Organs at First Presbyterian Church,
Greenwood, MS
The earliest pipe organ known to have been used by the church
was an instrument installed in 1905 by Henry Pilcher and Sons
of Louisville, Kentucky. That organ was Pilcher’s Opus 501,
and was a two-manual instrument of 10 ranks.
In 1925 the present sanctuary building was constructed and a
new pipe organ was installed. This was a two-manual instrument
of 11 ranks built by M.P. Moller of Hagerstown, Maryland.
GREAT
1 8' Open Diapason 73 pipes
2 8' Melodia 73 pipes
3 8' Doppel Flute 73 pipes
4 8' Gamba 61 pipes
5 8' Dulciana 73 pipes
6 4' Flute Traverso (from No. 3)
Tremulant
SWELL
7 16' Bourdon 97 pipes
8 8' Gedeckt (from No. 7)
9 8' Violin Diapason 73 pipes
10 8' Salicional 73 pipes
11 8' Aeoline 73 pipes
12 4' Flute (from No. 7)
13 4' Salicet (from No. 10)
14 2-2/3' Quint (from No. 7)
15 2' Piccolo (from No. 7)
16 16' Horn (tc) (from No. 17)
17 8' Oboe Horn 73 pipes
18 8' Vox Humana 61 pipes
Tremulant
PEDAL
19 16' Bourdon 44 pipes
20 16' Lieblich Gedeckt (from No. 7)
21 8' Bass Flute 32 pipes
22 8' Dolce Flute (from No. 19)
COUPLERS COMBINATION ACTION
Great to Pedal Great 1 2 3 4
Swell to Pedal Swell 1 2 3 4
Swell to Great 16' Pedal 1 2
Swell to Great
Swell to Great 4' Great to Pedal Reversible
Swell 16'
Swell 4'
Great 16'
Great 4'
Great to Pedal Reversible
This organ was enlarged to 20 ranks, sometime after WWII,
with the addition of pipework from a Pilcher organ, along
with a three-manual console.
In 1973 a contract for a new pipe organ was signed with
Casavant Fréres of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. This organ was
a two-manual instrument of 37 ranks. The specification of
this organ was, with a few exceptions, the present organ’s
specification minus the Positiv division.
In 1990 a major sanctuary a major redesign and renovation
project was completed. Part of that project was the addition
of the Positiv division to the existing organ and a new
three-manual console. Prior to 1990 the choir loft and organ
console were in an elevated position. The room was heavily
carpeted and had no center aisle. The redesign saw the choir
loft lowered, carpet removed and hardwood flooring refinished.
New hardwood was installed in the choir loft and on the new
chancel space. Removal of the carpet transformed the room from
an acoustically dead one, into one with concert hall acoustics.
At that time two components of the organ were prepared for at
the console but not installed. In November of 2007 Casavant
installed those items; an 8' Trompette-en-chamade and a 32'
extension of the Contre Posaune. A Zimbelstern was also added
as part of the project. The Mixtures were revoiced and the reed
pipes were cleaned and regulated.