THE CHURCHES OF VIRGINIA
Photography by John G. DeMajo


ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
8787 River Road
Richmond, VA

 

THE FOLLOWING IS HISTORIC ORGAN INFORMATION GATHERED BY RICHMOND ORGAN HISTORIAN DONALD TRASER

 

All Saints Episcopal Church
Madison Street, between Franklin and Grace

Roosevelt organ, 1890, 2m/14r

GREAT

8    Open Diapason            58 pipes
8     Salicional              58 pipes
8     Doppel Flote            58 pipes
4     Gemshorn                58 pipes

SWELL

16     Bourdon                 58 pipes
(treble and bass split knob)
8     Violin Diapason       58 pipes
8     Dolce                   58 pipes
8     Stopped Diapason       58 pipes
4     Flute Harmonique         58 pipes
III     Cornet                  174 pipes
8    Oboe                     58 pipes

PEDAL

16     Bourdon                 27 pipes

COUPLERS
Swell to Great, Swell to Great Octaves, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal

MECHANICAL ACCESSORIES
Swell Tremulant, Bellows Signal, Wind Indicator

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Two affecting Great and Pedal Stops and all couplers; two affecting Swell and Pedal stops and pedal couplers and Swell tremulant; full organ pedal; Great to Pedal Roosevelt coupler; Balanced Swell pedal (each of these items was counted as a stop, bringing the total to 26 stops).

The above information copied directly from the original contract, signed January 6, 1890.  Other contract data: price $2,935, taking a two-manual Vocalion organ in trade.  $800 to be paid on completion of the organ (by Easter, 1890), with three equal additional payments of $711.66.  Powered by a reciprocating water motor.

 

 


All Saints Episcopal Church
8787 River Road

Austin organ, 1967, Opus 2472, 3m/52r
Antiphonal division, 1994, 3m/60r

GREAT

1.   16     Gemshorn
2.   8     Principal
3.   8     Bourdon
4.   8     Gemshorn (from #1)
5.   4     Octave
6.   4     Nachthorn
7.   2     Block Flute
8.   II     Rausch Quinte
9.   IV     Fourniture
10.  8     Trompete
11.       Chimes

SWELL

12.  16     Gedeckt
13.  8     Geigen
14.  8     Rohrflote (from #12)
15.  8     Gambe
16.  8     Gambe Celeste
17.  4     Principal
18.  4     Waldflote
19.  2 2/3 Nazard
20.  2     Doublette
21.  IV     Plein Jeu
22.  16     Fagotto
23.  8     Trompette
24.  4     Clarion
Tremulant
Zimbelstern

CHOIR

25.  8     Nason Flute
26.  8     Flauto Dolce
27.  8     Flute Celeste
28.  4     Prestant
29.  4     Koppel Flote
30.  2     Octav
31.  1 1/3 Larigot
32.  II     Sesquialtera
33.  III     Cymbel
34.  8     Krummhorn
35.  4     Rohr Schalmei
Tremulant

ANTIPHONAL


36.  8     Principal
37.  8     Bourdon
38.  4     Octave
39.  2     Super Octave
40.  III     Mixture

ANTIPHONAL PEDAL

41.  16     Bourdon

PEDAL

42.  32     Resultant
43.  16     Principal
44.  16     Bourdon
45.  16     Gemshorn (#1)
46.  16     Gedeckt (#12)
47.  8     Octave
48.  8     Spitzflote
49.  8     Bourdon (from #44)
50.  4     Choral Bass
51.  4     Block Flote
52.  2     Flote
53.  III     Mixture
54.  16     Posaune
55.  16     Fagotto (#22)
56.  8     Posaune (from #54)
57.  4     Krummhorn (from #34)

 

The organ is housed in the base of the tower, on the right side of the chancel with the Great exposed in front.  Console to the left.  The Antiphonal division frames the rose window on the rear wall.

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