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Austin TX, USA (Texas) - First Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Austin TX
Region:Travis County
Address: 8001 Mesa Drive, 78731, Austin, Texas
Website: http://www.fpcaustin.org/
Description nr.: 2046918.
Built by: Rubin S. Frels (1978)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Quintadena 16' - 1958, Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8' - 1958, Dulciana 8' - 1900, Octave 4' - 1900, Holzgedeckt 4' - 1900, Quinte 2 2/3' - 1958, Principal 2' - 1958, Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3') - 1958, Cymbel 2 ranks (1/3') - 1958.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Principal 8' - 1900, Bourdon 8' - 1900, Spitzgamba 8', Celeste 8' (TC) - 1900, Rohrflöte 4' - 1958, Nazat 2 2/3' - 1900, Spitzflöte 2' - 1958, Terz 1 3/5' - 1900, Quinte 1 1/3' - 1900, Octave 1' - 1958, Schalmei 8' - 1958, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbass 16' - 1900, Octave 8' - 1900, Gedeckt 8' - 1958, Choral Bass 4' - 1958, Nachthorn 2' - 1958, Mixture 3 ranks (2') - 1958, Fagott 16' - 1958.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Austin TX, USA (Texas) - First Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Austin TX
Region:Travis County
Address: 8001 Mesa Drive, 78731, Austin, Texas
Website: http://www.fpcaustin.org/
Description nr.: 2046918.
Built by: Rubin S. Frels (1978)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1900 | M.P. Möller Company | 263 | new organ | 1958 | Hoffmann Pipe Organs | rebuild | 1978 | Rubin S. Frels | transfer/relocate | 1997 | Redman Organ Company | 76 | restoration and enlargement |
- In 1902 the Möller firm built a new organ for the First Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. This organ, opus 263 by the firm, had 28 stops, two manuals and pedal. Clarence Eddy played the inaugurational concert of the organ on March 16, 1900.
- The instrument was radically rebuilt in 1958 by Otto Hoffmann. The disposition was altered to a more classical German baroque structure. In 1960 the organ was dismantled and stored in connection with the demolition of the old church.
- After the construction of a new church, the organ was rebuilt by Rubin Frels in the years 1975-1978. Frels built a largely new organ, in which a large part of the existing pipework was reused. The organ now had 29 stops. On November 12, 1978, the organ was reopened with a concert by James H. Cook.
- In 1997 the organ was restored by Roy Redman and expanded to 36 stops.
- The listed specification is from 1978.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 11 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 |
| Total number of stops | 29 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Quintadena 16' - 1958, Principal 8', Rohrflöte 8' - 1958, Dulciana 8' - 1900, Octave 4' - 1900, Holzgedeckt 4' - 1900, Quinte 2 2/3' - 1958, Principal 2' - 1958, Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3') - 1958, Cymbel 2 ranks (1/3') - 1958.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Principal 8' - 1900, Bourdon 8' - 1900, Spitzgamba 8', Celeste 8' (TC) - 1900, Rohrflöte 4' - 1958, Nazat 2 2/3' - 1900, Spitzflöte 2' - 1958, Terz 1 3/5' - 1900, Quinte 1 1/3' - 1900, Octave 1' - 1958, Schalmei 8' - 1958, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbass 16' - 1900, Octave 8' - 1900, Gedeckt 8' - 1958, Choral Bass 4' - 1958, Nachthorn 2' - 1958, Mixture 3 ranks (2') - 1958, Fagott 16' - 1958.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.