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Austin Organ Co. Opus 939 (1920)

Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul [Roman Catholic]
18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Logan Square)
Philadelphia, PA

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

Images

1920 - Pencil sketch by Austin rep [poss. Herbert Brown]. Only complete image of the Standbridge case, behind which the Austin was installed (Photograph from an archival source: Austin Organs, Inc., courtesy Kim Austin, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
72 registers
6 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 (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti 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

2005-01-26 - Substantially rebuilt by Tellers 1957-59. New Tellers console, chests and pipework, 32' stops discarded and replaced with electronic voices; some Solo stops retained; Antiphonal organ retained (both on new Tellers chests). Rebuilt again 1970s Brantley A. Duddy, Cedars PA. New Positiv division, additions to Pedal, replacement of most reeds and Great chorus. Used Austin console from Eastman Theatre installed. -Database Manager

2005-08-04 - Organ placed in original JCB Standbridge case, retained original case pipes. -Database Manager

2005-08-04 - Console had Austin Divisional patented "cancel bars." Contract refers to "Our new Patented 'deluxe' key touch." -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul

    Austin   Op. 939   1920   4/56
    ____________________________________________________

    GREAT (*encl w/CH)              CHOIR
16' Dbl Open Diapason 61         8' Open Diapason     73
16' Tibia Clausa      61         8' Violin Diapason   73
 8' 1st Open Diapason 61         8' Concert Flute     73
 8' 2nd Open Diapason 61 *       8' Flute Celeste     61
 8' 3rd Open Diapason 61 *       8' Quintadena        73
 8' Violoncello       61 *       8' Dulciana          73
 8' Doppel Flute      61 *       4' Flute d'Amour     73
 8' Clarabella        61         2' Harmonic Piccolo  61
 4' Octave            61         8' Clarinet          73
 4' Hohl Flute        61 *       8' Cor Anglais       73
 2' Fifteenth         61            Tremolo
 8' Harmonic Trumpet  61 *          Sub
                                    Unison Off
    SWELL                           Super
16' Bourdon           73            Harp              49
 8' Diapason Phonon   73
 8' English Diapason  73            SOLO
 8' Stopped Diapason  73         8' Stentorphone      73
 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73         8' Flauto Major      73
 8' Viole Celeste     73         8' Major Gamba       73
 8' Salicional        73         8' Gamba Celeste     73
 8' Chimney Flute     73         4' Flute Ouverte     73
 4' Principal         73        16' Tuba Profunda     61
 4' Flauto Traverso   73         8' Tuba Magna        73
 2' Flautino          61         8' Tuba Harmonic     12
 V  Mixture          305         4' Tuba Clarion      12
16' Double Oboe Horn  73            Tremolo
 8' Cornopean         73            Sub
 8' Oboe Horn         12            Unison Off
 8' Vox Humana        73            Super
 4' Clarion           12   
    Tremolo                         PEDAL
    Sub                         32' Dbl Open Diapason 32
    Unison Off                  16' 1st Open Diapason 32
    Super                       16' 2nd Open Diapason 12
                                16' 1st Bourdon       32
    ECHO                        16' 2nd Bourdon       GT
 8' Gedeckt           61        16' Violone           GT
 8' Viole Aetheria    61        16' Dolce Bourdon     SW
 8' Voix Celeste      49    10 2/3' Quint              7
 8' Vox Humana        61         8' Gross Flute       12
    Tremolo                      8' Flauto Dolce       5
    Cathedral Chimes  20         8' Violoncello       SO
                                16' Bombarde          32
                                16' Tuba Profunda     SO
                                16' Fagotto           SW
                                 8' Harmonic Tuba     SO
                                 4' Tuba Clarion      SO

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 8, 2014]

Documents

(1920-11-01) Original contract. -Database Manager

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