First Baptist Church
Broad and 12th streets
William B.D. Simmons organ, 1867, 3m/35r
GREAT
16 Bourdon
8 Open Diapason
8 Stopped Diapason
8 Bell Gamba
4 Principal
4 Flute Harmonique
2 2/3 Twelfth
2 Fifteenth
IV Mixture
8 Trumpet
SWELL
16 Bourdon (TC)
8 Open Diapason and Quintation (sic) bASS
8 Stopped Diapason Bass
8 Stopped Diapason Treble
8 Viol D'Amore
4 Principal
III Mixture
8 Hautboy
8 Bassoon (possibly 16, or bass and treble as below?)
8 Trumpet Bass
8 Trumpet Treble
CHOIR
16 Eolina (sic)
8 Dulciana
8 Keraulophon
8 Stopped Diapason
4 Flute a Cheminee
4 Gemshorn
2 Piccolo
8 Coure de Bassetto
Description from the Dispatch of October 9, 1867. The article indicated there were three pedal stops but did not name them.
Monument Avenue and the Boulevard
E.M. Skinner organ, 1928, Opus 728, 4m/36r
GREAT
16 Bourdon (pedal ext.) 17 pipes
8 First Diapason 61 pipes
8 Second Diapason 61 pipes
8 Clarabella 61 pipes
4 Principal 61 pipes
II Grave Mixture (2 2/3) 122 pipes
8 Tromba 61 pipes
Chimes (from Echo)
SWELL
16 Bourdon 73 pipes
8 Geigen 73 pipes
8 Rohrflute 73 pipes
8 Salicional 73 pipes
8 Voix Celeste 73 pipes
8 Flute Celeste II 134 pipes
4 Octave Geigen 73 pipes
4 Flute Triangulaire 73 pipes
III Mixture 183 pipes
16 Waldhorn 73 pipes
8 Trumpet 73 pipes
8 Oboe 73 pipes
8 Vox Humana 73 pipes
Tremolo
CHOIR
8 Concert Flute 73 pipes
8 Dulciana 73 pipes
4 Flute d'Amour 73 pipes
2 2/3 Nazard 73 pipes
8 Clarinet 73 pipes
8 Harp ) 61 bars
4 Celesta)
Tremolo
SOLO
8 Gross Gedeckt 73 pipes
8 Gamba 73 pipes
8 Gamba Celeste 73 pipes
8 English Horn 73 pipes
8 French Horn 73 pipes
8 Tuba Mirabilis 73 pipes
Tremolo
PEDAL
32 Resultant -----
16 Open Diapason 32 pipes
16 Sub Bass 32 pipes
16 Echo Lieblich (from Swell) -----
16 Waldhorn (from Swell) -----
8 Octave 12 pipes
8 Gedeckt 12 pipes
8 Still Gedeckt (from Swell) -----
16 Trombone (ext. from Great Tromba) 12 pipes
8 Tromba (from Great) -----
Chimes (from Great)
COUPLERS
Swell to Great 16, 8 & 4; Choir to Great 16, 8 & 4; Swell to Choir 16, 8 & 4; Solo to Choir; Solo to Great 16, 8 & 4; Solo to Swell; Great to Solo; Swell to Swell 16 & 4; Choir to Choir 16 & 4; Solo to Solo 16 & 4; Great to Great 4; Great to Pedal; Swell to Pedal 8 & 4; Choir to Pedal; Solo to Pedal 8 & 4
PISTONS
Great 1-5; Swell 1-6; Choir 1-4; Solo 1-4; Pedal 1-4; General 1-3; Great to Pedal reversible; Sforzando, reversible
Information from contract May 24, 1928. Though the contract specifies that the Chimes on the Great manual come from the Echo division, the contract lists no Echo division.
