Houston, Texas
First Methodist Church
Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Contract Year: 1964
Installation: 1966
Opus: 1449
No. manuals: 4
No. stops: 68
No. ranks: 73
No. pipes: 4,076
GREAT ORGAN (II) SWELL ORGAN (III)
16' Spitzflöte 61 16' Contre Viole 61
8' Prinzipal 61 8' Geigenprinzipal 12
8' Bordon 61 8' Gedeckt 61
8' Spitzflöte 12 8' Viole de Gambe 12
4' Oktave 61 8' Viole Celeste 61
4' Koppelflöte 61 8' Flauto Dolce 61
2' Hellpfeife 61 8' Flute Celeste (FF#) 55
II Sesquialtera 122 4' Prinzipal 61
IV-VI Mixtur 305 4' Spillflöte 61
IV Scharf 244 2 2/3' Nasard 61
8' Trompette en Chamade FAN 2' Octavin 61
Chimes ANT 1 3/5' Tierce 61
IV-VI Plein Jeu 304
CHOIR ORGAN (I) 16' Basson-Hautbois 61
8' Viola Pomposa 61 8' Trompette 61
8' Viola Celeste 61 8' Hautbois 12
8' Zartflöte 61 4' Clairon 61
8' Kleinerzähler II 115 Tremulant
4' Traverseflöte 61
2' Blockflöte 61 FANFARE ORGAN (IV)
8' Bassethorn 61 16' Trompette en Chamade tc
8' Cor Anglais 61 8' Trompette en Chamade 61
Tremulant 4' Trompette en Chamade 12
POSITIV ORGAN (I & IV) PEDAL ORGAN
8' Gemshorn 61 32' Bourdon 7
8' Gedecktpommer 61 16' Prinzipal 32
4' Spitzgeigen 61 16' Bourdon 32
2' Prinzipal 61 16' Spitzflöte GT
1 1/3' Nasat 61 16' Contre Viole SW
1' Oktave 61 8' Oktave 32
III-V Fourniture 269 8' Bourdon 12
II Glockenspiel 122 8' Spitzflöte GT
8' Krummhorn 61 8' Viole SW
Tremulant 4' Choralbass 32
4' Rohrflöte 32
ANTIPHONAL ORGAN (IV) (prepared) 2' Blockflöte 32
8' Rohrflöte VI Fourniture 192
8' Viola 32' Contre Basson 12 SW
8' Viola Celeste 16' Bombarde 32
4' Prestant 16' Basson SW
III-IV Plein Jeu 8' Trompette 12
8' Trumpet 8' Krummhorn PO
Chimes 4' Clairon 12
4' Krummhorn PO
ANTIPHONAL PEDAL ORGAN (prepared) Chimes ANT
16' Bourdon (12) ANT
16' Viola (12) ANT
Source: Allen Kinzey
Note: The church is one of the largest in the denomination. The organ was
installed in 1966. J. C. Williams made additions in 1981 and, in 1985,
extensively rebuilt and enlarged the organ following a major fire. The
organ now has 118 ranks.
Photos 2 & 3: courtesy of Dr. Charles
Callahan, via Jonathan Bowen
Organ
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