Pipe Organ Database

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John T. Fort (1964)

Location:

First Baptist Church
1400 Grand Ave.
Fort Smith, AR 72901 US
Organ ID: 60404

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Baptist Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 58 ranks. 7 divisions. 4 manuals. 45 stops. 73 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 7
  • Stops: 45
  • Registers: 73
  • 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 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.
Stoplist copied from the console July 11, 2017: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary interior and Antiphonal: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-07-11

Console to left: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-07-11

Console to right: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-07-11

Church exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-07-11

Sanctuary interior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-07-11

Chancel and exposed pipes: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-07-11

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