Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 945 (1920)

Windsor Avenue Congregational Church / Faith Congregational Church: Sanctuary; front
2030 Main Street
Hartford, CT

Images

2022-04-01 - Organ in front gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Date unknown - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: historicbuildingsct.com, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe 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

2013-05-23 - Updated through online information from Scott Crowell. -- Reconditioned by Foley-Baker in 2006, including the replacement of all pneumatics. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from the church website

GREAT Bourdon 16, Diapason 8, Gross Flute 8, Violoncello 8, Gemshorn 8, Octave 4, Harmonic Flute 4, , Great 16, ↓ Unison On, Great 4

SWELL (Expressive) Lieblich Gedackt 16, Open Diapason 8, Rohr Flute 8, Viole D'Orchestre 8, Viole Celeste (tc) 8, Echo Salicional 8, Flauto Traverso 4, Cornopean 8, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8, Tremulant, , Swell 16, ↓ Unison On, Swell 4

CHOIR (Expressive) Geigen Principal 8, Concert Flute 8, Dulciana 8, Prinzipal 4 (61 non-original), Rohr Nasat 2 (61 non-original), Clarinet 8, Tremulant, , Choir 16, ↓ Unison On, Choir 4

PEDAL Diapason 16, Bourdon (Gt) 16 (- -), Lieblich Gedackt (Sw) 16 (- -), Gross Flute (Gt) 8 (- -)

INTER-DIVISIONAL COUPLERS Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal (8, 4), Choir to Pedal, , Swell to Great (16, 8, 4), Choir to Great (16, 8, 4), , Swell to Choir (16, 8, 4)

FINGER PISTONS Great Forte, Great Mezzo, Great Piano, Swell Forte, Swell Mezzo, Swell Piano

TOE STUDS Sforzando (reversible)

PEDAL MOVEMENTS Swell Expression (balanced), Choir Expression (balanced), Crescendo (balanced)