Foto’s: Wim van der Kooij © 2025
Quimby Pipe Organs bouwde in de jaren 2018-2020 bouwde een nieuw sleepladen-orgel met elektrische tractuur, 97 (56) stemmen, 4 manualen en een vrij pedaal voor de First United Methodist Church in Athens, Georgia (USA). Het pedaalklavier is radiaal concaaf. James F. Mellichamp van het Piedmont College in Athens, en muziekdirecteur Stephen Mitchell en organist Janis Maxwell namens de kerk, waren allen adviseur bij de bouw. Het orgel werd op 29 augustus 2021 in gebruik genomen, met een concert dat gegeven werd door Bradley Welch.
Dispositie:
GREAT (C – c4) 61 TOETSEN: Double Open Diapason 16′, Open Diapason 8′, Hohl Flute 8′, Violoncello 8′, Octave 4′, Stopped Flute 4′, Twelfth 2 2/3′, Fifteenth 2′, Seventeenth 1 3/5′, Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3′), Double Trumpet 16′ – from Swell, Trumpet 8′, Tuba 8′ – from Solo, Tromba 8′ – from Pedal, Hooded Trumpet 8′ – from Antiphonal, Chimes.
CHOIR (C – c4) 61 TOETSEN: Gedeckt 16′, Geigen Diapason 8′, Chimney Flute 8′ – extension, Erzähler 8′, Erzähler Celeste 8′ (c°-c””), Principal 4′, Night Horn 4′, Nazard 2 2/3′, Flageolet 2′, Tierce 1 3/5′, Mixture 3-4 ranks (1′), Contra Fagotto 16′, Fagotto 8′ – extension, Corno di Bassetto 8′ – from Solo, Tremolo, Tuba 8′ – from Solo, Hooded Trumpet 8′ – from Antiphonal.
SWELL (C – c4) 61 TOETSEN: Contra Gamba 16′, Open Diapason 8′, Stopped Diapason 8′, Viola da Gamba 8′ – extension, Voix Celeste 8′, Octave 4′, Harmonic Flute 4′, Super Octave 2′ – from Mixture, Mixture 4-5 ranks (2′), Double Trumpet 16′, Trumpet 8′, Oboe 8′, Clarion 4′, Tremolo.
SOLO (C – c4) 61 TOETSEN: Harmonic Flute 8′, Gamba 8′, Gamba Celeste 8′, Corno di Bassetto 8′, English Horn 8′ (G-c””), French Horn 8′, Tremolo, Double Trumpet 16′ – from Swell, Contra Fagotto 16′ – from Choir, Fagotto 8′ – from Choir, Tuba 8′, Tromba 8′ – from Pedal, Hooded Trumpet 8′ – from Antiphonal, Chimes – from Great.
ANTIPHONAL ORGAN:
Antiphonal Manual (C – c4) 61 toetsen: Open Diapason 8′, Lieblich Gedeckt 8′, Flauto Dolce 8′, Flute Celeste 8′ (c°-c””), Octave 4′, Fifteenth 2′, Hooded Trumpet 8′, Tuba 8′ – from Solo.
Antiphonal Pedal (C – g1) 32 toetsen: Bourdon 16′, Octave 8′ – from Manual, Bourdon 8′ – extension.
PEDAL (C – g1) 32 TOETSEN: Double Open Wood Diapason 32′ – acoustic, Contra Bourdon 32′, Open Wood Diapason 16′, Open Metal Diapason 16′ – from Great, Bourdon 16′ – extension, Violone 16′, Gedeckt 16′ – from Choir, Contra Gamba 16′ – from Swell, Open Bass 8′ – extension, Octave 8′, Bourdon 8′ – from Swell, Violone 8′ – extension, Erzähler 8′ – from Choir, Super Octave 4′ – extension, Solo Flute 4′, Grave Mixture 2 ranks (2 2/3′), Sharp Mixture 2 ranks (1 1/3′), Harmonics 7 ranks (32′) – derived, Contra Trombone 32′, Trombone 16′ – extension, Double Trumpet 16′ – from Swell, Contra Fagotto 16′ – from Choir, Trombone 8′ – extension, Trumpet 8′ – from Swell, Fagotto 8′ – from Choir, Oboe 8′ – from Swell, Clarion 8′ – extension, Fagotto 8′ – from Choir, Tuba 8′ – from Solo.
KOPPELINGEN: Swell to Great (8′-16′-4′), Choir to Great (8′-16′-4′), Solo to Great (8′-16′-4′), Antiphonal on Great, Swell to Choir (8′-16′-4′), Solo to Choir (8′-16′-4′), Great to Choir, Pedal to Choir, Antiphonal on Choir, Solo to Swell (8′-16′-4′), Great to Pedal (8′-4′), Swell to Pedal (8′-4′), Choir to Pedal (8′-4′), Solo to Pedal (8′-4′), Antiphonal on Pedal, Great to Great (16′-4′-Unison Off), Choir to Choir (16′-4′-Unison Off), Swell to Swell (16′-4′-Unison Off), Solo to Solo (16′-4′-Unison Off), Antiphonal Manual to Antiphonal Manual (16′-4′-Unison Off), All Swells to Swell.
SPEELHULPEN: 8 Great Organ Divisional Pistons 8′, 8 Choir Organ Divisional Pistons 8′, 8 Swell Organ Divisional Pistons 8′, 8 Solo Organ Divisional Pistons 8′, 8 Antiphonal Organ Divisional Pistons 8′, 8 Pedal Organ Divisional Pistons 8′, 8 Pedal Organ Divisional Toe Studs 8′, 18 General Pistons 1′, 12 General Toe Studs 12′, General Crescendo Pedal, Sforzando, General Cancel.