Centenary United Methodist Church
411 East Grace Street
L. C. Harrison organ, 1878, Opus 26, 2m/23r
GREAT
8 Open Diapason 58 pipes
8 Stopped Diapason Bass 46 pipes
8 Stopped Diapason Treble 12 pipes
8 Melodia 58 pipes
8 Gamba 58 pipes
4 Flute harmonic 58 pipes
3 Twelfth 58 pipes
2 Fifteenth 58 pipes
III Mixture 174 pipes
8 Trumpet 58 pipes
SWELL
16 Bourdon Bass 12 pipes
16 Bourdon Treble 46 pipes
8 Open Diapason 58 pipes
8 Stopped Diapason 58 pipes
8 Salicional 58 pipes
4 Violiana 58 pipes
III Cornet (12, 15, 17) 174 pipes
8 Cornopeon 58 pipes
8 Oboe 58 pipes
Tremula (sic)
PEDAL
16 Double Open Diapason 30 pipes
8 Violencello (sic) 30 pipes
MECHANICAL STOPS
Great to Swell (sic), Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Bellows Alarm, balanced swell pedal
COMPOSITION PEDALS
Great organ to flute; Great organ to piano; Swell to flute, Swell to piano
Case of solid black walnut with plain gilt pipes
Information from The State, December 27, 1877
Hook-Hastings organ, 1905, Opus 2045
GREAT
16 Open Diapason
8 Open Diapason
8 Clarabella
8 Gamba
8 Viol d'Amour
8 Doppel Floete
8 Dolce
4 Octave
4 Flute Harmonic
2 Super Octave
8 Trumpet
SWELL
16 Bourdon Treble)
16 Bourdon Bass )
8 Open Diapason
8 Stopped Diapason
8 Quintadena
8 Rohr Flute
8 Salicional
8 Aeoline
8 Voix Celestis
4 Flute Traverso
4 Violina
2 Spitz Flute
III Dolce Cornet
8 Cornopeon (sic)
8 Oboe
Tremolo
CHOIR
8 English Open Diapason
8 Melodia
8 Dulciana
8 Lieblich Gedacht
4 Flute d'Amour
2 Piccolo
8 Clarionet
8 Vox Humana (separate box)
Tremolo
PEDAL
32 Contra Bourdon (full length)
16 Double Open Diapason
16 Violone
16 Bourdon
8 Cello
8 Flute
COUPLERS
Swell to Great; Swell to Choir; Choir to Great; Swell to Great Super Octave; Great to Great Super Octave; Choir to Great Sub Octave; Great to Pedal; Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal
Tubular pneumatic action
Information from Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 15, 1905
The organ was located in a chamber at the center front of the room and behind the choir. A new console was installed by Estey Organ Co. in 1928 with its conversion to electric action. Changes were made in 1943 by Ernest M. Skinner. Listed below:
Pedal: 16 Violone to Trombone; 16 Diapason from Great; 8 Cello to Tromba; new Mixture V
Casavant organ, 1965, Opus 2845, 3m/49r
GREAT
16 Quintade 61 pipes
8 Principal 61 pipes
8 Rohrflote 61 pipes
4 Octave 61 pipes
4 Koppelflote 61 pipes
2 Blockflote 61 pipes
II Rauschquint (2 2/3) 122 pipes
IV Mixture (1 1/3) 244 pipes
8 Trompete 61 pipes
Bells (prep.)
SWELL
8 Gedeckt 61 pipes
8 Viola 61 pipes
8 Viola Celeste 54 pipes
4 Spitzprincipal 61 pipes
4 Nachthorn 61 pipes
2 Octavin 61 pipes
IV Scharff (2/3) 244 pipes
16 Fagott (1/2 length) 61 pipes
8 Trompete 61 pipes
4 Oboe 61 pipes
Harp Bells (prep.)
Celesta Bells (prep.)
Tremulant
CHOIR
8 Gedackt 61 pipes
8 Erzahler 61 pipes
8 Erzahler Celeste 54 pipes
4 Gemshorn 61 pipes
2 2/3 Nazard 61 pipes
2 Blockflote 61 pipes
1 3/5 Tierce 61 pipes
1 1/3 Larigot 61 pipes
1 Sifflote 61 pipes
8 Krummhorn 61 pipes
Harp Bells (prep.)
Celesta Bells (prep.)
Tremulant
PEDAL
16 Principal 32 pipes
16 Subbass 32 pipes
16 Erzahler (from Choir) 12 pipes
8 Octave 32 pipes
8 Gedeckt 32 pipes
4 Choralbass 32 pipes
2 Waldflote 32 pipes
IV Mixture (2 2/3) 128 pipes
16 Posaune 32 pipes
8 Trompete 32 pipes
4 Schalmei 32 pipes
Bells (prep.)
COUPLERS
Swell to Swell 16 & 4, unison off; Choir to Choir 16 & 4, unison; Swell to Great 8 & 4; Choir to Great 8 & 4; Choir to Great 8 & 4; Swell to Choir; Great to Pedal; Swell to Pedal; Choir to Pedal
The organ is located across the front wall of the nave, behind the choir area. The oak case contains many pipes of the principal chorus. The console is centered at the front of the choir area.
Information from fact sheet provided by church and site visit by DT |
