Noack
Opus 90, 1979

First Presbyterian Church [1923-24] / Raleigh Presbyterian Church / Beckley Presbyterian Church

Sanctuary; front

203 South Kanawha Street
Beckley, WV, US

47 Ranks - 2,182 Pipes - 4 Physical Divisions
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STOPLISTS

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16'
8'
8'
8'
4'
2 2⁄3'
2'
1 3⁄5'
II-III
III
8'
4'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2'
1 1⁄3'
16'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2'
II
III
8'
16'
16'
8'
4'
II
16'
8'
2'

VENTILS: Pedal Ventil 1, Pedal Ventil 2; PEDAL MOVEMENTS: Swell Expression (bal.); ACCESSORIES: Tremolo. [Originally received from Brett Miller 2015-10-29; transcribed & corrected by James R. Stettner June 19, 2026.]

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Builder: Noack
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
3 Manuals (56 Notes)30 Note Pedal4 Divisions36 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionHitchdown Coupler(s)
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on February 26th, 2018:

Updated by Timothy H. Waugh - Artist in Residence BPC, who has heard or played the organ.

Database Manager on November 1st, 2015:

Updated through online information from Brett Miller. -- Joan Lippincott served as consultant and performed the dedicatory recital. A Zimbelstern has been subsequently added to the instrument.

Technical statements of interest taken from the 1979 dedication program: The [Great] Trumpet 8' and Clarion 4' are...typical reeds for this division, except that in this organ the Clarion breaks back to 8' and even (on c''') 16' in order to maintain its intensity all the way to the treble."

"The temperament of the organ favors the more common keys, while allowing all keys to be used." "The wind pressure used is 80mm (3-1/4")." "The organ was built during February to September 1979...The technical installation was done by shop foreman Eric Kenney and Richard Aylward, with the adjustment and tonal finishing by John Farmer and Fritz Noack."

Database Manager on March 24th, 2006:

Updated through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: Replaced E. M. Skinner Opus 581 (1926), previously enlarged by Lewis and Hitchcock in 1969.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

This entry represents thee installation of a new organ. Identified from the builder's opus list. Status Note: There 1996.

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