Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Dan Garland (1995)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
1000 Penn Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 18422

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 133 ranks. 7,333 pipes. 11 divisions. 5 manuals. 140 stops. 91 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Exposed pipes visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 5
  • Divisions: 11
  • Stops: 140
  • Registers: 91
  • Position: Console on lift.
  • 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.
  • 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 Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on February 15, 2010:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofild.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 22, 2005:

Incorporates the earlier Reuter enlargement of a 1917 Kimball. Chancel Organ of 101 ranks, Gallery Organ of 32.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from church brochure
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1989-04-08

Sanctuary interior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1989-04-08

Console and windows: Photograph by Robert MacDonald. Taken on 1998-06-01

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1998-11-06

Chancel, Console, and Pipe Displays: Photograph by Robert MacDonald. Taken on 1998-06-01