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Freeport Organ Co. (1966)

First Presbyterian Church
200 South Main Street
Fairfield, IA

Images

2015-12-14 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-08-24 - Façade pipes (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-08-05 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
21 stops
23 registers
4 divisions

Notes

2021-10-27 - From the December 1966 issue of THE DIAPASON: "The Freeport Organ Company. Freeport, Ill. has completed the renovation of the Reuter organ in the First Presbyterian Church, Fairfield, Iowa. The Swell and Great divisions are completely new except for several ranks of existing pipes incorporated into the tonal revision. The Pedal division received a similar treatment. The Choir division and the three· manual console were retained; they were new in 1955. Considerable tonal finishing was required to blend the old and new pipework, plus achieving an up·dated ensemble. D. R. Diestelmeyer and I. D. Krusie were in charge of the work. Mrs. Roy Simpson is church organist." -Jeff Scofield

2023-02-09 - The congregation sold their building in 2021 due to a shrinking membership. Disposition of the rebuilt 1955 Reuter is not known. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON December 1966

     Fairport, Iowa
     First Presbyterian Church

     Charles Tapp   1912
     Reuter         1954   Op. 1110   3/ 8
                    1966               / 4
     Freeport       1966              3/23
     __________________________________________

     GREAT                  SWELL
  8' Open Diapason 61    8' Stopped Diapason 61
  8' Melodia       61    8' Salicional       61
  4' Octave        61    8' Voix Celeste     49
  4' Flute d'Amour 61    8' Aeoline          61
  2' Fifteenth     61    4' Principal        61
III  Fourniture   183    4' Harmonic Flute   61
     Chimes              8' Oboe             61
                            Tremulant
     CHOIR
  8' Concert Flute 73       PEDAL
  8' Dulciana      73   16' Bourdon          32
  8' Unda Maris    61   16' Lieblich Gedeckt 32
  4' Fugara        73    8' Octave           32
  8' Clarinet      73    8' Dolce Flute      12
     Tremulant           4' Super Octave     12

 [Received from Jeff Scofield October 26, 2021]

Websites

Our History - History of the church's organ and the current stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#67514 - Reuter Organ Co. Opus 1110 (1955)