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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2561 (1973)

Decatur Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
205 Sycamore Street
Decatur, GA

Images

1991-07-18 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-09-12 - Antiphonal organ (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-09-12 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-09-12 - Chancel from rear gallery (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
41 stops
53 registers
5 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
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

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1992 -Database Manager

2007-02-04 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Main organ located in side chambers, but with part of Great and Pedal functionally-displayed on front wall. The Antiphonal is functionally-displayed in front of the gallery window. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist from Jeff Scofield Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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Stoplist from <i>Catalogue of Pipe Organs In Georgia</i> Atlanta AGO Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Decatur, Georgia
       Decatur Presbyterian Church

       Austin   Op. 2561   1973   3/57
       _____________________________________________

       GREAT                         SWELL
   16' Gemshorn      61          16' Gedeckt      12
    8' Principal     61 *         8' Rohrflote    61
    8' Bourdon       61           8' Viola        61
    8' Gemshorn      12           8' Voix Celeste 49
    4' Octave        61 *         4' Principal    61
    4' Spitzflote    61           4' Waldflote    61
    2' Fifteenth     61 *     2 2/3' Nasard       49
   IV  Fourniture   244 *         2' Blockflote   61
  III  Cymbel       183 *     1 3/5' Tierce       49
       Chimes                   III  Plein Jeu   183
                                 16' Fagotto      61
       POSITIV (enclosed)         8' Trompette    61
    8' Nason Flute   61           4' Clairon      61
    8' Flauto Dolce  61              Tremulant
    8' Flute Celeste 49              Sub
    4' Koppelflote   61              Unison Off
    2' Principal     61              Super
1 1/3' Larigot       61
   II  Cymbel       122              PEDAL
    8' Krummhorn     49          16' Principal    32 *
       Tremulant                 16' Bourdon      12 GT
       Sub                       16' Gemshorn     GT
       Unison Off                16' Gedeckt      SW
       Super                      8' Octave       32
    8' Posaune       29 PD        8' Spitzflote   32
       Cymbelstern      *         8' Rohrflote    SW
                                  4' Choralbass   32
       ANTIPHONAL (exposed)       4' Nachthorn    32
    8' Holzgedeckt   61           2' Nachthorn    12
    8' Erzahler      61         III  Mixture      96
    4' Prestant      61          16' Posaune      32
  III  Mixture      183          16' Fagotto      SW
    8' Trompette     61           8' Posaune      12
                                  4' Krummhorn    PO
       ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
   16' Holzgedeckt   12 AN        *  exposed

[Received online from Jeff Scofield october 24, 2012]

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