Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2533 (1971)

South Congregational Church
45 Maple Street
Springfield, MA

Images

2018-05-10 - Console and Facade. Facade is from the church's first organ (Hook & Hastings) and the Austin pipework is in chambers behind it. (Photograph by Lawrence Picard/Database Manager)

2018-05-10 - Console (Photograph by Lawrence Picard/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
47 registers
4 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)
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

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

2006-02-02 - Replaced E. M. Skinner Opus 578 (1926). -Database Manager

2014-06-24 - Retained the case from 1874 E. G. & G. Hook Op. 781, which was rebuilt by Steere in 1894, Skinner in 1909 and 1926 and by Albert E. Carter Organ Co. in 1952. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from a regional convention booklet Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Springfield, Massachusetts
     South Congregational Church

     Austin   Op. 2533   1971   3/45
     __________________________________________

     GREAT                     CHOIR
 16' Gemshorn               8' Nason Flute      
  8' Principal              8' Erzähler
  8' Holzbordun             8' Erzähler Celeste
  8' Gemshorn               4' Prestant
  4' Octave                 4' Koppelflöte
  4' Nachthorn              2' Principal
  2' Spitz 15th         1 1/3' Quint
 IV  Fourniture             1' Sifflöte
  8' Trompete             III  Cymbel
     Sub                    8' Krummhorn
     Unison Off                Tremulant
     Super                     Sub
     Chimes                    Unison Off
                               Super
     SWELL                     Harp
 16' Lieblich Gedeckt          Celesta
  8' Rohrflöte                 Cymbelstern
  8' Viola
  8' Viola Celeste             PEDAL
  8' Dolce                 32' Resultant
  8' Dolce Celeste         16' Principal
  4' Principal             16' Bourdon
  4' Waldflöte             16' Gemshorn
  2' Blockflöte            16' Gedeckt
 II  Sesquialtera           8' Octave
III  Scharf                 8' Bourdon
 16' Fagotto                8' Rohrflöte
  8' Trompette              4' Choralbass
  8' Hautbois               4' Koppelflöte
  8' Vox Humana           III  Mixture
     Tremulant             16' Trompete
     Sub                   16' Fagotto
     Unison Off             4' Krummhorn
     Super

    [Received from Jeff Scofield June 24, 2014]