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Austin Organ Co. Opus 318 (1911)

First Presbyterian Church
N. Robinson Ave. & 9th St.
Oklahoma City, OK

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


Images


Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1912)/Database Manager)

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

2016-02-11 - Contract for $12,000 was signed on November 23, 1910. -Database Manager

2016-02-11 - Edward Vaile McIntyre of St. Louis was the consultant. He also played the inaugural concert on April 13 and 14, 1911. In October 1911, Mr. McIntyre resigned from Compton Hill Congregational Church, St. Louis, to become organist-director at First Presbyterian, Oklahoma City, a post he held for eight years until a serious illness left him paralyzed. -Database Manager

2016-02-11 - Harp added in the 1940s, and the console was replaced with one of a different make. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Specification from <i>Austin Organs</i> by Orpha Ochse (Organ Historical Society, 2001) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
First Presbyterian Church

Austin Organ Company   Opus 3181   1911    3 manuals, 38 stops, 38 ranks
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       GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
   16' Major Diapason         49         16' Lieblich Gedackt       73
        (1-12 from Ped. Violone)          8' Open Diapason          73
    8' Open Diapason          61          8' Rohr Flöte             73
    8' Second Open Diapason   61          8' Viole d'Orchestre      73
    8' Gemshorn               61 *        8' Viole Celeste (TC)     61
    8' Gamba                  61 *        8' Echo Salicional        73
    8' Gross Flute            61 *        4' Fugara                 73
    4' Octave                 61          4' Flute Traverso         73
    4' Flute Harmonic         61 *        2' Flageolet              61
    8' Tuba Harmonic          61 *        8' Cornopean              73
    8' Orchestral Oboe        61 *        8' Oboe                   73
    8' Saxophone (resultant)  -- *        8' Vox Humana (in a box)  73
       Chimes (in Echo box)   20 notes       Tremulant
       * enclosed in Choir box
                                             ECHO ORGAN
       CHOIR ORGAN                        8' Lieblich Gedackt       73
   16' Quintaton              73          8' Viole                  73
    8' Geigen Principal       73          8' Celeste (TC)           61
    8' Dulciana               73          8' Quintadena             73
    8' Unda Maris (tc)        61          4' Fern Flute             73
    8' Concert Flute          73             Tremulant
    4' Flute d'Amour          73
    2' Piccolo                61             PEDAL ORGAN
    8' Clarinet               73         32' Resultant              --
       Tremulant                         16' Open Diapason          44
                                         16' Bourdon                44
       COUPLERS                          16' Gedackt                SW
       Great to Pedal       8  4         16' Violone                44
       Swell to Pedal       8  4         16' Quintaton              CH
       Choir to Pedal       8  4          8' Open Flute (fr. OD)    --
       Swell to Great   16  8  4          8' Closed Flute (fr. Bdn) --
       Choir to Great   16  8  4          8' Violoncello (fr. Vln)  --
       Swell to Choir   16  8  4         16' Posaune (ext. GT Tuba) 12
       Great to Great   16 UO  4
       Swell to Swell   16 UO  4             ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
       Choir to Choir   16 UO  4             Great Organ   8   (thumb)
       Echo "on" and "off" controls          Swell Organ   8   (thumb)
         for each manual                     Choir Organ   8   (thumb)
                                             Pedal Organ   4   (toe)
       BALANCED PEDALS
       Swell Organ                           REVERSIBLES
       Great & Choir Organs                  Great to Pedal    (toe)
       Echo Organ                            Sforzando         (toe)
       Crescendo (adjustable)
                                             WIND PRESSURES
       AUTOMATIC PLAYER (prepared)           Main Organ: 10 inches
       Tempo control                         Echo Organ:  5 inches
       Phrasing lever
       Automatic "on" and "off"              Electro-pneumatic action



[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-02-11]


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