1910 - Building exterior (Photograph from an archival source: cardcow.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Unknown - Stage and organ front, ca 1910. (Vintage postcard, courtesy of William Dunklin/Database Manager)
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
Specification from <i>The New Music Review</i> (June 1910) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Northampton, Massachusetts
Smith College
Austin Organ Company Opus 279 1909 4 manuals, 48 stops, 50 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN SOLO ORGAN
16' Double Open Diapason 61 8' Flauto Major 73
8' Principal Diapason 61 8' Gross Gamba 73
8' Second Diapason 61 4' Harmonic Flute 73
8' Flauto Major SO 8' French Horn 73
8' Violoncello 61 * 8' Orchestral Oboe 73
8' Gross Flöte 61 * 16' Tuba Profunda 85
8' Clarabella 61 * 8' Harmonic Tuba --
8' Viole d'Amour 61 * 4' Harmonic Clarion --
4' Wald Flöte 61 * Solo Tremulant
8' Corno di Bassetto 61 * Chimes 20 tubes
8' Trumpet 61 * Solo 16, 4, Unison Off
16' Tuba Profunda SO Great to Solo 8
8' Harmonic Tuba SO
4' Harmonic Clarion SO PEDAL ORGAN (Augmented)
Swell to Great 16, 8, 4, 2 32' Magnaton 56
Choir to Great 16, 8, 4 32' Contra Bourdon 68
Solo to Great 16, 8, 4 16' Open Diapason --
* in Solo Box 16' Second Open Diapason GT
16' Violone 44
SWELL ORGAN 16' Bourdon --
16' Bourdon 73 16' Contra Viole CH
8' Diapason Phonon 73 16' Lieblich Gedackt SW
8' Rohr Flöte 73 8' Gross Flöte (O.Diap) --
8' Harmonic Flute 73 8' Violoncello (Violone) --
8' Viole d'Orchestre 73 8' Flute (Bourdon) --
8' Viole Celeste 73 8' Gedackt SW
8' Quintadena 73 4' Flute (Bourdon) --
8' Echo Viole 73 16' Tuba Profunda SO
4' Flauto Traverso 73 16' Posaune SW
4' Fugara 73 8' Harmonic Tuba SO
4' Salicet 73 Great to Pedal 8
4' Celestina 73 Swell to Pedal 8, 4
2' Flautino 61 Choir to Pedal 8
III Dolce Cornet 183 Solo to Pedal 8, 4
16' Contra Posaune 73
8' Cornopean 73 ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
8' Oboe 73 Solo & Pedal 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
8' Vox Humana 73 Swell & Pedal 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Vox Humana Tremulant (valve) Great & Pedal 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Swell Tremulant Choir & Pedal 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Swell 16, 4, Unison Off Pedal 1-2-3-4-5-6
CHOIR ORGAN PEDAL MOVEMENTS
16' Contra Viole 73 Balanced Swell Pedal
8' Geigen Principal 73 Balanced Choir Pedal
8' Doppel Flöte 73 Balanced Solo & Great Pedal
8' Melodia 73 Balanced Crescendo Pedal (adj.)
8' Dulciana 73 Sforzando Pedal
8' Unda Maris 61? Great to Pedal Reversible
8' Flauto Dolce 73 Solo to Great Reversible
4' Flute d'Amour 73 Solo to Pedal Reversible
4' Violina 73 3 adjustable pedals for Great Organ
8' English Horn 73 (or any other stops & couplers)
8' Clarinet 73 3 adjustable pedals for Swell Organ
Choir Tremulant (or any other stops & couplers)
Choir 16, 4, Unison Off 2 adjustable pedals for Choir Organ
Swell to Choir 16, 8, 4 (or any other stops & couplers)
Solo to Choir Tremulant control (pedal increasing
the speed of tremulants)
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2014-09-03]
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