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Austin Organ Co. Opus 732 (1919)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
35 W. Chelton Avenue
Philadelphia: Germantown, PA

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

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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

2010-05-09 - Updated through online information from Paul Marchesano. -Database Manager

2012-06-07 - Rebuild, tonal changes and new console by Austin in 1964 as 4/87 Op. 732R; new console by R.A. Colby in 1999; at the same time, digital voices by Walker Technical Co. replaced the original divisions in the front that were removed in a 1964 rebuilding. -Database Manager

2021-12-02 - Replaced a 3 manual C.S. Haskell organ installed before 1905. -Paul R. Marchesano


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> December 1919 and brochure about the organ Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Germantown, Pennsylvania
     First Presbyterian Church

     Austin   Op. 732   1917   4/96

     ---------------GALLERY ORGAN ---------------         --CHANCEL ORGAN--

     GREAT (*enclosed)          SWELL                     GREAT
 16' Open Diapason          16' Bourdon               16' Bourdon
  8' Diapason I              8' Diapason Phonon        8' Open Diapason
* 8' Diapason II             8' Horn Diapason          8' Major Diapason
* 8' Diapason III            8' Rohr Flute             8' Hohl Flute
  8' Gross Flute             8' Viole d'Orchestre      8' Philomela
  8' Gedeckt                 8' Viole Celeste          8' Doppel Flute
* 8' Hohl Flute              8' Quintadena             4' Octave
* 8' Violoncello             8' Echo Salicional        4' Wald Flute
  4' Principal               8' Vox Seraphique         8' Tuba
* 4' Harmonic Flute          8' Spitz Flute
  2' Super Octave            4' Octave                    SWELL
*16' Trumpet                 4' Chimney Flute         16' Bourdon
* 8' Trumpet                 2' Flautina               8' Diapason
* 4' Clarion               III  Mixture                8' Stopped Diapason
     Chimes                 16' Fagotto                8' Salicional
                             8' Cornopean              8' Vox Celeste
     ORCHESTRAL              8' Oboe           12      8' Aeoline
 16' Contra Dulciana         8' Vox Humana             8' Vox Seraphique
  8' Geigen Principal        4' Clarion        12      4' Violina
  8' Doppel Flute               Tremulant              4' Flute Harmonic
  8' Concert Flute                                     2' Flageolet
  8' Flute Celeste              ECHO                  16' Fagotto
  8' Dolce                   8' Cor de Nuit            8' Cornopean
  8' Unda Maris              8' Harmonic Flute         8' Oboe          12
  4' Flauto Traverso         8' Flute Celeste          8' Vox Humana
  2' Piccolo Harmonique      4' Fern Flute             4' Clarion       12
  8' Clarinet                8' English Horn              Tremulant
  8' Cor Anglais                Tremulant                 String Organ
     Tremulant
     Harp                       PEDAL                     ORCHESTRAL
                            32' Contra Bourdon 32      8' Violin Diapason
     SOLO                   32' Resultant      --      8' Melodia
 16' Contra Gamba           16' Magnaton       32      8' Dulciana
  8' Stentorphone           16' Diapason I     32      8' Vox Angelica
  8' Gross Gamba            16' Diapason II    GT      4' Flute d'Amour
  8' Gamba Celeste          16' Bourdon        12      8' French Horn
  8' Flauto Major           16' Violone        SO         Tremulant
  4' Flute Ouverte          16' Gedeckt        SW         String Organ
  2' Concert Piccolo        16' Dulciana       OR
 16' Tuba Profunda           8' Octave         SO         SOLO
  8' Tuba Magna      12      8' Gross Flute    12         String Organ
  8' Harmonic Tuba           8' Cello Celeste  SO
  8' Orchestral Oboe         8' Dolce Flute    GT         PEDAL
  4' Tuba Clarion    12      8' Dolce          OR     32' Resultant     --
     Tremulant               4' Octave Flute   12     16' Open Diapason
     Chimes                 16' Bombarde       12     16' Bourdon       GT
     Harp                   16' Tuba Profunda  SO     16' Gedeckt       SW
     Carillon               16' Fagotto        SW     16' Dulciana
                             8' Harmonic Tuba  SO      8' Flute         GT
                             4' Tuba Clarion   SO      8' Cello Celeste OR
                                                      16' Trombone
                                                      16' Fagotto       SW

              [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 6, 2014]

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