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Hendersonville, USA (North-Carolina) - First Baptist Church
Municipal: Hendersonville
Region:Henderson County
Address: 312 5th Avenue West, 28739, Hendersonville, NC
Website: https://www.fbchnc.org/
Description nr.: 2063290.
Built by: Casavant Frères (1966)
The firm Casavant built a new three-manual organ for the First Baptist Church in Hendersonville in 1966. The organ has 34 stops, and is built without any extension or transmission. On November 15, 1966, H. Max Smith played the dedicationary recital.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintade 16', Principal 8', Bordun 8', Octave 4', Rohrgedackt 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Mixture 4 ranks.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Spitzflöte 8', Gemshorn 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Waldflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Zimbel 3 ranks, Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Salicional 8', Salicional Celeste 8' (from c°), Rohrflöte 8', Spitzprincipal 4', Nachthorn 4', Flachflöte 2', Scharf 4 ranks, Trompete 8', Oboe 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbass 16', Octave 8', Gedackt 8', Choralbass 4', Rohrpfeife 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Posaune 16', Schalmei 4'.
Hendersonville, USA (North-Carolina) - First Baptist Church
Municipal: Hendersonville
Region:Henderson County
Address: 312 5th Avenue West, 28739, Hendersonville, NC
Website: https://www.fbchnc.org/
Description nr.: 2063290.
Built by: Casavant Frères (1966)
The firm Casavant built a new three-manual organ for the First Baptist Church in Hendersonville in 1966. The organ has 34 stops, and is built without any extension or transmission. On November 15, 1966, H. Max Smith played the dedicationary recital.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Choir Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 9 |
| Total number of stops | 34 |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintade 16', Principal 8', Bordun 8', Octave 4', Rohrgedackt 4', Quinte 2 2/3', Octave 2', Mixture 4 ranks.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Gedackt 8', Spitzflöte 8', Gemshorn 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Waldflöte 2', Terz 1 3/5', Zimbel 3 ranks, Krummhorn 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Salicional 8', Salicional Celeste 8' (from c°), Rohrflöte 8', Spitzprincipal 4', Nachthorn 4', Flachflöte 2', Scharf 4 ranks, Trompete 8', Oboe 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Principal 16', Subbass 16', Octave 8', Gedackt 8', Choralbass 4', Rohrpfeife 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Posaune 16', Schalmei 4'.
| Literature |
Casavant is dedicated in Henderson, N.C. : First Baptist has 3-manual : G.D. Causey is Minister of Music - H. Max Smith Plays Opening Recital Nov. 15. - In: The Diapason, 58th Year, No. 2, January, 1967. |