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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1488 (1926)

Masonic Temple
Willimantic, CT

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


Consoles

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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

2013-02-05 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is an Austin 'Chorophone' and is free-standing and encased with a 3-sectional facade of 27 pipes arranged: 5-17-5. The two sets of 5 pipes are notes 1-10 of the Open Diapason. The 4 ranks are: Open Diapason, Gedeckt, Viole, and Dulciana. At some point in time the action was converted from E-P unit to electro-mechanical unit, and a solid state switching system was installed. The organ is presently (2013-02-01) for sale from Elsener Organ Works, Inc. and is in storage in set-up & playable condition in their shop facility. -Database Manager

2013-02-15 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager


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