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Austin Organ Co. Opus 856 (1920)

Church of the Advent, Episcopal
6th Avenue and 20th Street North
Birmingham, AL

Images


Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1920s)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-12-15 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 15, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2005-04-10 - Updated insormation from the dedication booklet for the 1988 Möller Organ. -Database Manager

2007-05-27 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The entire organ was under expression. The Echo division was antiphonal. The chimes and harp were also at the rear of the church, as was the high-pressure Tuba. The organ was dedicated on Feb. 22, 1920. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stop list from Austin factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

GREAT
Grand Diapason 8'
Gross Gamba 8'
Tibia Plena 8'
Octave 4'
Tuba Major 16'
Tuba Mirabilis 8'
Tuba Clarion 4'
(The last three stops in this division were on a separate chest in rear chamber.)

SWELL
Bourdon 16'
Diapason Phonon 8'
Horn Diapason 8'
Viole D'Orchestre 8'
Viole Celeste 8'
Tibia Clausa 8'
Echo Salicional 8'
Flauto Traverso 4'
Contra Fagotto 16'
Cornopean 8'
Oboe 8'

CHOIR
Geigen Principal 8'
Violoncello 8'
Concert Flute 8'
Rohr Flute 4'
French Horn 8'
Clarinet 8'

ECHO
Viole Sourdine 8'
Flauto Dolce 8'
Unda Maris 8'
Vox Humana 8'
Harp Celestial

PEDAL
Double Open Diapason 16'
Violone 16'
Bourdon 16'
Lieblich Gedeckt 16' 
Flauto Major 8'
Violoncello 8'
Tuba Profunda 16' 
Contra Fagotto 16'



 [Received from William McElwee 2015-03-20.]

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