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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1769 (1931)

Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church
32-23 36th Street
New York: Queens (Astoria), NY

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
25 stops
37 registers
4 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination 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

2006-01-13 - Updated through on-line information from Steve Lawson. -Database Manager

2010-12-18 - Updated through on-line information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> February 1932 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Astoria (Queens), New York
    Most Precious Blood R. C. Church

    Austin   Op. 1769   1931   3/27
    _______________________________________________

    GREAT                      SWELL
16' Bourdon        73      16' Bourdon           73
 8' 1st Diapason   73       8' Diapason          73
 8' 2nd Diapason   73       8' Gedeckt           73
 8' Melodia        73       8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
 8' Gemshorn       73       8' Salicional        73
 8' Dulciana       73       8' Voix Celeste      61
 4' Octave         73       4' Flauto Traverso   73
 4' Harmonic Flute 73     III  Cornet           183
 8' Tuba Harmonic  73       8' Cornopean         73
    Sub                     8' Orchestral Oboe   73
    Unison Off              8' Vox Humana        73
    Super                      Tremulant
    Chimes         25          Sub
                               Unison Off
    CHOIR                      Super
 8' Diapason       GT
 8' Melodia        GT          PEDAL
 8' Flute Celeste  61      32' Resultant         --
 8' Viola          73      16' Diapason          32
 8' Gemshorn       GT      16' Bourdon           GT
 8' Dulciana       GT      16' Rohrgedeckt       SW
 4' Harmonic Flute GT       8' Diapason          12
 8' Clarinet       73       8' Bourdon           GT
 8' Corno d'Amore  73      16' Tuba              12 GT
    Tremulant                  Chimes            GT
    Sub
    Unison Off
    Super
    Chimes         GT

   [Received from Jeff Scofield July 5, 2014]

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