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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1522 (1928)

Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Basilica
74 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT

Images

2019-06-05 - Building exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-06-05 - Interior to front (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-06-05 - Interior to rear, gallery and organ chambers (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
31 stops
35 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: '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

2012-01-02 - Updated through online information from John Paul Zurlo. -Database Manager

2017-06-16 - Updated by John Paul Zurlo, who has heard or played the organ. -Database Manager

2023-01-23 - From Wikipedia: Ground was broken for the current church in 1924 and it was dedicated May 20, 1928 by Bishop John Joseph Nilan.[8] It was designed by the Boston firm of Maginnis & Walsh and cost US$1.25 million to construct. Its Italian Renaissance design is based on the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. On February 9, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the title of Minor Basilica on the church. The Austin Organ Company, based in Hartford, Connecticut, constructed the pipe organ in the Basilica. Its four divisions are located behind decorative wood panels flanking the gallery. The instrument was built in 1928 and has received modifications over the years including a new console in 1970 and some restoration work by the Foley Baker Company in 1980. The organ is Austin Opus 1522 with 3 manuals and 27 ranks. The parish has engaged the Austin Organ Service Company of Avon, Connecticut to complete a restoration of the instrument in 2013. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON May 1927

    Waterbury, Connecticut
    Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

    Austin   Op. 1522   1928   3/28
    _______________________________________________

    GREAT                      SWELL
16' Dbl Open Diapason 73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt  73
 8' 1st Open Diapason 73    8' Open Diapason     73
 8' 2nd Open Diapason 73    8' Stopped Flute     73
 8' Grossflöte        73    8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
 8' Violoncello       73    8' Viole Celeste     61
 8' Gemshorn          73    8' Aeoline           73
 4' Octave            73    4' Harmonic Flute    73
 4' Waldflöte         73    2' Flautino          --
 2' Super Octave      61    8' Trumpet           73
 8' Tuba              73    8' Oboe              73
    Chimes            25    8' Vox Humana        61
                               Tremolo
    PEDAL
32' Resultant Bass   res       CHOIR
16' Open Diapason     32    8' English Diapason  73
16' 2nd Open Diapason GT    8' Melodia           73
16' Bourdon           32    8' Duliana           73
16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW    8' Unda Maris        61
 8' Major Flute       GT    4' Gemshorn          73
 8' Violoncello       GT    8' Clarinet          73
 8' Gedeckt           SW       Tremolo
16' Tuba Profunda  GT 12

    [Received from Jeff Scofield January 22, 2023]