Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2504 (1968)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
159 East Main Street
Meriden, CT

Images

2018-05-09 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-06-16 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
29 stops
21 registers
3 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 (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
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

2006-03-16 - Updated through on-line information from Nathan Smith. -Database Manager

2009-08-10 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i>, date unknown Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Meriden, Connecticut
     First Methodist Church

     Austin   Op. 2504   1968   2/28

     GREAT                SWELL                       PEDAL
 16' Erzähler 12       8' Rohrflöte 61            16' Principal 32
  8' Principal 61      8' Gemshorn 61             16' Erzähler GT
  8' Bourdon 61        8' Gemshorn Celeste 49 tc  16' Rohrgedeckt 12 SW
  8' Erzähler 61       4' Principal 61             8' Octave 32
  4' Octave 61         4' Waldflöte 61             8' Erzähler GT
  4' Koppelflöte 61    2' Blockflöte 61            8' Rohrflöte SW
  2' Spitz 15th 61    II  Sesquialtera 122         4' Choralbass 12
 IV  Fourniture 244  III  Plein Jeu 183           II  Mixture 64
  8' Krummhorn 61      8' Trompette 61            16' Trompette 12 SW
     Tremolo           4' Hautbois 61              4' Krummhorn GT
     Sub                  Tremolo
     Unison Off           Sub
     Super                Unison Off
     Chimes               Super

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield August 10, 2009.]