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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2109 (1948)

First Reformed Church
110 North Pearl Street
Albany, NY

Images

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-12-24 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Church Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

2022-02-06 - Organ case and console (Photograph by Church Facebook/Jeff Scofield)

2018-11-20 - Church interior to rear and organ case (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2018-04-23 - Gallery and organ case (Photograph by Church , submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Original console

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
63 stops
90 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

1990s console

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
63 stops
90 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: Computerized/Digital
SSOS Multisys
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Blowers

Main - Two outputs, one at 8" one at 4"

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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

2009-05-26 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2025-01-31 - Original Austin console, rebuilt by Carey Organ in the 90s. The relay is an SSOS Multisys that was put it when the console was refurbished. The organ is currently in regular use and playable. -Jared Ovitt

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The American Organist</i> May 1949 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Albany, New York
        First Church in Albany
 
        Austin   Op. 2109   1948   4/73
 
        GREAT (enclosed)                 SWELL
    16' Quintaten 73                 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
     8' Diapason 1 73                 8' Geigen Diapason 73
     8' Diapason 2 73                 8' Rohrflöte 73
     8' Principal Flute 73            8' Viola da Gamba 73
     8' Gemshorn 73                   8' Salicional 73
     4' Octave 61                     8' Voix Celeste 73
     4' Principal 61                  8' Flauto Dolce 73
     4' Nachthorn 61                  8' Flute Celeste 73
 2 2/3' Twelfth 61                    4' Principal 73
     2' Super Octave 61               4' Flute Triangulaire 73
    IV  Harmonics 244                 2' Gedeckt 61
     V  Mixture 305                  IV  Mixture 244
        Unison Off                   16' Trumpet 73
        Super                         8' Trumpet 73
        String Organ                  8' Cor d'Amour 73
        Chimes SO                     8' Vox Humana 61
        Harp CH                       4' Clarion 73
        Harp-Celesta CH                  Tremulant
                                         Sub
        SOLO                             Unison Off
     8' Flauto Mirabilis 73              Super
     8' Gross Gamba 73                   String Organ
     8' Gamba Celeste 73                 Harp CH
     4' Rohrflöte 73                     Harp-Celesta CH
     8' Tuba Mirabilis 73                
     8' French Horn 73                   CHOIR
     8' Clarinet 73                   8' Concert Flute 73
     8' Orchestral Oboe 73            8' Viola 73
     8' Musette 73                    8' Viol Sourdine 73
        Tremulant                     8' Viol Celeste 73
        Sub                           4' Koppelflöte 73
        Unison Off                    4' Fugara 73
        Super                     2 2/3' Nasard 61
        String Organ                  2' Blockflöte 61
        Chimes                    1 3/5' Tierce 61
        Harp CH                      16' Bassoon 73
        Harp-Celesta CH               8' English Horn 73
                                      4' Clarinet 73
        PEDAL                            Tremulant
    32' Sub Bass 12                      Sub
    16' Diapason 32                      Unison Off
    16' Sub Bass 32                      Super
    16' Violone 32 (encl in GT)          String Organ
    16' Quintaten GT                     Harp 61
    16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW              Harp-Celesta
10 2/3' Sub Bass 7                    8' Tuba Mirabilis SO
     8' Octave 32
     8' Violone 12                       STRING
     8' Quintaten GT                  8' String 1 73
     8' Lieblich Gedeckt SW           8' String 2 73
 5 1/3' Quint 32                      8' String 3 73
     4' Super Octave 32               8' String 4 73
     4' Blockflöte 32                 4' Quintadena 73
    16' Trombone 32 (encl in GT)         Tremulant
    16' Trumpet SW
    16' Bassoon CH
     8' Trombone 12
     4' Trombone 12
        Chimes SO

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 26, 2009.]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON January 1947 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield
Write-up from THE DIAPASON January 1947 Stoplist, description and commentary -Jeff Scofield