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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1729 (1930)

First Presbyterian Church
820 Colonial Avenue
Norfolk, VA

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
21 stops
29 registers
4 divisions
Key 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

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

2023-03-28 - Replaced in 1992 by a 4/69 J. W. Walker. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON March 1930

   Norfolk, Virginia
   First Presbyterian Church

   Austin   Op. 1729   1930   3/21
   ________________________________________________

   GREAT (*)                    SWELL
8' Major Open Diapason 73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
8' English Diapason    73    8' Diapason Phonon  73
8' Grossflöte          73    8' Stopped Flute    73
8' Melodia             73    8' Salicional       73
8' Dulciana            73    8' Voix Celeste     61
4' Flute d'Amour       73    8' Aeoline          73
8' Tuba                73    4' Harmonic Flute   73
   Tubular Chimes      25    2' Harmonic Piccolo --
                             8' Cornopean        73
   CHOIR                     8' Oboe Horn        73
8' English Diapason    GT    8' Vox Humana       61
8' Dulciana            GT       Tremulant
8' Melodia             GT
8' Flute Celeste       61       PEDAL
4' Flute d'Amour       GT   32' Resultant        --
8' Clarinet            73   16' Open Diapason    32
   Tremulant                16' Bourdon          32
   Harp              prep   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
                             8' Bass Flute       12
*  encl with Choir except    8' Gedeckt          SW
   for Major Open Diapason

     [Received from Jeff Scofield March 27, 2023]

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