Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2108 (1950)

First Church of Christ, Congregational
12 S. Main Street
West Hartford, CT

Images

2020s - Exterior (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Room, facing front (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Room, facing rear, with Echo façade (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Façade right (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Façade left, with console (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Console (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Choir stops (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2024-07-25 - Great stops (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Swell stops (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Echo stops (John Widmann /John Widmann )

2020s - Pedal stops (John Widmann /John Widmann )

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
4 manuals
41 stops
52 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 midi
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

2009-05-26 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Console and switching converted to solid-state in 2008 by Austin Organ Service. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from \'The Amerian Organist\' October 1950 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       West Hartford, Connecticut
       First Church of Christ, Congregational

       Austin   Op. 2108   1950   4/49

       GREAT (4" wind)            SWELL (6")
   16' Violone 61             16' Salicional 73
    8' Diapason 61             8' Geigen 73
    8' Diapason Conique 61     8' Melodia 73
    8' Flute 61                8' Gambe 73
    8' Gemshorn 61             8' Gambe Celeste 61
    4' Octave 61               8' Salicional 73
    4' Flute Ouverte 61        8' Voix Celeste 61
   II  Doublette 122           4' Fugara 73
    V  Fourniture 204          4' Chimney Flute 73
  III  Cymbal 183              2' Flageolet 61
       Super                 III  Mixture 183
                              16' Fagotto 73
       CHOIR (4")              8' Trumpet 73
    8' Bourdon 73              8' Oboe 73
    8' Concert Flute 73        4' Clarion 73
    8' Viola 73                   Tremulant
    8' Dolce 73                   Sub
    8' Dolce Celeste 61           Unison Off
    4' Flute 73                   Super
    4' Gemshorn 73
2 2/3' Nasard 61                  PEDAL
    2' Blockflöte 61          32' Resultant **
1 3/5' Tierce 61              16' Diapason 32
    8' Clarinet 73            16' Gedeckt 32
    8' English Horn 73        16' Violone GT
       Tremulant              16' Salicional SW
    8' Tuba 73 (10")           8' Diapason 12
       Sub                     8' Gedeckt 12
       Unison Off              8' Violone GT
       Super                   4' Diapason 12
                              16' Bombarde 32
       ANTIPHONAL (pf)        16' Fagotto SW
    8' Diapason                8' Bombarde 12
    8' Rohrflöte               8' Fagotto SW
    8' Muted Viole             4' Bombarde 12
    8' Viole Celeste
    4' Principal                  ANTIPHONAL PEDAL (pf)
    4' Rohrflöte              16' Rohrflöte
   II  Grave Mixture          16' Posaune
    8' Posaune
    8' Vox Humana             **  Diapason quinted 
       Tremulant                  with Violone
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Super
       Chimes

 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield May 26, 2009.]