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Norville Hall (1970's)

First United Methodist Church: Sanctuary; front (sides)
1105 S Broad St.
Scottsboro, AL

Images

2021-09-28 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-09-28 - Console, choir and south organ chamber (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-09-28 - Stopkeys on right end (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-09-28 - Stopkeys on left end (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-09-28 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-09-28 - Antiphonal (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-09-28 - Church interior to rear and Antiphonal (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-09-28 - Church interior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
62 registers
6 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2021-10-04 - Much of the pipework comes from 4/90 Moller Op. 3939 (1924) from the Masonic Temple in Birmingham, Alabama, that was removed around 1960 and eventually purchased by Norville Hall, who used parts liberally in his various projects at the time. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: Taken from the console September 28, 2021

       Scottsboro, Alabama
       First United Methodist Church

       Norville Hall   1970's
       _________________________________________

       GREAT                   CHOIR            
    8' Open Diapason        8' Principal
    8' Clarabella Flute     8' Viola
    8' Dulciana             8' Gemshorn
    8' Unda Maris           8' Celeste
    4' Octave               4' Doppel Flute
    4' Flute            2 2/3' Quint
2 2/3' Twelfth              2' Flautina
    2' Fifteenth        1 1/3' Larigot
    8' Trumpet              8' Clarinet
       Super                   Tremolo
       Chimes                  Super

       SWELL                   POSITIV
   16' Bourdon              8' Gedeckt
    8' Violin Diapason      4' Fugara
    8' Stopped Flute    2 2/3' Nasat
    8' Gamba                2' Octav
    8' Gamba Celeste    1 3/5' Terz
    8' Salicional           1' Fife
    4' Harmonic Flute
    4' Violina                 PEDAL            
2 2/3' Nazard              32' Resultant
    2' Piccolo             16' Dbl Open Diapason
   16' Bassoon             16' Bourdon
    8' Oboe                16' Lieblich Gedeckt
    8' Vox Humana           8' Flute
    4' Hautbois             8' Cello
       Tremolo              4' Choral Bass
       Super            2 2/3' Quint
                            2' Principal
       ANTIPHONAL          16' Bassoon
    8' Principal            8' Trumpet
    8' Flute                4' Hautbois
    4' Octave
    4' Flute

   [Received from Jeff Scofield October 3, 2021]

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#44834†* - M. P. Möller Opus 3939 (1924)