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Gainesville FL, USA (Florida) - First United Methodist Church
Municipal: Gainesville FL
Region:Alachua County
Address: 419 NE First Street, 32601, Gainesville

Description nr.: 2028648.

Built by: M.P. Möller Company (1942) - opus 7055

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1942 M.P. Möller Company7055 new organ
1980 Bert Kinzey  restoration and enlargement
2007 Berghaus Organ Company292 restoration

Het orgel van de First United Methodist Church in Gainesville werd in 1941/1942 gebouwd door de Möller Organ Company. Het instrument is in 1979-1980 onder leiding van Bert Kinzey gerestaureerd en uitgebreid. Door een zware storm raakte het orgel in 2004 beschadigd. Een restauratie is in 2007 uitgevoerd door Berghaus.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ9
- Positiv Organ7
- Swell Organ12 (10)
- Pedal Organ15 (5)
Total number of stops43 (31)
Key actionElectropneumatic
Stop actionElectropneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ: Violone 16', Principal 8', Violone 8', Rohrflöte 8', Octav 4', Flachflöte 4', Blockflöte 2', Mixtur 4 ranks, Trompete 8', Chimes.
Positiv Organ: Bordun 8', Dolce 8', Spitzflote 4', Principal 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Cymbel 3 ranks, Dulzian 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ: Bordun 16' - extension, Gedeckt 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8', Principal 4', Flote 4' - extension, Gemshorn 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Scharf 3-4 ranks, Basson 16', Trompette 8', Hautbois 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Resultant 32' - acoustic, Principal 16' - from Great, Violone 16' - from Great, Subbass 16', Bordun 16' - from Swell, Octav 8', Gedeckt 8' - extension, Choral Bass 4', Gedeckt 4' - from Swell, Mixtur 3 ranks, Posaune 16', Basson 16' - from Swell, Trompete 8' - extension, Hautbois 4' - from Swell, Trompete 4' - from Great.
Couplers: Positiv to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Positiv, Swell to Positiv 16', Swell to Positiv 4', Great to Pedal, Positiv to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Great to Great 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4'.