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Lewtak Pipe Organ Builders, Inc. (2014)

First Presbyterian Church
1621 E. Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC

Images

2023-10-04 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Organ case and en-Chamade (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Casavant nameplate (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Lewtak nameplate (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Couplers (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

0004-10-04 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Interior to rear and organ (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Interior from floor level (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2023-10-04 - Church interior from balcony (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
46 stops
53 registers
5 divisions
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: Computerized/Digital
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Stoplist

Source: From the 1999 Casavant specs and from the console October 4, 2023

       Gastonia, North Carolina
       First Presbyterian Church

       Casavant   Op. 2661   1962   3/57
       Casavant   Op. 2661A  1999   3/57
       Lewtak                2014   3/58
       _____________________________________________________

       GREAT                         SWELL
   16' Quintaton            61    8' Rohrflöte            61
    8' Principal            61    8' Salicional           61
    8' Bourdon              61    8' Salicional Celeste   54
    4' Octave               61    4' Gemshorn             61
    4' Rohrgedackt          61    2' Princial             61
2 2/3' Nazard               61   IV  Scharff    1'       244
    2' Super Octave         61   16' Fagott               61
    2' Blockfl0te           61    8' Oboe                 61
   IV  Mixture 1 1/3'      244    4' Rohrschalmei         61
   16' Posaune              PD       Tremulant
    8' Spanish Trumpet      61       Sub
    4' Clarion              --       Unison Off
   16' Bombarde Harmonique  CH       Super
    8' Trompette Harmonique CH    8' Trompette Harmonique CH
       Chimes                     8' Spanish Trumpet      GT

       CHOIR                         PEDAL
    8' Nachthorn            61   32' Principal Basse      dg
    8' Erzähler             61   32' Bourdon              dg
    4' Spitzflöte           61   16' Contre Basse         32
2 2/3' Nazard               61   16' Subbass              32
    2' Waldflöte            61   16' Quintaton            GT
1 1/3' Quintflöte           61    8' Spitz Principal      32
    1' Sifflöte             61    8' Gedacktpommer        32
    8' Krummhorn            61    4' Octave               32
       Tremulant                  4' Rohrflöte            32
       Sub                        2' Nachthorn            32
       Unison Off                IV  Mixture   1 1/3'    128
       Super                     32' Contra Posaune       dg
 * 16' Bombarde Harmonique  tc   16' Posaune              32
 *  8' Trompette Harmonique 61   16' Fagott               SW
    8' Spanish Trumpet      GT    8' Trumpet              32
                                  4' Schalmei             32
       POSITIV                    8' Trompette Harmonique CH
    8' Gedackt              61    8' Spanish Trumpet      GT
    4' Principal            61
    4' Koppelflöte          61    *  added 2014
    2' Spitz Octave         61
   II  Sesquialtera        122
  III  Zimbel   1/4'       183
    8' Regal                61
       Tremulant
       Sub
       Unison Off

           [Received from Jeff Scofield October 14, 2023]

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