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Source: Reuter Organ Company.

Source: Reuter Organ Company

Canyon, USA (Texas) - West Texas A&M University, Mary Moody Northen Hall, Recital Hall
Municipal: Canyon
Region:Randall County
Address: 2400 Russell Long Boulevard, 79016, Canyon, TX
Website: https://www.wtamu.edu/

Description nr.: 2031936.

Built by: Reuter Organ Company (1978) - opus 1934


For the Mary Moody Northen Hall of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, the Reuter Company built a new organ in the years 1977-1978. The instrument was dedicated with a concert by Gerre Hancock.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ11
- Positiv Organ13 (12)
- Swell Organ16 (15)
- Pedal Organ17 (11)
Total number of stops57 (49)
Key actionElectrical
Stop actionElectrical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Quintaton 16', Principal 8', Bourdon 8', Octave 4', Spillflöte 4', Fifteenth 2', Fourniture 4 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks, Dulzian 16', Trompete 8', Trompette en Chamade 8'.
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Holzgedeckt 8', Gemshorn 8', Gemshorn Celeste 8', Spitzprinzipal 4', Koppelflöte 4', Prinzipal 2', Quinte 1 1/3', Sesquialtera 2 ranks, Cymbel 3 ranks, Rankett 16', Krummhorn 8', Regal 4', Tremolo, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon Doux 16', Flûte à Cheminée 8', Viole de Gambe 8', Viole Celeste 8', Prestant 4', Flûte Ouverte 4', Nasard 2 2/3', Flûte à Bec 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 4 ranks, Basson 16', Trompette 8', Hautbois 8', Voix Humaine 8', Clairon 4', Tremolo, Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32' - acoustic extension, Principal 16', Subbass 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Octave 8', Gedeckt 8', Choral Bass 4', Waldflöte 4', Mixture 4 ranks, Kontra Posaune 32' - extension, Posaune 16', Basson 16' - from Swell, Trumpet 8', Basson 8' - from Swell, Schalmei 4', Trompette en Chamade 8' - from Great, Trompette en Chamade 4' - from Great.

Literature
  • Specification of a Reuter Pipe Organ : Concert Hall, West Texas State University, Canyon, Texas. - In: The Diapason, 70th Year, No. 2, January 1979. - Advertisement.
  • New Organs. - In: The Diapason, 70th Year, No. 13, December 1979.