Organ Description

The following was included in the program for The Dedication Recital on November 2, 1975

A Description

The First Southern Presbyterian Organ of 1975 is an instrument containing three manual and one pedal claviers. The swell and choir-positiv are under expression; the great and pedal are unenclosed. The action is electro-pneumatic. There are several features of this instrument which are unusual for organs of this size.—the Cornet, the two mixtures at different pitch levels, and the Rohrflöte on the great; the choice of Sesquialtera and Terz for solo work; 2-foot principal stops on each division; a choice of 2-foot stops on the choir; a full complement of reeds (16′, 8′ and 4’) on the swell; and a well-developed pedal.

The photograph in the center of the preceding page [not shown] shows the console with its three manuals and pedal. The swell manual is the upper keyboard, the great is in the middle, and the lower one is the choir-positiv, with the pedals in the lower part of the frame. The choice of stops is made by means of the tilting tablets above the swell manual and by the combination pistons operated by the buttons between the keyboards.

The picture on the left shows a portion of the choir division. The pipes above the walk-board are the Nachthorn, the Unda Maris, the Sesquialtera, and the Spitzflöte. In the lower frame are the Principal 2′, the Zimbel, and the Krummhorn. Beyond the swell shutters we see a portion of the great division—the Scharf, the Mixture, the Quint, and the wooden Hohlflöte.

On the right side of the page, we see a portion of the unenclosed great and pedal divisions, including the pedal Prinzipal 8′, the great Gedeckt 16’, and the funnel-shaped great Bombarde.

——Photos by Carlos Guerra

Also, see the Stoplist.