Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 1231 (1924)

Christ Trinity Church (Episcopal & Lutheran)
180 Main Street
Sheffield, MA

Images

2024-09-13 - Chancel and facade (Andrew Henderson /Andrew Henderson )

2024-09-13 - Console (Andrew Henderson /Andrew Henderson )

2024-09-13 - Builder's nameplate (Andrew Henderson /Andrew Henderson )

2024-09-13 - Plaque describing organ facade installation (Andrew Henderson /Andrew Henderson )

2024-09-13 - Plaque describing 1993 organ restoration (Andrew Henderson /Andrew Henderson )

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
3 stops
26 registers
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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb 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

2020-07-31 - Organ was rebuilt with a new German Principal stop in place of the original Diapason. The organ has two manuals and four ranks which are unified on the Swell, Great, and Pedal. The ranks are: Principal, Flute, Duciana, Quint. All ranks are enclosed except the Principal. -Trudy Miller

Stoplist

4 pistons to Great/Pedal. 4 pistons to Swell/Pedal Source: Taken from console

Great (Principal rank exposed) Bourdon 16, Principal 8 (Exposed, new 1977), Gedeckt 8, Dulciana 8 (1-9 stopped flues), Octave 4, Flute d’Amour 4 , Super Octave 2, Dulcet 4, Quint 1 1/3 (Top octave breaks back)

Swell Contra Dolce 16 (TC, ext Dulciana), Gedeckt 8 (Ext Bourdon), Flute d’Amour 4 (Ext Bourdon), Dulciana 8, Dulcet 4 (Ext Dulciana), Quint 2 2/3 (TC, From 1 1/3 Quint), Principal (unenclosed) 2 (Ext Principal ), Flautino 2 , Quint 1 1/3, Tremulant

Pedal Bourdon 16, Gedeckt 8 (Ext Bourdon), Dulciana 8, Principal 8, Octave 4 (Ext Principal ), Quint 5 1/3 (Ext Bourdon), Flute 4 (Ext Bourdon), Super Octave 2 (Ext Principal )