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Opus 728-A, 4m/60r
GREAT
16 Quintaton
8 Principal
8 Holzgedackt
8 Principal Flute
4 Octave (new)
4 Flute Harmonique
IV Fourniture (new and old)
III Cymbel (new on 8' Tromba)
Harp (Choir)
Celesta (Choir)
Chimes (Echo)
Echo-Antiphonal on Great
SWELL
8 Viola Pomposa
8 Rohrflote (old with new canister tops)
8 Salicional
8 Voix Celeste
8 Flute Celeste (II)
4 Octave Geigen
4 Flute Triangulaire
2 Octavin
V Plein Jeu (rescaled and revoiced)
16 Double Trumpet (new on 16' Waldhorn)
8 Trompette (new)
8 Oboe
4 Clarion (old, revoiced)
Tremulant
Harp (Choir)
Celesta (Choir)
Echo-Antiphonal on Swell
CHOIR
8 Concert Flute
8 Dulciana
8 Unda Maris
4 Spitzflote (new on Flute D'Amour)
2 2/3 Rohr Nasat (new on Clarinet)
2 Blockflote
Tremulant
Harp
Celesta
Echo-Antiphonal on Choir
SOLO
8 Flauto Mirabilis
8 Gamba
8 Gamba Celeste
8 English Horn
8 French Horn
8 Tuba Mirabilis
Tremulant
Harp (Choir)
Celesta (Choir)
Echo-Antiphonal on Solo
ECHO-ANTIPHONAL
8 Spitzprincipal (new)
8 Night Horn
8 Flute Celeste
4 Prestant (new)
4 Flute D'Amour
IV-V Cornet (new)
8 Vox Humana (old from Swell)
Chimes
Tremulant
PEDAL
32 Resultant
16 Quintaton (Great)
16 Contra Bass
16 Bourdon
16 Contra Dulciana (ext. from Choir)
8 Octave (new and old)
8 Quintaton (from Great)
8 Cello
4 Super Octave
II Fourniture
16 Trombone (old revoiced)
16 Double Trumpet (Swell)
8 Trumpet (old Great revoiced)
4 Clarion (old Great revoiced)
Chimes (Echo-Antiphonal)
COUPLERS
Swell to Great 16, 8 & 4; Swell to Choir 16, 8 & 4; Swell to Swell 16 & 4, unison off; Choir to Choir 16 & 4, unison off; Choir to Great 16, 8 & 4; Solo to Swell; Solo to Choir; Solo to Great 16, 8 & 4; Solo to Solo 16 & 4, unison off; Solo to Pedal 8 & 4; Swell to Pedal 8 & 4; Choir to Pedal 8; Choir to Pedal 8 & 4
PISTONS
Great 1-6; Swell 1-6; Choir 1-4; Solo-Echo-Antiphonal 1-6; Pedal 1-6 (toe?); General 1-8; Great to Pedal reversible; Swell to Pedal reversible; Choir to Pedal reversible; Solo to Pedal reversible
Information from contracts February 16, 1953 and March 10, 1953`
The Echo-Antiphonal organ was destroyed in a 1965 fire. Lawrence Walker of Manakin, Virginia, installed a replacement by Casavant:
MANUAL
8 Rohr Flute 61 pipes
8 Erzahler 61 pipes
8 Erzahler Celeste 54 pipes
4 Octave 61 pipes
4 Spitzflote 61 pipes
2 Blockflote 61 pipes
III Mixture (2/3) 183 pipes
PEDAL
16 Lieblich Gedackt 32 pipes
Per contract of March 17, 1965. Cost $14,200.
