inaugural recital. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: Dedication Program, courtesy Susan Theodos Date not recorded

Concord, North Carolina
Central United Methodist Church

Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc.   Opus 73   2017               3 manuals, 32 stops, 38 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                              SWELL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon (Ped)              --        16' Spitzflute                 73
      8' Open Diapason              61*        8' Open Diapason              61*
      8' Hohl Flute                 61         8' Gamba                      61*
      8' Bourdon (Ped)              --         8' Voix Celeste (TC)          49*
      8' Spitzflute (Sw)            --         8' Spitzflute (fr. 16')       --
      8' Spitzflute Celeste (Sw)    --         8' Spitzflute Celeste (TC)    49
      4' Octave                     61*        4' Octave                     61*
      4' Stopped Flute              61         4' Harmonic Flute             61
      2' Fifteenth                  61         2' Fifteenth                  61
      2' Mixture IV                244*        2' Mixture IV                244*
     16' Harmonic Trumpet (So-Ch)   --        16' Contra Oboe                73
     16' Contra Oboe (Sw)           --         8' Trumpet                    73
      8' Trumpet (Sw)               --         8' Oboe (fr. 16')             --
      8' Oboe (Sw)                  --         4' Clarion (fr. Trumpet)      --
      8' Cromorne (So-Ch)           --         8' Tuba (Gt)                  --
      4' Harmonic Clarion (So-Ch)   --
      8' Tuba                       61            PEDAL ORGAN
         Chimes*                    25 tubes  16' Open Diapason              56
                                              16' Bourdon                    56*
         SOLO-CHOIR ORGAN                     16' Spitzflute (Sw)            --
      8' Solo Diapason (Ped)        --         8' Octave (fr. Op. Diap.)     --
      8' Doppel Flute               61         8' Bourdon (fr. 16')          --
      8' Chimney Flute              61         4' Fifteenth (fr. Op. Diap.)  --
      8' Viola                      61         4' Flute (fr. Bourdon)        --
      8' Viola Celeste (TC)         49        32' Contra Trombone (ext S-C)  10**
      4' Principal                  61        32' Harmonics (derived)        --
      4' Nighthorn                  61        16' Contra Trombone (So-Ch)    --
  2 2/3' Nazard                     61*       16' Contra Oboe (Sw)           --
      2' Octave                     61         8' Harmonic Trumpet (So-Ch)   --
      2' Flageolet                  61*        8' Oboe (Sw)                  --
  1 3/5' Tierce                     61         4' Harmonic Clarion (So-Ch)   --
     16' Harmonic Trumpet           85         4' Cromorne (So-Ch)           --
      8' Harmonic Trumpet (fr. 16') --         8' Tuba (Gt)                  --
      8' Cromorne                   61            Zimbelstern
      8' Oboe (Sw)                  --
      4' Harmonic Clarion (fr. 16') --         *  retained from 1973 Casavant, Op. 3179
      8' Tuba (Gt)                  --        **  1-2 resultant


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-04-23]