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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2547 (1972)

First Congregational Church
125 Elmer Street
Westfield, NJ

Images

1973-03-01 - Advertisement in March 1973 issue of "Music" (Photograph from an archival source: Music, March 1973, submitted by William Rehwinkel/William Rehwinkel)

2021-08-21 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1972-09-01 - Chancel, Console, and Pipe Displays (Photograph courtesy of Austin Organs, Inc./Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
2 manuals
26 stops
39 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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 coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-12-21 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 19, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2014-06-15 - Dedicatory concert played by Frederick Swann on October 29, 1972 -Database Manager

2021-10-23 - 1970 date is incorrect. Previous organ was still installed as late as early 1972. Photo is likely taken just before dedication recital in 1972. -William Rehwinkel

2022-04-21 - This organ retains the *Vox Humana* stop from the Möller organ of 1924 that was previously installed in FCC Westfield. -William Rehwinkel

Stoplist

Stoplist from the dedication program, courtesy of Frederick Swann Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Westfield, New Jersey
       First Congregational Church

       Austin   Op. 2547   1970   2/31
       _________________________________________________________________

       GREAT                SWELL                        PEDAL
   16' Quintaten     61    8' Rohrflöte      61      16' Contre Basse 32
    8' Montre        61    8' Viola Pomposa  61      16' Bourdon      12 GT
    4' Prestant      61    8' Viola Celeste  61      16' Quintaten    GT
  III  Fourniture   183    4' Principal      61      16' Gedeckt      12 SW
                           4' Harmonic Flute 61       8' Principal    12
      (enclosed)           2' Octavin        61       8' Rohrflöte    SW
    8' Bourdon       61   II  Sesquialtera  122       4' Choralbass   32
    8' Flauto Dolce  61   II  Mixture       122      VI  Grand Cornet --
    8' Flute Celeste 49    8' Trompette      61      II  Mixture      64
    4' Koppelflöte   61    8' Vox Humana     61      16' Posaune      12 GT
    2' Blockflöte    61    4' Rohrschalmei   61       4' Rohrschalmei SW
1 1/3' Larigot       61       Tremulant                  Chimes       GT
    8' Trompete      61       Sub
    8' English Horn  61       Unison Off
       Tremulant              Super
       Sub                    Chimes         GT
       Unison Off
       Super
       Chimes        25

               [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 15, 2014]

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