Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 1109 (1923)

Cincinnati Music Hall: Springer Auditorium
1241 Elm St.
Cincinnati, OH

OHS convention: 1965

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

2017-10-17 - Building exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-04-27 - Auditorium interior to rear (Photograph by Music Hall Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
4 manuals
84 stops
79 registers
7 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-01-04 - Updated through on-line information from Will Scarboro. -- This organ was a rebuild of the 1877 Hook & Hastings organ, opus 869. The organ was removed and dispersed in the early 1970s. The Austin Echo organ remains in place. -Database Manager

2011-05-11 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Echo division installed above the chandelier and left in place when main organ dispersed. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> August 1922 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Cincinnati, Ohio
     Cincinnati Music Hall

     Austin   Op. 1109   1923   4/106

     This was a rebuild of an 1877 Hook & Hastings with
     new Austin pipework indicated with an asterisk
     __________________________________________________________

     GREAT                             CHOIR
 16' Double Open Diapason  73       8' English Diapason      73
  8' Open Diapason         73 *     8' Geigen Principal      73
  8' Bell Open Diapason    73       8' Concert Flute         73 *
  8' Small Open Diapason   73       8' Flute Celeste         73
  8' Viola d'Gamba         73       8' Dulciana              73
  8' Grossflöte            73 *     8' Unda Maris            61
  8' Doppelflöte           73       4' Flute Octaviante      61 *
  8' Clarabella            73       2' Piccolo               61
  8' Gemshorn              73       V  Mixture              305
  8' Viola d'Amour         73      16' Cor Anglais           73
  4' Octave                61       8' Clarinet              73 *
  4' Flute Harmonic        61       8' Orchestral Oboe       73 *
 II  Twelfth & Fifteenth  122       8' Bassoon               73 *
VII  Cornet               427          Tremulant (valve)
 IV  Mixture              244          Sub
 16' Tuba Major     10"    73 *        Super
  8' Harmonic Tuba  10"    73 *     V  String Organ          SW
  4' Clarion        10"    61 *
     Tremulant (fan)                   SOLO (Open Chest)
     Sub                            8' Open Diapason         73
     Super                          8' Philomela             73
     Chimes                EC       4' Hohlflöte             73
     Harp                  SO       8' Tuba (voice smooth)   73

     SWELL                             SOLO (Enclosed)
 16' Bourdon               73       8' Stentorphone          73 *
  8' Open Diapason         73 *     8' Orchestral Flute      73 *
  8' Second Open Diapason  73       8' Tuba Mirabilis        73 *
  8' Stopped Diapason      73       8' French Horn           73 *
  8' Grossflöte            73 *     8' Corno di Bassetto     73
  8' Salicional            73          Tremulant (valve)
  8' Vox Celeste           73          Sub
  8' Spitzflöte            73          Super
  8' Flute Celeste         61 *        Harp (Deagan largest) 61
  8' Quintadena            73       V  String Organ          SW
  4' Octave                61
  4' Flauto Traverso       61          PEDAL
  V  Mixture              305      32' Double Open Diapason  44
 16' Contra Fagotto        73      16' Open Diapason         44
  8' Cornopean             73      16' Bourdon               44
  8' Oboe                  73      16' Violone               44
  8' Vox Humana            73 *    16' Gedeckt (encl in CH)  32
  4' Clarion (Oboe scale)  61       8' Octave                44
     Tremulant (valve)              8' Flute                 44
     Sub                            8' Violoncello           44
     Super                          8' Dolce Flute           12
  V  String Organ         305       4' Super Octave          44
     Tremulant (valve)              V  Cornet               220
                                   32' Bombarde      15"     44
     ECHO                          16' Trombone      15"     44
  8' Aeoline               73      16' Contra Fagotto        SW
  8' Vox Angelica          61 *     8' Posaune       15"     44
  8' Rohrflöte             73       4' Clarion       15"     44
  8' Keraulophon II       134          Super
  4' Chimney Flute         61 *     V  String Organ          SW
  8' Vox Humana            73 *
     Tremulant (valve)
     Chimes (Deagan A)     25

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield  May 11, 2011]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON August 1922 Description and stoplist -Jeff Scofield
Complete Organ History and stoplists p.2 Complete organ history and stoplists -Jeff Scofield
Complete organ history and stoplists p.1 Complete organ history and stoplists -Jeff Scofield

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#15503†* - E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings Opus 869 (1877)