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Austin Organ Co. Opus 514 (1914)

Beloit College
Beloit, WI

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2005-01-08 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 31, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2014-04-14 - Updated through online information from David Bohn. -- Burned in fire-- a couple ranks survived, and were reused in the Aeolian-Skinner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> June 1914 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Beloit, Wisconsin
    Beloit College

    Austin   Op. 514   1914   3/19
    ________________________________________

    GREAT                  SWELL
16' Bourdon             8' Open Diapason
 8' Open Diapason       8' Rohrflöte
 8' Grossflöte          8' Viole d'Orchestre
 8' Violoncello         8' Viole Celeste
 8' Melodia             8' Echo Salicional
 8' Dulciana            4' Flute d'Amour
 4' Flute               8' Cornopean
    Sub                 8' Oboe
    Unison Off          8' Vox Humana
    Super                  Tremulant
                           Sub
    CHOIR                  Unison Off
 8' Violoncello GT         Super
 8' Melodia     GT         Chimes         20
 8' Dulciana    GT
 4' Harmonic Flute         PEDAL
 8' Clarinet           16' Open Diapason
    Tremulant          16' Bourdon        GT
    Sub                16' Violone        12 GT
    Unison Off          8' Flute          12
    Super              16' Contra Posaune 12 SW

   [Received from Jeff Scofield July 5, 2014]

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