Better Pipe Organ Database

Walmer A. "Gus" Brummer (1962)

First Christian
1601 North Main
Poplar Bluff, MO

Images

2018-06-10 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Ray Smithee/Database Manager)

2018-06-10 - Sanctuary (Photograph by Ray Smithee/Database Manager)

2018-06-10 - Console (Photograph by Ray Smithee/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2002. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - "They previously had a c. 1928, 2m. Kilgen, Op. 4102." -Database Manager

2005-09-05 - On-line update from Ray Smithee -- This instrument was built in 1962 by Gus Brummer. It only has a couple of ranks of Moller pipework. Most of the pipework is from Laukauff and other builders including Kilgen, Hinners, Estey, Aeolian, Skinner, Aeolian-Skinner, Odell and Kimball. It all works beatifully together however and is an excellent service playing organ. Console is Moller and has ivory naturals. -Database Manager

2011-01-16 - Updated through on-line information from Ray Smithee. -- There was no 2m Kilgen prior to this instrument. This sanctuary was built in 1961-62. The previous sanctuary contained a 2m Estey as noted on the OHS Database. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Taken from console while organist 1975-1980 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Poplar Bluff, Missouri
First Christian Church

Gus Brummer 1962   III/22   New Moller Console


GREAT

8      Principal              61 pipes   Metal        Laukhuff/Moller
8      Holzflote              61 pipes   Wood         Kilgen (circa 1890s)
8      Dolce (Ch)
4      Octave                 61 pipes   Metal        Laukhuff
4      Klein Gedackt          61 pipes   Wood/Metal   Aeolian/Estey
2      Floten Principal (Ch)
       Chimes                 21 tubes                Moller


SWELL

8      Gedackt                61 pipes   Wood         Kilgen (circa 1890s)
8      Viola Pomposa          61 pipes   Metal        Laukhuff/Moller
8      Viola Celeste          49 pipes   Metal        Laukhuff/Moller
4      Suavial                61 pipes   Metal        E. M. Skinner
III    Mixture (2')          183 pipes   Metal        Laukhuff/Moller/Kilgen
8      Trompette              61 pipes   Metal        Moller (1962)
4      Oboe Clarion           61 pipes   Metal        Kilgen
       Tremolo


CHOIR

8      Rohrflote              73 pipes   Metal        Laukhuff
8      Dolce                  61 pipes   Metal        Marshall-Bennett
8      Unda Maris             49 pipes   Metal        Moller
4      Rohrflote  (ext.)
2 2/3  Nasat                  61 pipes   Metal        Laukhuff
2      Principal              61 pipes   Metal        Laukhuff
8      Clarinet               61 pipes   Metal        Aeolian (free reed)
       Harp                   49 bars                 Moller (1930s)
       Tremolo


PEDAL

16     Violone                56 pipes   Wood/Metal   Kilgen
16     Subbass                44 pipes   Wood         Hinners
16     Lieblich Gedackt       56 pipes   Wood         Estey
 8     Geigen (ext. Violone)             Metal        Kilgen
 8     Bourdon (ext. Subbass)            Wood         Hinners
 8     Still Gedeckt (ext.)              Wood         Estey
 4     Geigen (ext.)                     Metal        Kilgen
 4     Flute (ext. Gedackt)              Wood         Estey
16     Trompette (prep.)
 8     Trompette (prep.)

 [Received from Ray Smithee 2014-02-12.]