Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 131 (1905)

First United Methodist Church / West Newton Methodist Church
106 North Second Street
West Newton, PA

OHS convention: 2010

Images

Unknown - Universal Air Chest Action, ca. 2010 (Photograph by Jim Stark/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
2 manuals
12 stops
Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
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 Mechanical
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

2008-11-02 - Updated through on-line information from Paul Marchesano. -- The nameplate is engraved 1905. The organ is tubular pneumatic action to the original Austin Universal chests, with sliders under topboards to wind the stops. A set of 20 chimes with pneumatic action was added to the Swell organ, reportedly two years after installation. The combination action is Austin mechanical, but pistons mechanically push the action lever to throw on/off stops. It is settable, but a cover must be removed and cotter pins inserted/removed to select stops, i.e., not easily settable for the organist. -Database Manager

2010-02-19 - Notes from Jim Stark: -- This organ exhibits the first documented use of the Austin adjustable crescendo pedal (Ochse attributes it to opus 156). This organ is an unaltered tubular pneumatic action organ with the Austin slider chest. The organ was built during Basil Austin-s tenure as Tonal Director. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist from Paul Marchesano Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

West Newton, Pennsylvania
First Methodist Church

Austin Opus 131, 1905

Great:
Diapason 8
Flute 8
Dulciana 8
Gemshorn 4


Swell:
Diapason 8
Flute 8
Salicional 8
Flute 4

Pedal:
Bourdon 16
Gedeckt 16

[Received via e-mail from Paul Marchesano October 30, 2008.]

Annotated stop list Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

1905 Austin Organ Company opus 131
First United Methodist Church
West Newton, PA
 
Great (61 pipes)
  8 Open Diapason
	44 scale, 17 halving
  8 Concert Flute
  8 Dulciana
  4 Gemshorn
     Sw – Gt 16, 8, 4

Swell (61 pipes)
  8 Geigen Principal
	51 scale, 20 halving	
  8 Rohr Flute
  8 Salicional
  4 Harmonic Flute
  8 Oboe Gamba
     
Pedal (30 pipes – concave radiating)
16 Bourdon
16 Gedeckt
     Gt – Pd 8
     Sw – Pd 8
     Sw – Pd 4

Programmable crescendo pedal
Adjustable combination action
	Gt 1, 2, 3
	Sw 1, 2, 3
Toe studs
	Pd 1, 2
 
     Swell 16, 4
     Swell Unison Off (key cheek)
Tremolo

[Courtesy of Jim Stark]