Pipe Organ Database

A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company (2015)

Originally Hook & Hastings Co. (Opus 1707, 1896)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
1903 Church Street
Galveston, TX 77550 US
Organ ID: 72884

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
The organ's condition is good, in regular use.

We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Corbin Sturch on March 05, 2023.

Technical Details:

Chests: Slider
54 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 78 stops. 114 registers.

Divisions

Great:

Chest Type(s): Slider chests
Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
Built by A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company
Slider Motors: Solenoids.

We received the most recent update for this division from Corbin Sturch on March 05, 2023.

Swell:

Chest Type(s): Slider chests
Position: In a case at the front of the room.
Built by A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company
Slider Motors: Solenoids.

We received the most recent update for this division from Corbin Sturch on March 05, 2023.

Choir:

Chest Type(s): Slider chests
Position: In a case at the front of the room.
Built by A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company
Slider Motors: Solenoids.

We received the most recent update for this division from Corbin Sturch on March 05, 2023.

Pedal:

Chest Type(s): Slider chests
Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
Built by A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company
Slider Motors: Solenoids.

We received the most recent update for this division from Corbin Sturch on March 05, 2023.

Consoles

Main:

Built by A. E. Schlueter Pipe Organ Company
Manuals: 3
Divisions: 4
Stops: 78
Registers: 114
Position: Console in fixed position, right.
Manual Compass: 61
Pedal Compass: 32
Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
Combination Action Name: Syndyne
Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
Has Crescendo Pedal
Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
Has Combination Action Foot Trundles
Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
Has a Piston Sequencer

We received the most recent update for this console from Corbin Sturch on March 05, 2023.

Stoplists

Corbin Sturch: Open In New Tab Originally published 3/04/2023
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Corbin Sturch on March 06, 2023.

Specification from builder's web site: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on March 08, 2023.

Reprint of cover article of The Diapason - May 2016: Open In New Tab Reprint of cover article of The Diapason - May 2016
Document created on 2016-05-01
We received the most recent update for this document from Patricia Conley on March 14, 2023.