Casavant organ, 1971, Op. 3087, 4m/92r
GRAND ORGUE
16 Bourdon 61 pipes
8 Montre 61 pipes
8 Flute a cheminee 61 pipes
4 Prestant 61 pipes
4 Flute conique 61 pipes
2 Doublette 61 pipes
V Cornet (TC) 220 pipes
IV Fourniture (1 1/3) 244 pipes
IV Cymbale (2/3) 244 pipes
8 Trompette 61 pipes
4 Clairon 61 pipe
Grand Orgue Unison Off
Antiphonal on Grand Orgue
POSITIF
8 Bourdon 61 pipes
8 Salicional 61 pipes
4 Prestant 61 pipes
4 Flute a fuseau 61 pipes
2 2/3 Nasard 61 pipes
2 Doublette 61 pipes
2 Quarte de nasard 61 pipes
1 3/5 Tierce 61 pipes
1 1/3 Larigot 61 pipes
IV Fourniture (1) 244 pipes
III Cymbale (1/3) 183 pipes
8 Cromorne 61 pipes
Tremulant
Positif Unison Off
Antiphonal on Positif
RECIT
8 Principal etroit 61 pipes
8 Bourdon 61 pipes
8 Viole de gambe 61 pipes
8 Voix Celeste (GG) 54 pipes
4 Octave 61 pipes
4 Flute ouverte 61 pipes
2 Flute des bois 61 pipes
VI Plein jeu (2) 366 pipes
16 Basson 61 pipes
8 Trompette 61 pipes
4 Clairon 61 pipes
Tremulant
Recit Unison Off
Antiphonal on Recit
CHOEUR
8 Flute bouchee 61 pipes
8 Flute douce 61 pipes
8 Flute celeste (TC) 49 pipes
4 Flute a cheminee 61 pipes
2 Octavin 61 pipes
II Cornet (2 2/3) 122 pipes
III Petite Fourniture (1) 183 pipes
8 Hautbois 61 pipes
Tremulant
Choeur Unison Off
Antiphonal on Choeur
Zimbelstern
ANTIPHONAL
8 Flute a cheminee 61 pipes
8 Flute douce 61 pipes
8 Flute celeste (TC) 49 pipes
4 Prestant 61 pipes
4 Flute conique 61 pipes
2 Flute a bec 61 pipes
III Cymbale (2/3) 183 pipes
Tremulant
Cloches
ANTIPHONAL PEDALE
16 Soubasse 32 pipes
Cloches
PEDALE
32 Resultant
16 Montre 32 pipes
16 Soubasse 32 pipes
16 Bourdon (Grand Orgue)
8 Octave Basse 32 pipes
8 Bourdon 32 pipes
4 Basse de chorale 32 pipes
4 Flute a cheminee 32 pipes
2 Flute 32 pipes
VI Fourniture (2) 192 pipes
32 Contre bombarde 32 pipes
16 Bombarde 32 pipes
16 Basson (Recit)
8 Trompette 32 pipes
4 Chalumeau 32 pipes
COUPLERS
Grand orgue to Pedale; Positif to Pedale; Recit to Pedale; Choeur to Pedale; Antiphonal to Pedale; Positif to Grand orgue; Recit to Grand orgue; Choeur to Grand orgue; Grand orgue to Choeur; Recit to Choeur; Positif to Choeur; Positif to Recit; Choeur to Recit; All swells to Recit; Choeur-Positif Reverse
COMBINATION PISTONS
7 Grand orgue; 7 Recit; 6 Positif; 6 Choeur; 4 Antiphonal; 7 Pedale (thumb and toe); 12 Generals (thumb and toe)
REVERSIBLE PISTONS (thumb and toe)
Grand orgue to Pedale; Positif to Pedale; Recit to Pedale; Choeur to Pedale; Positif to Grand orgue; Recit to Grand orgue; Recit to Choeur (thumb only); Full organ
BALANCED SWELLS
Crescendo on all stops and couplers; Recit expression; Choeur rexpression; Antiphonal expression
Information from dedication program, June 2, 1971
The chancel organ is located in a recessed opening in back of the choir, on both sides of, and above the baptistry. The Antiphonal division is in the ceiling at the rear of the nave. It was installed by Casavant in 1965 to replace a similar division of the previous Aeolian-Skinner organ which was lost in a fire. When the chancel organ was installed, the nomenclature of the Antiphonal division was changed to complement that of the new instrument. |
