Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 973 (1920s)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church: Church
787 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
27 stops
31 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 thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb 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

2012-07-18 - Updated through online information from Thomas Veregge. -- Replaced in 1964 by Steiner Organs, Louisville, KY. 3 manuals, 51 ranks. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> July 1920 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Columbus, Ohio
    St. Paul's Episcopal Church

    Austin   Op. 973   1921   3/27
    _________________________________________________

    GREAT (*encl w/CH)           SWELL
16' Bourdon        61        16' Lieblich Gedeckt  73
 8' Open Diapason  61         8' Open Diapason     73
 8' Violoncello    61 *       8' Rohr Flute        73
 8' Gross Flute    12 PD      8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
 8' Gemshorn       61 *       8' Viole Celeste     61
 4' Octave         61 *       8' Echo Salicional   73
 4' Harmonic Flute 61 *       8' Aeoline           73
 8' Harmonic Tuba  61 *       4' Flauto Traverso   73
    Sub                       2' Flageolet         61
    Unison Off                8' Cornopean         73
    Super                     8' Oboe              73
    Chimes         20 *       8' Vox Humana        61
                                 Tremulant
    CHOIR                        Sub
 8' Open Diapason  73            Unison Off
 8' Hohl Flute     73            Super
 8' Dulciana       73
 8' Unda Maris     61            PEDAL
 4' Flute d'Amour  73        16' Open Diapason     32
 8' French Horn    73        16' Bourdon           GT
 8' Clarinet       73        16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    Tremulant                 8' Gross Flute       12
    Sub
    Unison Off
    Super
    Celestial Harp 61

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield July 11, 2014]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON July 1920 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield