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Austin Organs, Inc. (1967)

Christ Church, Episcopal
20 N. American Street
Philadelphia, PA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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Unknown - Console, case and pipes (Vintage postcard courtesy of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2013-12-05 - Gallery and Organ Case (Photograph by Mike Loukides/Database Manager)

2013-12-05 - Console (Photograph by Mike Loukides/Database Manager)

2013-12-05 - Left Drawknobs (Photograph by Mike Loukides/Database Manager)

2013-12-05 - Right Drawknobs (Photograph by Mike Loukides/Database Manager)

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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

2012-04-04 - Rebuild of existing 1934/5 Aeolian-Skinner relocation and rebuild of 1903 Aeolian organ. Later enlarged and expanded by Brantley Duddy. -Database Manager

2017-05-07 - Contract: May 17, 1916<br> Reused Op. 943 (1903) as Antiphonal -Database Manager

2019-05-27 - Replaced in 2016 by 3/55 Fisk Op. 150. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Taken from the AAM Philadelphia conference bulletin Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old Christ Church (Episcopal) http://www.christchurchphila.org

Curtis Memorial Organ, Aeolian 1903*; Aeolian-Skinner 1935, 1957; Austin 1967, 1972

*Originally built by Æolian Organ in 1903 at the home of Cyrus H.K. Curtis of Wyncote, Pennsylvania. 
Relocated to the church in 1935 by the Æolian-Skinner Company.

Stop List

GREAT I
16 Quintaton
8 Printipal
8 Rohr Bourdon
4 Oktav
2 Fifteenth
IV Fourniture
III Sharf

GREAT II
8 Diapason I
8 Diapason lI
4 Bourdon
4 Flute Couvert
2 2/3 Nazard
2 Super
2 Gedeckt Flute
II Sesquialtera
Unison, Sub, Super

POSITIV
8 Holz Gedeckt
4 Principal
4 Koppel Flute
2 Principal
1 1/3 Larigot
III Cymbal
8 Kromhorn

SOLO
8 Gamba Celeste (2 ranks)
4 Doppel Flute
IV Mixture
8 French Horn
8 English Horn
16 Tubasson
8 Tuba
4 Clarion
Unison, Sub, Super
Tremulant

SWELL
16 Gedeckt
8 Diapason
8 Stopped Diapason
8 Flute Celeste
8 Viole
8 Viole Celeste II
4 Octave
4 Harmonic Flute
4 Unda Maris
2 2/3 Nazard
2 Doublette
1 3/5 Tierce
1 Sifflute
III-IV Plain Jeu
III Mixtur
16 Fagotto
8 Trumpet
4 Clarion
8 Oboe
8 Vox Humana
Unison, Sub, Super
Tremulant

ANTIPHONAL
16 Bourdon
8 Diapason
8 Stopped Diapason
4 HohI Flute
4 Octave
2 2/3 Nazard
1 3/5 Tierce
III Mixture
2 Flageolette
8 Dulciana
8 Dulciana Celeste
8 Aeoline
8 ErzŠhler
8 ErzŠhler Celeste
8 Viol
8 Dolce
8 Flute Celeste (prepared)
8 Vox Humana
4 Rohr Shalmai (prepared)
8 Trumpet en Cbamade (under expression)
Zimbelstern
Chimes
Unison, Sub, Super
Tremulant

PEDAL
32 Double Diapason
16 Diapason
16 Principal
16 Wood Bourdon
16 Metal Bourdon
16 Violone
16 Soft Bourdon (Ant.)
16 Gedeckt (Swell)
10 2/3 Bourdon Quint
8 Principal
8 Metal Bourdon
8 Soft Bourdon (Ant.)
4 Principal
4 Bourdon
2 Bourdon
2 Principal
II Mixture
II Mixture
IV Harmonics
16 Tubasson
8 Tuba
4 Clarion
32 Bombarde
16 Bombarde

Console designed by John Binsfeld, built by Austin Organs in 1967, containing 7 divisions, 4 manuals, 
126 drawknobs, 33 couplers, and 110 controls.

 [Received from Thomas M Langley 2012-04-04.]

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