First United Methodist Church, Arlington, Texas
First United Methodist Church
Arlington, Texas
Effective and economical recycling: Replacing a 1956 Möller organ one stage at a time
Great Principal 8 forms front of north case; Pedal Principal forms front of south case. The console, Swell, and Choir remain as before.
Goals:
- Fill the room with warm sound
- Improve accompanying capabilities
- Improve appearance of organ and room – emphasize Gothic detailing, remove blockage of window
Stoplist for Stage I
Completed June 2010
GREAT (north case)
- Principal 8
- Diapason 8
- Harmonic Flute 8
- Bourdon 8
- Octave 4
- Spitzflute 4
- Super Octave 2
- Mixture IV
- Scharf * IV
- Trumpet 8
- Tremulant
PEDAL (south case)
- Principal 8
- Trombone 16
* preparation for future installation
| Completed 2010 | For future completion | ||
| Stage I | Stage II | Stage III | Stage IV |
| New Great & Pedal pipes plus new wooden cases | Revisions in present chamber on north side of chancel – Swell and Pedal | New 4 manual console | New pipes and mechanism for new Positif and new Choir/Solo chamber on south side of chancel |
Projected stoplist when organ is complete
GREAT
- Principal 8
- Diapason 8
- Bourdon 8
- Gemshorn 8
- Octave 4
- Spitzflute 4
- Super Octave 2
- Mixture IV
- Scharf IV
- Trumpet 8
- Tremulant
- Chimes
SWELL
- Bourdon 16
- Principal 8
- Chimneyflute 8
- Viola 8
- Viola Celeste 8
- Principal 4
- Harmonic Flute 4
- Spitzflute 2
- Plein Jeu IV
- Contra Trumpet 16
- Trumpet 8
- Oboe 8
- Vox Humana 8
- Clarion 4
- Tremulant
- Swell 16
- Swell Unison Off
- Swell 4
- Festival Trumpet 8
CHOIR
- Concert Flute 8
- Gamba 8
- Gamba Celeste 8
- Erzähler 8
- Erzähler Celeste 8
- Tremulant
- Trumpet (Gt) 8
- Clarinet 8
- Festival Trumpet 8
- Choir 16
- Choir 4
- Choir Unison Off
POSITIF
- Gedeckt 8
- Harmonic Flute 8
- Koppelflute 4
- Nazard 2 2/3
- Gemshorn 2
- Tierce 1 3/5
- Larigot 1 1/3
- Tremulant
- Festival Trumpet 8
PEDAL
- Bourdon 32
- Principal 16
- Subbass 16
- Bourdon (Sw) 16
- Violone (Sw) 16
- Principal 8
- Bourdon 8
- Gedeckt (Sw) 8
- Super Octave 4
- Flute (Gt) 4
- Posaune 32
- Trombone 16
- Contra Trumpet 16
- Trumpet 8
- Oboe 4
The organ before we began our work:
GREAT
- Principal 8
- Bourdon 8
- Rohrflöte 8
- Gemshorn 8
- Octave 4
- Spitzflöte 4
- Flute 4
- Super Octave 2
- Mixture IV
- Trumpet 8
- Tremulant
- Great Unison Off
- Great 16
- Great 4
SWELL
- Rohrflöte 8
- Viole de Gambe 8
- Viole Celeste 8
- Principal 4
- Harmonic Flute 4
- Plein Jeu III
- Trompette 8
- Vox Humana 8
- Tremolo
- Swell 16
- Swell Unison Off
- Swell 4
CHOIR
- Nason Flute 8
- Erzähler 8
- Erzähler Celeste 8
- Nachthorn 4
- Nazard 2 2/3
- Blockflöte 2
- Oboe 8
- Tremolo
- Choir 16
- Choir 4
- Choir Unison Off
- Chimes
PEDAL
- Contre Basse 16
- Bourdon 16
- Erzähler (Ch) 16
- Octave 8
- Bourdon 8
- Super Octave 4
- Bourdon 4
- Bombarde 32
- Contra Trumpet 16
- Trumpet 8
