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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1688 (1929)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
10 Bouve Ave.
Brockton, MA

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
41 stops
49 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2005-01-07 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 29, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2009-02-21 - Updated through online information from Jim Cole. -Database Manager

2009-02-22 - Updated through online information from Jim Cole. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> July 1929 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Brockton, Massachusetts
       First Baptist Church

       Austin   Op. 1688   1929   4/48
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT                         SWELL
   16' Bourdon          41 PD    16' Bourdon           73
    8' Diapason         73        8' Diapason          73
    8' Claribel Flute   73        8' Gedeckt           73
    8' Violoncello      73        8' Salicional        73
    4' Octave           61        8' Voix Celeste      73
    4' Flute            61        8' Aeoline           73
2 2/3' Twelfth          61        4' Flauto Traverso   73
    2' Fifteenth        61        4' Violina           73
    8' Tromba           73        2' Piccolo           --
       Sub                      III  Solo Mixture     183
       Unison Off                16' Wald Horn         73
       Super                      8' Cornopean         73
       Cathedral Chimes EC        8' Oboe              73
                                  8' Vox Humana        61
       CHOIR                         Tremolo
    8' Geigen Principal 73           Sub
    8' Concert Flute    73           Unison Off
    8' Flute Celeste    61           Super
    8' Dulciana         73
    8' Unda Maris       61           ECHO
    4' Flute d'Amour    73        8' Concert Flute     61
    8' Clarinet         73        8' Voix Celeste II  110
       Tremolo                    V  Harmonic Atheria 305
       Sub                        8' Cor Anglais       61
       Unison Off                 8' Vox Humana        61
       Super                         Tremolo
       Harp             61           Cathedral Chimes  25
       Celesta
                                     PEDAL
       SOLO                      32' Resultant         --
    8' Major Flute      73       16' Diapason          32
    8' Gamba            73       16' Bourdon           32
    8' Gamba Celeste    61       16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    4' Orchestral Flute 61        8' Octave            12
    8' Tuba Mirabilis   73        8' Gedeckt           12
    8' French Horn      73       16' Trombone          12 GT
       Sub                       16' Waldhorn          SW
       Unison Off                    Cathedral Chimes  EC
       Super

      [Received from Jeff Scofield July 7, 2014]

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