Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 531 (1914)

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church: Sanctuary; front/side chambers
405 Frederick Avenue
Sewickley, PA

Images

2024-08-12 - Church exterior (fatherpitt.com/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
30 stops
39 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 (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons

Notes

2004-12-21 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2025-04-17 - The church's Facebook page for October 6, 2021 shows a new, 4-manual Austin console, so it appears the organ has had some work done. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> December 1914 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Sewickley, Pennsylvania
    St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

    Austin   Op. 531   1914   3/30
    _______________________________________________

    GREAT                          SWELL

 8' Principal Diapason         16' Lieblich Gedeckt
 8' Open Diapason               8' Open Diapason
 8' Gemshorn                    8' Lieblich Gedeckt
 8' Wald Flute                  8' Viole d'Orchestre
 8' Violin Diapason  (a)        8' Voix Celeste
 4' Principal                   4' Principal
 4' Harmonic Flute              4' Flauto Traverso
    Sub                        16' Contra Posaune
    Unison Off                  8' Posaune
    Super                       8' Oboe
    Chimes  (in Swell)          8' Vox Humana
    Celestial Harp    CH           Tremulant
                                   Sub
    WEST END (on Great)            Unison Off
                                   Super
 8' Horn Diapason
 8' Clarabella                     CHOIR
 8' Salicional
 8' Vox Angelica                8' Geigen Principal
 8' Tuba                        8' Flauto Dolce
    Tremulant                   8' Dulciana
                                8' Unda Maris
    PEDAL                       4' Concert Flute
                                2' Piccolo
32' Resultant Bass    --        8' Clarinet
16' Open Diapason                  Tremulant
16' 2nd Open Diapason              Sub
16' Bourdon                        Unison Off
16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW           Super
 8' Octave            12           Chimes         GT
 8' Flute             12           Celestial Harp CH
16' Trombone          12 WE
 8' Tromba            SW        a  in Choir Room

   [Received from Jeff Scofield August 31, 2014]