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Source: CD booklet.

Source: CD booklet

Lincoln NE, USA (Nebraska) - First Plymouth Congregational Church, The Lied Organ
Municipal: Lincoln NE
Region:Lancaster County
Address: 2000 D street, 68502, Lincoln, NE
Website: https://www.firstplymouth.org/

Description nr.: 2004891.

Built by: Felix F. Schoenstein & Sons (1998) - opus 126


The Schoenstein firm built a large new organ for the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1997-1998. It was put into service on October 11, 1998. The construction of the organ was made possible in part by a large donation from the Lied Foundation. That is why the organ is also called 'The Lied Organ'.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ (Manual II)27 (19)
- Choir Organ (Manual I)23 (21)
- Swell Organ (Manual III)25 (20)
- Solo Organ (Manual IV)12 (10)
- Celestial Organ (Manual IV)8
- Gallery Organ (floating)22
- Pedal Organ29 (13)
Total number of stops146 (113)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (Manual II) (C-c''''):
Unenclosed: Double Open Diapason 16', Contra Gamba 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - extension, Large Open Diapason 8', Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8' - extension, Harmonic Flute 8', Chimney Flute 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2', Cornet 2 ranks (2 2/3') (from c°), Mixture mf 3 ranks (2'), Mixture f 4 ranks (2').
Choir Reeds on Great: Bass Horn 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Celestial Reeds on Great: Ophicleide 16', Tuba 8', Tuba Clarion 4'.
Echo Great, enclosed: Small Open Diapason 8', Corno Flute 8' (from c°), Quintadena 8', Erzähler 8', Gambette 4', Spire Flute 4', Fernflöte 4', Posaune 8', Tremulant.
Choir Organ (Manual I) (enclosed) (C-c''''): Éolienne 16', Dulciana 8', Concert Flute 8' - C-B from Lieblich Gedeckt, Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Éolienne 8', Éolienne Celeste 8' (from G), Fugara 4', Forest Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3' (from c°), Nazard 2 2/3', Salicet 2', Harmonic Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (from c°), Nineteenth 1 1/3' (from c°), Twenty-Second 1', French Cornet 5 ranks (8') (from c°), Bass Horn 16', Trumpet 8', Flügel Horn 8', French Clarinet 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant, Harp - digital, Celesta - digital, Tuba Magna 8' - from Solo Organ, Tuba Magna 4' - from Solo Organ.
Swell Organ (Manual III) (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - extension, Open Diapason 8', Bourdon 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celeste 8' (from F), Gemshorn 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Flageolet 2', Mixture mf 3 ranks (2'), Mixture ff 3-5 ranks (2'), Bassoon 16', French Trumpet 8', French Oboe 8' - C-b° from Bassoon, English Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Stops in Celestial Swellbox (double enclosed): Cor Seraphique 8', Voix Angelique 8', Cor Seraphique 4', Voix Angelique 4', Vox Humana 8'.
Gallery Solo Stops on Swell: Open Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Oboe 8', Harmonic Trumpet 8'.
Solo Organ (Manual IV) (enclosed) (C-c''''): Stentor Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Bohm Flute 8', French Cornet 5 ranks (8') - from Choir Organ, Bass Clarinet 16', English Horn 8', French Horn 8', French Clarinet 8' - from Choir Organ, Corno di Bassetto 8', Cor Sopranino 4', Clarinetti 3 ranks (8'), Tremulant (Variable), Tuba Magna 8'.
Celestial Organ (Manual IV) (double enclosed) (C-c''''): Ophicleide 16', Tuba 8', Tuba Clarion 4', Tuben 3 ranks (8'), Cor Seraphique 8', Voix Angelique 8', Vox Humana 8', Tierce Mixture 4-6 ranks (2') (from c°).
Gallery Organ (floating) (C-c''''):
Gallery Manuals: Stopped Bass 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Serenissime 2 ranks (8'), Principal 4', Chimney Flute 4', Salicet 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks (2'), Contra Oboe 16', Harmonic Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Gallery Pedal: Contra Bass 16', Stopped Bass 16', Bass 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Octave Bass 4', Contra Oboe 16'.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Major Bass 32' - C-B digital, Contra Gamba 32', Sub Bass 32' - C-B digital, Open Wood 16', Open Diapason 16' - from Great, Gamba 16' - from Great, Violone 16', Sub Bass 16', Lieblich Bourdon 16' - from Great, Éolienne 16' - from Choir, Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Open Bass 8', Principal 8', Cello 8', Flute 8' - from Great, Stopped Bass 8', Bourdon 8' - from Swell, Octave 4', Flute 4' - from Great, Contra Trombone 32', Trombone 16', Bassoon 16' - from Swell, Bass Clarinet 16' - from Solo, Bass Horn 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8', Posaune 8' - from Great, Corno di Bassetto 8' - from Solo, Octave Tromba 4', French Clarinet 4' - from Choir.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Choir to Great, Solo to Great, Swell to Choir, Solo to Choir, Great to Choir, Pedal to Choir, Solo to Swell, Choir to Swell, Echo Great to Choir, Echo Great off Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Solo to Pedal, Gallery to Pedal, Gallery to Great, Gallery to Swell, Gallery to Choir, Gallery to Solo, Great Unison Off, Choir 16', Choir 4', Choir Unison Off, Swell 16', Swell 4', Swell Unison Off, Solo 16', Solo 4', Solo Unison Off.

Literature
  • Schoenstein & Co., Benicia, California : First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska / Jack M. Bethards. - In: The American Organist, January 1999.
  • Schoenstein & Co. : New Organs of our Second Century. - 2022.
Recordings
  • Organ Sensation / Felix Hell. - Reference Records RR-101 (CD). - 2003.
  • Organ music of Seth Bingham : Volume 1 "Unto the Hills" / Christopher Marks. - Raven OAR-990 (CD).
  • Thomas Murray on the new 1999 Schoenstein organ. - JAV 117 (CD). - 1999.
Links http://www.firstplymouth.org/pipe-organs