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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1238 (1925)

Main Street Methodist Church: Sanctuary
Akron, OH

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
16 stops
22 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

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

2014-06-30 - Church no longer listed. -Database Manager

2016-05-23 - Updated through online information from Rev Dr David Williams. <br>Main Street Methodist Church became Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. The building was demolished in 2009. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> March 1924 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Akron, Ohio
    Main Street Methodist Church

    Austin   Op. 1238   1925   3/16
    ________________________________________________

    GREAT (*encl w/CH)             CHOIR
16' Bourdon           73        8' Violoncello    GT
 8' Open Diapason     73        8' Melodia        GT
 8' Violoncello       73 *      8' Dulciana       GT
 8' Melodia           73 *      4' Harmonic Flute GT
 8' Dulciana          73 *         Tremulant
 4' Harmonic Flute    73 *         Sub
    Sub                            Unison Off
    Unison Off                     Super
    Super                          Celestial Harp 61

    SWELL                          ECHO
 8' Open Diapason     73        8' Clarabella     61
 8' Rohrflöe          73        8' Flute Celeste  49
 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73        8' Vox Humana     61
 8' Viole Celeste     61           Tremulant
 8' Echo Salicional   73           Chimes         25
 4' Flauto Traverso   73           Chimes Pianissimo
 8' Oboe              73
    Tremulant                      PEDAL
    Sub                        16' Open Diapason  12 GT
    Unison Off                 16' Violoncello    12 GT
    Super                      16' Bourdon        GT

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield July 1, 2014]

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