THE CHURCHES OF RICHMOND

Photography by John DeMajo

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
9614 River Road, Richmond, VA 23229
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PIPE ORGAN INFORMATION AND SPECIFICATIONS
(as documented by Donald Traser)

CURRENT ORGAN SPECS AS OF 2019

Click here to download .PDF specification sheet

HISTORICAL ORGAN INFORMATION

Original Second Baptist Church
Main and Sixth streets

Henry Erben organ, 1872, 2m/19r

GREAT

16      Bourdon                       58 pipes, wood
8     Open Diapason                58 pipes, metal
8      Dulciana                      46 pipes, metal
8      Stopped Diapason Bass) 58 pipes, wood Melodia                 )
4     Octave                        58 pipes, metal
2      Fifteenth                     58 pipes, metal
II      Mixture (2 2/3)         116 pipes, metal
8      Trumpet                       58 pipes, metal
8      Clarionet                     46 pipes, metal

SWELL

8     Open Diapason                46 pipes, metal
8      Stopped Diapason Bass  58 pipes, wood & metal
Stopped Diapason Treble
4     Flute Harmonique        58 pipes, metal
4      Violana                       58 pipes, metal
2      Piccolo                       58 pipes, metal

8      Haubtoy                       58 pipes, metal
II    Cornet (2 2/3)                 116 pieps, metal
Vox Tremulo

PEDAL

16    Dougle Open Diapason      27 pipes, wood

 

COUPLERS

Great Organ to Pedals; Swell Organ to Pedals; Swell Organ to Great

COMPOSITION PEDALS ON GREAT ORGAN

1.    Draws full Great Organ
2.    Throws off Chorus Stops
3.      Reversible Coupler to Great and Pedal Organs
4.    A balance Swell

 

Information from dedication program

 

Kimball organ, 1906, 3m/32r(?)

GREAT

16    Double Open Diapason
8     Open Diapason
8     Gamba
8     Dopple Flute
8      Gemshorn
4      Principal
2      Fifteenth
8      Trumpet

SWELL

16      Bourdon Treble)
16      Bourdon Bass  )
8     Open Diapason
8      Stopped Diapason
8      Salicional
8      Aeoline
8     Vox Celeste
4     Violin
4     Flute Harmonic
8      Cornopean
8     Oboe Orchestral
8      Bassoon
8     French Horn
8     Vox Humana
Tremolo

CHOIR

16    Contra Gamba

8      Melodia
8     Viola
8      Dulciana
4     Flute D'Amour
2      Piccolo
8      Clarinet
Tremolo

PEDAL

16    Double Open Diapason
16      Bourdon
16      Dulciana
8     Bass Flute

COUPLERS
Swell to Great; Swell to Great at Octaves; Choir to Great; Choir to Great at Sub Octaves; Swell to Choir; Great to Pedal; Swell to Pedal; Swell to Pedal Super; Choir to Pedal; Pedal to Octaves

Information from Richmond News Leader, February 10, 1906