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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2603 (1976)

First & Central Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
1101 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
36 stops
44 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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 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

2005-12-11 - Updated through online information from Herbert V. Bendler. -- This Austin organ was removed from First & Central Church in 1989 and purchased by Crossan-Savage, Cedars, PA. As I understand it, parts were dispersed to various other locations. -Database Manager

2011-01-12 - Console and some pipework re-used in Trinity Episcopal, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, by Crossan-Savage. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> April 1977 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Wilmington, Delaware
       First & Central Presbyterian Church

       Austin   Op. 2603   1977   3/45
       ___________________________________

       GREAT               SWELL

   16' Quintaton        8' Bourdon
    8' Principal        8' Salicional
    4' Octave           8' Voix Celeste
    2' Super Octave     8' Dolcan
   IV  Fourniture       8' Dolcan Celeste
       Sub              4' Octave
       Unison Off       4' Bourdon
       Super            2' Fifteenth
                      III  Plein Jeu
       CHOIR            8' Trompette
                        8' Krummhorn
    8' Holzflöte           Tremulant
    8' Gedeckt             Sub
    8' Gemshorn            Unison Off
    8' Celeste             Super
    4' Fugara              Chimes
2 2/3' Nasard
    2' Holzflöte           PEDAL
1 3/5' Tierce
    8' Trompette       32' Contre Bourdon
       Tremulant       16' Open Wood
       Sub             16' Bourdon
       Unison Off      16' Quintaton
       Super           16' Holzflöte
                        8' Principal
       POSITIV          8' Bourdon
                        4' Choralbass
    8' Nason Flute      4' Koppelflöte
    4' Koppelflöte    III  Mixture
    2' Principal       32' Contra Posaune
1 1/3' Quint           16' Posaune
    1' Sifflöte         8' Posaune
  III  Cymbal
       Cymbalstern

[Received from Jeff Scofield September 29, 2014]

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