Better Pipe Organ Database

Tellers Organ Co. Opus 955 (1962)

First Methodist Church
801 W Avenue B
Garland, TX

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2018-08-31 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-05-14 - Chancel and organ chambers (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022 - Builder Nameplate (Photograph by Via John DeMajo, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022 - Console (Photograph by Via John DeMajo, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
31 registers
3 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2022-07-04 - The organ was sold at one point to Harold Clampitt and moved with him to his residence in Shreveport, Louisiana; offered for sale upon his death on June 5, 2021. -Jeff Scofield

2023-01-15 - Th stoplist recently submitted showing a current disposition for this instrument represents an instrument altered since its original construction. The stoplist of the original specification taken from a 1970 Tellers catalog is being included as well. -Scot Huntington

Stoplist

Source: Taken from Tellers catalog 1970

Tellers Organ Co. (Opus 955, 1962)
First Methodist Church
Garland, Texas

Original disposition

Compasses 61/32

GREAT ORGAN [unenclosed, exposed to view through grill]
8' Principal
8' Holzgedeckt
4' Octave
4' Spill Flote
2' Spitz Principal
IV Fourniture [1 1/3', 1', 2/3', 1/2']
   Chimes

ENCLOSED GREAT [separate box]
8' Spitz Flote
8' Flute Celeste [t.c.]
8' Cromorne
   Tremulant
Great to Great 16', 4'
Great Unison Off
Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'

SWELL ORGAN [enclosed, 68-note chest]
16'    Rohr Flote  [ext]
8'     Viola
8'     Viola Celeste [t.c.]
8'     Rohr Flote
4'     Principal
4'     Koppelflote
2'     Blockflote
1 1/3' Larigot
III    Plein Jeu [2', 1 1/3', 1']
8'     Trompette
4'     Hautbois
       Tremulant
Swell to Swell 16', 4'
Swell Unison Off

PEDAL ORGAN
16' Bourdon
16' Rohr Flote  [Sw]
16' Viola       [Sw ext]
8'  Principal
8'  Bourdon     [ext]
8'  Rohr Flote  [Sw]
4'  Principal   [ext]
4'  Bourdon     [ext]
II  Rauschquint [2 2/3', 2']
16' Trompette   [Sw ext]
8'  Trompette   [Sw]
    Chimes
Great to Pedal 8', 4'
Swell to Pedal 8', 4'

Source: Stoplist courtesy of John DeMajo

       Garland, Texas
       First Methodist Church

       Garland   Op. 955   1962   2/25
       ___________________________________

       GREAT                 SWELL
    8' Principal          8' Flute
    8' Holzgedeckt        8' Viola
    8' Dulciana           8' Viola Celeste
    4' Octave             4' Principal
2 2/3' Nasat              4' Koppelflöte
    2' Spitz Principal    2' Principal
       Tremolo          III  Plein Jeu
       Sub               16' Trompette
       Unison Off         8' Trompette
       Super              8' Oboe
       Blank              4' Clarion
       Blank                 Tremolo
       Blank                 Sub
       Blank                 Unison Off
       Blank                 Super
                             Chimes
       PEDAL                 Blank
   16' Contra Bass
   16' Bourdon
    8' Principal
    8' Bourdon
    4' Principal
   16' Trompette
    8' Trompette
    4' Clarion
       Tremolo
       Blank
       Blank
       Blank
       Blank

 [Received from Jeff Scofield July 4, 2022]