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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1682 (1929)

First Congregational Church: Sanctuary
62 Colony Street
Meriden, CT

Images

2023-11-19 - Church sanctuary and facade (Photograph by Daniel Kendzior/Daniel Kendzior)

2023-11-19 - Console (Photograph by Daniel Kendzior/Daniel Kendzior)

2018-04-01 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-12-26 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
4 manuals
48 stops
58 registers
6 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

2023-11-21 - I substituted here on 11/19/23. I had heard rumors the organ was falling into disrepair. I was very pleased to see that it's in good condition. -Daniel Kendzior

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> May 1929 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Meriden, Connecticut
       First Congregational Church

       Austin   Op. 1682   1929   4/50
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT                         SWELL
   16' Dbl Open Diapason 73      16' Bourdon           73
    8' 1st Open Diapason 73       8' Open Diapason     73
    8' 2nd Open Diapason 73       8' Stopped Flute     73
    8' Grossflöte        73       8' Salicional        73
    8' Gemshorn          73       8' Voix Celeste      61
    4' Octave            73       8' Aeoline           73
    4' Waldflöte         73       4' Harmonic Flute    73
2 2/3' Twelfth           61       4' Violina           73
    2' Super Octave      61       2' Flageolet         -- a
    8' Trumpet           73     III  Cornet           183
       Sub                       16' Contra Fagotto    73
       Unison Off                 8' Cornopean         73
       Super                      8' Oboe              73
       Chimes            AN       8' Vox Humana        61
       Harp              CH          Tremolo
                                     Sub
       CHOIR                         Unison Off
   16' Contra Viola      73          Super
    8' Geigen Principal  73
    8' Concert Flute     73          SOLO
    8' Flute Celeste     61       8' Diapason          73
    8' Dulciana          73       8' Major Flute       73
    8' Unda Maris        73       8' Solo Gamba        73
    4' Orchestral Flute  73       8' Gamba Celeste     61
    2' Piccolo           61       4' Flute Ouverte     73
    8' Clarinet          73       8' Harmonic Tuba     73
    8' English Horn      73       8' French Horn       73
       Tremolo                       Tremolo
       Sub                           Sub
       Unison Off                    Unison Off
       Super                         Super
       Harp              61
                                     PEDAL
       ANTIPHONAL                32' Resultant Bass    --
    8' English Diapason  73      16' 1st Open Diapason 32
    8' Gedeckt           73      16' 2nd Open Diapason GT
    8' Harmonic Flute    73      16' Bourdon           32
    8' Vox Angelica      61      16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    4' Chimney Flute     73      16' Contra Viola      CH
    8' Echo Tuba         73       8' Grossflöte        12
       Tremolo                    8' Gedeckt           12
       Chimes ƒ                   4' Octave Flute      12
       Chimes p                  16' Tuba              12 SO
                                 16' Fagotto           SW
    a  from Cornet

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield May 3, 2014]

Documents

(1929-10-21) Dedication program, via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

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