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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1628 (1929)

Kenwood Methodist Church
2319 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
29 stops
35 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)
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

2007-09-03 - Update from Larry Wheelock: "Echo division added by Austin Organs Inc. in 1948 as Op. 1628-A. Substantial changes to stoplist in '60's and 70's by Austin and a local builder, including removal of shades from GT and replacement of a heavy velvet curtain with a more sound-transparent material. The GT Mixture stands on the chest but the SW and CH mixtures are on free-standing DE chests within the divisions. Some Pedal upperwork is on EP chest of unknown origin. Substantial finishing and re-voicing by Michael J. O'Dea in 1996." -Database Manager

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

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> August 1928 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Kenwood Methodist Church

    Austin   Op. 1628   1929   3/29
    ___________________________________________________

    GREAT (*encl w/CH)             SWELL

16' Major Diapason    73       16' Bourdon           73
 8' 1st Open Diapason 73        8' Open Diapason     73
 8' 2nd Open Diapason 73 *      8' Stopped Diapason  73
 8' Grossflöte        73 *      8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
 8' Violoncello      [pf]       8' Viole Celeste     61 tc
 8' Gemshorn          73 *      8' Echo Salicional   73
 8' Clarabella        73 *      4' Fugara            73
 4' Principal         73 *      4' Harmonic Flute    73
 4' Flute d'Amour     73 *      2' Flautino          61
 8' Tuba Mirabilis    73 *     16' Double Oboe Horn  73
    Sub                         8' Cornopean         73
    Unison Off                  8' Oboe              12
    Super                       8' Vox Humana        61
    Chimes            25 *      4' Clarion  (Oboe)   12
                                   Tremolo
    ECHO (prepared)                Sub
                                   Unison Off
 8' Cor de Nuit                    Super
 8' Chimney Flute
 8' Viol Aetheria                  CHOIR
 8' Vox Angelica               16' Dulciana          73
 4' Fernflöte                   8' Violin Diapason   73
 8' Cor Anglais                 8' Clarabella        GT
    Tremolo                     8' Flute Celeste     61 tc
    Chimes                      8' Dulciana          12
                                8' Unda Maris       [pf]
    ECHO PEDAL (prepared)       4' Flute d'Amour     GT
                                2' Harmonic Piccolo  61
16' Diapason                    8' French Horn       73
16' Bourdon                     8' Clarinet          73
                                   Tremolo
    PEDAL                       8' Tuba Mirabilis    GT
                                   Sub
16' Open Diapason     32           Unison Off
16' Bourdon           32           Super
16' Violone           GT           Harp              61
16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW           Celesta
16' Dulciana          CH
 8' Grossflöte        GT
 8' Violoncello       GT
 8' Dolce Flute       SW
16' Trombone          12 GT
16' Double Oboe       SW

   [Received from Jeff Scofield July 28, 2014]

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