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 Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=35775