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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1820 (1932)

Holy Comforter Roman Catholic Church
Charlottesville, VA

Consoles

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Notes

2004-12-17 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 16, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2005-11-13 - Updated through information from Roger Evans, Organist: The organ was fully overhauled, maintaining all original mechanisms, by Wilhelmy in August and September, 2005. The only alteration is the addition of a Trumpet on a new chest. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist, 2005 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Charlottesville, Virginia
Church of the Holy Comforter

ORGAN BY AUSTIN OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
Opus 1820 was built in 1932.

GREAT
Open Diapason 8'
Stopped Flute 8'
Echo Salicional 8'
Octave 4'
Harmonic Flute 4'
Trumpet 8' *

SWELL
Violin Diapason 8'
Stopped Flute 8' (from Great)
Echo Salicional 8' (from Great)
Vox Angelica 8'
Harmonic Flute 4' (from Great)
Oboe Horn 8'
Vox Humana 8' **

PEDAL
Open Diapason 16'
Bourdon 16'
Stopped Flute 8' (from Great)

Tremolo; Unison, sub-, and super-couplers
Manual stops have an extra upper octave, except for the Trumpet.

* Added in 2005      
** Disappeared at some point in the past; may be replaced in the future

The instrument is in the care of Wilhelmy of Staunton,
who overhauled it in August and September of 2005.

[Received through e-mail from Roger Evans, November, 2005.]

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