First English Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA.

First English Lutheran Church
Stuart Circle

CURRENT ORGAN IS AN ALLEN ELECTRONIC ORGAN.
The previous Moller organ is still in place (chests and winding). Pipework was professionally packed and stored in the basement. Driver boards were provided to enable the original pipe work to be played from the Allen console, however, this equipment was hung on the walls of the chamber but never wired to the chests. Speakers for the Allen installation have been placed in the original pipe chambers.

PREVIOUS ORGANS

Moller organ, 1910, Opus 1159, 2m/15r

GREAT

8     Open Diapason                            61 pipes, metal
8     Viola di Gamba                            61 pipes, metal
8      Dulciana                                  61 pipes, metal
8     Flute D'Amour                             61 pipes, wood
4     Octave                                    61 pipes, metal

SWELL

16 Bourdon 73 pipes, wood

8     Open Diapason                            73 pipes, metal
8      Stopped Diapason                   73 pipes, wood
8      Salicional                          73 pipes, metal
8      Aeoline                                   73 pipes, metal
8     Voix Celeste                             61 pipes, metal
4     Flute Harmonique                   73 pipes, metal
8     Oboe D'Orchestre                   73 pipes, metal

PEDAL

16      Bourdon                                   30 pipes, wood
16      Lieblich Gedacht (Swell Bourdon)      -----
8     Flute                               30 pipes, wood

COUPLERS

Swell to Great 16, 8 & 4; Swell to Pedal; Great to Pedal; Swell to Swell 4; Great to Great 16 & 4

PISTONS
Swell 1-3 affecting Swell & Pedal stops
Great 1-2 affecting Great & Pedal stops

Information from contract dated June 27, 1910. Cost $3,000.

Enlarged to 3m/20r by Moller, 1940 as Opus 6875

GREAT

1.    8      Principal                                 61 pipes
2.    8      Clarabella                          61 pipes
3.    8      Gemshorn                                  61 pipes
4.    8      Dulciana (#25)                            -----
5.    4      Octave                                    61 pipes
6.    4      Rohrflote (#27)                     -----
7.    2 2/3 Twelfth                                   61 pipes
8.    2      Fifteenth                                 61 pipes
9.          Chimes

SWELL

10.   16      Bourdon                                   85 pipes
11.   8      Open Diapason                            73 pipes
12.   8      Gedeckt                                   73 pipes
13.   8      Salicional                          73 pipes
14.   8      Vox Celeste                             61 pipes
15.   4      Orchestral Flute (from #10)       -----
16.   4      Salicet (from #13)                        -----
17.   2 2/3 Nazard (from #10                     -----
18.   2      Piccolo (from #10)                        -----
19.   8      Trumpet                                   73 pipes
20.   8      Oboe                                     73 pipes
21.   8      Vox Humana                              61 pipes

CHOIR

22.   8      Geigen Diapason (from #5)         12 pipes
23.   8      Concert Flute                             73 pipes
24.   8      Gemshorn (#3)                             -----

25.   8      Dulciana                                  73 pipes
26.   8      Unda Maris                         61 pipes
27.   4      Rohrflote                                 73 pipes
28.   8      Clarinet                                  73 pipes

PEDAL

29.   16      Open Diapason (from #1)               12 pipes
30.   16      Bourdon                                   32 pipes
31.   16      Lieblich (#10)                            -----
32.   8       Major Flute (from #30)              12 pipes
33.   8      Dolce Flute (from #10)              -----
34.   8      Salicional (#13)                   -----
35.   4      Flute (from #10)                   -----

PISTONS
5 pistons for each manual and pedal

5 generals duplicated by toe studs
Great to Pedal reversible toe stud
Full Organ reversible toe stud

The Great and Choir are enclosed together in a chamber to the right of the altar, the Swell is on the left. An electronic device has replaced the Moller, though it is still in place. Console gone, but was on the choir platform in the right transept.

Site visits by DT and fact sheet from church.

Chapel

Moller organ (Artiste model), 1954, Opus 8764, 2m/3r

GREAT

1.    8      Diapason
2.    8      Gedeckt
3.    8      Viola
4.    4      Octave (from #1)
5.    4      Flute (from #2)
6.    4      Viola (from #3)
7.    2 2/3 Twelfth (from #3)
8.    2      Fifteenth (from #3)
9.          Chimes

SWELL

10.   8      Gedeckt (#2)
11.   8      Viola (#3)
12.   4      Flute (from #2)
13.   4      Viola (from #3)
14.   2 2/3 Nazard (from #2)
15.   2      Flautino (from #2)
Tremolo

PEDAL

16.   16      Bourdon (from #2)
17.   8      Gedeckt (#2)
18.   8      Viola (#3)
19.   5 1/3 Quint (from #2)
20.   4      Octave (from #1)
21.   4      Flute (from #2)

The entire organ is under expression in a single chamber located at the center of the rear wall, second story. The console is in the chancel area.

Site visit by DT.