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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1797 (1931)

Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist
1331 SW Park St.
Portland, OR

Images

2003-05-05 - Church Interior and Chamber Grillework (Photograph by Lanny Hochhalter/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
29 stops
22 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)
Has crescendo
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

2005-06-14 - On-line update from Lanny Hochhalter -- Additions and changes in 1987 by Austin Organs -Database Manager

2007-03-09 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from extant, altered organ & church records Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Portland, Oregon
Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist

Austin Organs, Inc., Opus 1797, 1931 - Original Specifications

GREAT (Expressive)
   8   First Open Diapason          61
   8   Second Open Diapason         61
   8   Clarabella Flute             61
   8   Viol d'Amour                 61
   4   Wald Flute                   61
   8   Harmonic Tuba                61
       Chimes                      (25)
   Great 16'
   Great Unison Off
   Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive)
   16  Bourdon                      73
   8   Open Diapason                73
   8   Stopped Diapason             12    Bour.
   8   Quintadena                   73
   8   Salicional                   73
   8   Voix Celeste           (tc)  61
   4   Flute d'Amour                12    Bour.
   8   Harmonic Cornopean           73
   8   Oboe                         73
   8   Vox Humana                   73
       Tremolo
   Swell 16'
   Swell Unison Off
   Swell 4'

CHOIR (Expressive)
   8   Violin Diapason              73 
   8   Concert Flute                73
   8   Flute Celeste          (tc)  61
   8   Dulciana                     73
   4   Orchestral Flute             73
   8   Clarinet                     73
       Tremolo
       Chimes                 (Gt)  --
   Choir 16'
   Choir Unison Off
   Choir 4'

PEDAL
   16  Open Diapason                32   wood.
   16  Bourdon                      32
   16  Lieblich Gedeckt       (Sw)  --
   16  Double Dulciana        (Ch)  12
   8   Flute                  (Ch)  --

COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                  8,4
   Great to Pedal                  8,4
   Choir to Pedal                  8,4
   Swell to Great               16,8,4
   Choir to Great               16,8,4
   Swell to Choir               16,8,4

FINGER PISTONS
   General                      1 - 14
   Swell                         1 - 8
   Great                         1 - 8
   Choir                         1 - 8
   Cancel
   Master Swell Pedal           On/Off

TOE STUDS
   General                       1 - 6
   Pedal                         1 - 4
   Ped       [Gt. to Ped.]       (rev)
   Sforz                         (rev)

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Swell Expression             (bal.)
   Great Expression             (bal.)
   Choir Expression             (bal.)
   Crescendo                    (bal.)

ACTION: E-P - Austin Universal Windchests ™
VOICES: 22
STOPS: 29; inc. chimes
RANKS: 22
PIPES: 1,452

NOTES
The Swell 8' Vox Humana is on its own chest and has a separate tremolo
which is automatically activated when the stop is registered.

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner April 20, 2009.]

1931 and 1986 stoplists from PortlandORgans.com (now inoperative) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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