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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1653 (1929)

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Madison, WI

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


Consoles

Main


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

2013-09-21 - Updated through online information from Richard C Greene. -Database Manager

2014-02-20 - Updated through online information from Richard C Greene. -- In 1990, the downtown church was converted into offices. The congregation moved to a new church and installed a used Wicks organ. Nothing is known of the Austin's fate. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist taken from console, September 1983 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Madison, Wisconsin
First Church of Christ, Scientist

Austin opus 1653, 1929

Great                            Swell
    8' Open Diapason (73 pipes)*    16' Bourdon (73 pipes)
    8' Concert Flute (73 pipes)      8' Stopped Flute (73 pipes)
    8' Gemshorn (73 pipes)           8' Aeoline (73 pipes)
    4' Harmonic Flute (73 pipes)     8' Voix Celeste (61 pipes)
    8' Tuba Mirabilis (73 pipes)     4' Principal (61 pipes-- was 8' pitch)
   16' Great                         4' Flauto Traverso (61 pipes)
    4' Great                         2' Flautino (61 pipe)
       Great Unison On (top left)    8' Oboe (73 pipes)
   16' Swell                         8' Vox Humana (73 pipes)
    8' Swell                            Swell Unison On (top left)
    4' Swell                        16' Swell
   16' Choir                         4' Swell
    8' Choir                            Tremolo
    4' Choir 
                                 Choir
Pedal                                8' Violin Diapason (73 pipes)
   16' Open Diapason (44 pipes)*     8' Dulciana (73 pipes)
   16' Bourdon (32 pipes)*           8' Unda Maris (61 pipes)
   16' Dolce Bourdon (swell)         4' Flute (73 pipes)
    8' Flute (ext. O. D.)        2 2/3' 12th (61 pipes--- was Flute 8')
    8' Swell                         8' Clarinet (73 pipes)
    4' Swell                            Choir Unison On (top left)
    8' Great                        16' Choir
    4' Great                         4' Choir
    8' Choir                        16' Swell
                                     8' Swell
12 General pistons                   4' Swell
 4 Pedal toes studs
 8 Pistons per manual plus pedal
Nameplates for each division sprung as cancellor

Great to Pedal reversible toe
Sforzando reversible toe

Great and Choir Expression
Swell Expression
Register Crescendo

Pedal Ranks and Great Open Diapason Unenclosed/


 [Received from David Bohn 2014-09-06.]

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