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Reuter Organ Co. (Opus 1403, 1963)

Location:

San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX US
McAllister Fine Arts Center
Organ ID: 21229

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • 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)
  • 49 ranks. 2,719 pipes. 5 divisions. 3 manuals. 45 stops. 41 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: 3
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 45
  • Registers: 41
  • Position: Movable console.
  • 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 with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on December 21, 2012:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The organ also contains a portable Mobilorgan of seven stops with its own keyboard, but no pedalboard.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on November 24, 2005:

Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> January 1963
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console, Facade, Mobilorgan: Reuter Organ Co. promotional photo, courtesy of Max Mayse (1963).

Console, Facade, Mobilorgan: Reuter Organ Co. promotional photo, courtesy of Max Mayse (1963).

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