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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1655 (1930)

First Baptist Church: Sanctuary
1208 Tyler St.
Amarillo, TX

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
29 stops
41 registers
5 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
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe 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

2017-05-07 - Replaced in 1975 by Reuter 4/60 Op. 1889 that eventually grew to become Reuter 4/81 Op. 2117. -Database Manager

2014-11-22 - Updated through online information from Gary Blevins. -- This organ is mentioned in Orpha Ochse's book, "Austin Organs" p.292 -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> January 1929 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Amarillo, Texas
    First Baptist Church

    Austin   Op. 1655   1930   4/29
    ______________________________________________

    GREAT                      CHOIR
16' Double Diapason 73      8' Violin Diapason  GT
 8' Major Diapason  73      8' Melodia          GT
 8' Minor Diapason  73      8' Flute Celeste    61
 8' Viola da Gamba  73      8' Dulciana         GT
 8' Melodia         73      4' Quintadena       73
 8' Dulciana        73      2' Piccolo          61
 4' Octave          73      8' French Horn      73
 8' Tuba Sonora     73      8' Clarinet         73
    Sub                        Tremolo
    Unison Off                 Sub
    Super                      Unison Off
    Harp            CH         Super
                               Harp             61
    SWELL
16' Bourdon         12         ECHO
 8' Open Diapason   73      8' Viole Aetheria   73
 8' Rohrflöte       73      8' Vox Angelica     61
 8' Salicional      73      8' Echo Flute       73
 8' Voix Celeste    61      4' Fern Flute       73
 8' Aeoline         73      8' Vox Humana       61
 4' Harmonic Flute  73         Tremolo
 2' Flautino        61         Chimes           25
16' Contra Oboe     73
 8' Cornopean       73         PEDAL 
 8' Oboe            12     16' Open Diapason    32
 8' Vox Humana      61     16' Bourdon          32
    Tremolo                16' Double Diapason  GT
    Sub                    16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    Unison Off              8' Octave           12
    Super                   8' Flute            12
                            8' Dolce Gedeckt    SW
                           16' Tuba Profunda    12 GT
                           16' Contra Oboe      SW

   [Received from Jeff Scofield July 5, 2014]

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