GINTER PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
3601 Seminary Avenue, Richmond, VA. 23227 | 804 359-5049

Ginter Park Presbyterian Church
Seminary and Walton Avenues

ORGAN UPGRADE (DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 16, 2012)

Parsons Pipe Organ Builders
Canandaignia, New York

Dr. Ardyth Lohuis, Consultant

SPECIFICATIONS

GREAT:

1. 16′ Gedeckt
2. 8′ Principal
3. 8′ Rohrfloete (from #1)
4. 4′ Octave
5. 4′ Spire Flute (1-12 from #3)
6. 2′ Super Octave (1-12 from #4)
7. 2′ Waldflöte (from #5)
8. Sesquialter
9. Mixture
10. 8′ Trumpet (New)

 

SWELL:

1. 8′ Geigen (New)
2. 8′ Bourdon
3. 8′ Gambe
4. 8′ Voix Celeste (TC)
5. 4′ Octave Geigen (from #1)
6. 4′ Flute Harmonique (1-12 from #2)
7. 2′ Octavin (from #6)
8. Plein Jeu
9. 16′ Bassoon (New)
10. 8′ Trompette
11. 8′ Hautbois (from #9)
12. 4′ Clarion (from #10)
13. 8′ Trumpet (from Great #10)

 

POSITIVE:

1. 8′ Gedeckt
2. 8′ Quintadena
3. 4′ Principal
4. 4′ Chimney Flute (1-12 from #1)
5. 2′ Octave (from #3)
6. Sharp Mixture
7. Krummhorn
8. 16′ Trumpet (from Great #10)
9. 8′ Trumpet (from Great #10)

 

CHOIR:

1. 8′ Bourdon (from Swell #2)
2. 8′ Gemshorn (1-4 from Swell #3)
3. 8′ Gemshorn Celeste (TC)
4. 4′ Spitzflöte (from #2)
5. 2 2/3′ Nasard (TC)
6. 2′ Block Flute (from #2)
7. 1 3/5′ Tierce (TC)
8. 1 1/3′ Larigot (from #5)

 

PEDAL:

1. 32′ Resultant (New, from #3 and #5)
2. 32′ Basse de Cornet (from Positive #1)
3. 16′ Open Wood
4. 16′ Violone (New)
5. 16′ Gedeckt (from Great #1)
6. 8′ Principal
7. 8′ Cello (from #4)
8. 8′ Gedeckt (from #5)
9. 8′ Gemshorn (from Choir #2)
10. 4′ Chorale Bass
11. 4′ Flute (from Great #5)
12. 2′ Super Octave (from #10)
13. Mixture
14. 16′ Posaune (from Great #10)
15. 16′ Bassoon (from Swell #9)
16. 8′ Trumpet (from Great #10)
17. 4′ Clarion (from Great #10)

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PREVIOUS ORGAN SPECIFICATION

Noehren organ, 1964, 3m/48r

original specification

GREAT

1.    16       Quintadena (TC)
2.    8      Principal
3.    8      Rohrfloete
4.    4      Octave
5.    4      Spitzfloete (1-12 from #3)
6.    2      Octave (1-12 from #4)
7.    2      Waldfloete (from #5)
8.    III      Sesquialtera (TC)
9     V  Mixture
10.   16      Dulcian (from #25)
11.   8      Trumpet

SWELL

12.   8      Bourdon
13.   8      Gambe
14.   8      Voix Celeste (TC)
15.   4      Flute Harmonique
16.   2      Octavin
17.   V  Plein Jeu
18.   8      Trompette
19.   8      Hautbois
Tremulant

POSITIV

20.   8      Gedeckt
21.   4      Principal
22.   4      Rohrfloete
23.   2      Octave (from #21)
24.   V       Scharf
25.   8      Cromhorne

CHOIR

26.   8      Bourdon (from #12)
27.   8      Gemshorn (F)
28.   8      Unda Maris (TC)
29.   4      Spitzfloete
30.   2 2/3 Nazard (TC)
31.   2      Waldfloete (from #29)
32.   1 1/3 Larigot (from #30)
33.   1 3/5 Tierce (G)

 

PEDAL

34.   16      Subbass (from #20)
35.   8      Principal (1-5 from #2)

36.   8      Gedecktbass (#20)
37.   4      Octave
38.   2      Octave (from #37)
39.   VI        Mixture
40.   16      Posaune (from #11)
41.   8      Trumpet (#11)
42.   4      Trumpet (#11)

COUPLERS
Swell to Great; Swell to Positiv; Positiv to Great; Swell to Pedal; Great to Pedal; Positiv to Pedal. 1990s additions: Swell to Great 16 & 4; Swell to Swell 16 & 4; Swell to Positiv 16 & 4

PISTONS
General 1-12, thumb & toe; Great 1-8; Swell 1-8; Choir/Positiv 1-8; Pedal 1-8, thumb & toe; Great to Pedal reversible, thumb & toe; Swell to Pedal Reversible, thumb & toe; Choir/Positiv to Pedal, thumb & toe

The organ is in a case in the rear gallery.  Manual compass is 56 notes.  The Swell and Choir are in the same expression box.

With the 1990s revisions a 16' Principal was added to the Pedal division, an open wood stop from the Hall organ formerly at Tabernacle Baptist Church.

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