Wichita Falls, Texas

First Methodist Church

Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1258 (1955) in First Methodist Church (Wichita Falls, TX)
 
First Methodist Church (Wichita Falls, TX)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1258 (1955) in First Methodist Church (Wichita Falls, TX)
 
 
 
 
  
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Contract Year:  1952
Install Year:   1955
Opus:           1258
   
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      79
No. ranks:      80
No. pipes:      5,097

Specification

           GREAT ORGAN                                SWELL ORGAN
       16' Quintaten             61               16' Bourdon               73
        8' Principal             61                8' Geigen                73
        8' Spitzprincipal        61                8' Gedeckt               73
        8' Clarabella            61                8' Bourdon               12
        8' Bourdon               61                8' Salicional            73
        4' Principal             61                8' Voix Celeste          73
        4' Flute Harmonique      61                8' Erzähler              73
    2 2/3' Quint                 61                8' Erzähler Celeste (tc) 61
        2' Super Octave          61                4' Prestant              73
    III-V  Fourniture           257                4' Flute Couverte        73
      III  Cymbel               183            2 2/3' Nazard                61
           Chimes                                  2' Spillflöte            61
                                                   V  Plein Jeu            305
           CHOIR ORGAN                            16' Contra Fagotto        73
       16' Gamba                 73                8' Trompette             73
        8' Viola Pomposa         73                8' Fagotto               12
        8' Viola Celeste         73                8' Vox Humana            73
        8' Stopped Diapason      73                4' Clairon               73
        8' Concert Flute         73                   Tremulant
        8' Dulciana              73
        8' Unda Maris            73                   SOLO ORGAN
        4' Montre                73                8' Grosse Flöte          73
        4' Koppelflöte           73                8' French Horn           73
    2 2/3' Nasat                 61                8' English Horn          73
        2' Blockflöte            61                8' Trompette Harmonique  73
    1 3/5' Terz                  61                4' Clairon Harmonique    12
      III  Cymbel               183                   Tremulant
        8' Clarinet              73                   Chimes
        4' Hautbois              73                8' Trompette en Chamade  73 a
           Tremulant
        8' Harp (tc)             --                   PEDAL ORGAN
        4' Celesta                                32' Resultant             --
                                                  16' Open Bass             32
           STRING ORGAN                           16' Principal             32
        8' Viola da Gamba        73               16' Bourdon               32
        8' Viole d'Orchestre     73               16' Gamba                 CH
        8' Viole Celeste         73               16' Lieblich Gedeckt      SW
        4' Violina               73                8' Principal             12
      III  String Mixture       183                8' Flute                 12
                                                   8' Lieblich Bourdon      SW
           ECHO ORGAN                              4' Principal             12
        8' Violin Diapason       61                4' Flute                 12
        8' Gedeckt               61                4' Dolce Flute           SW
        8' Dolce Flute           61              III  Mixture               96
        8' Muted Viole           61               16' Ophicleide            32
        8' Unda Maris (tc)       49               16' Fagotto               SW
        4' Fern Flote            61                8' Trompette             12
        8' Corno d'Amour         61                4' Clarion               12
        8' Vox Humana            61                   Chimes                GT
           Tremulant

        a  added in 1956 (Opus 1258-A)


Notes: The organ reused 41 ranks of the former organ, Reuter Op. 289, a 1928 4/52. The new organ was dedicated by the church's organist, Dr. Nita Akin, on February 20, 1955. The Trompette en Chamade was said to be installed by AS as Op. 1258-A the following year, but is shown in the stop list published in the May 1955 issue of The Diapason as being present at the time of dedication.

Photo #3 Source: The Diapason, May 1955

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