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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1523 (1927)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
20th and Davenport Streets
Omaha, NE

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
30 stops
47 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)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical

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

2012-03-05 - Updated through online information from Terry White. -- Church and organ were destroyed by an arson fire on January 11, 1954; the congregation then moved west of downtown and built a landmark contemporary-style building with 4/51 Moller Op. 8917. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> April 1927 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Omaha, Nebraska
       First Methodist Church

       Austin   Op. 1523   1927   4/30
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT (encl w/CH)              CHOIR
   16' Major Diapason    73       16' Contra Viole     73
    8' 1st Open Diapason 73        8' Violin Diapason  73
    8' 2nd Open Diapason 73        8' Viola            12
    8' Philomela         41 PD     8' Clarabella       GT
    8' Viole de Gambe    73        8' Dolce            GT
    8' Clarabella        73        8' Unda Maris       61
    8' Gemshorn          73        4' Flute            GT
    4' Octave            73        2' Solo Piccolo     61
    4' Waldflöte         73        8' Clarinet         73
    8' Harmonic Tuba     73        8' French Horn      73
       Sub                         8' Cor Anglais      73
       Unison Off                     Tremolo
       Super                          Sub
       Chimes ƒƒ         25           Unison Off
       Chimes pp                      Super
                                      Harp             49
       SWELL
   16' Bourdon           61           SOLO
    8' Open Diapason     73        8  blank stopkeys
    8' Rohr Flute        12
    8' Viole d'Orchestre 73           ECHO (on Choir)
    8' Viole Celeste     61        7  blank stopkeys
    8' Salicional        73
    8' Quintadena        73           PEDAL
    8' Aeoline           73       32' Resultant        --
    4' Flute d'Amour     12       16' Open Diapason    32
    4' Violina           73       16' 1st Bourdon      32
2 2/3' Nazard            31       16' 2nd Bourdon      32
    2' Flautina           5       16' Violon           GT
   16' Double Oboe       73       16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    8' Cornopean         73       16' Contra Viole     CH
    8' Oboe              12        8' Dolce (1st Bdn)  12
    8' Vox Humana        61        8' Cello            GT
       Tremolo                    16' Trombone         12 GT
       Sub                        16' Contra Fagotto   SW
       Unison Off                     Blnk
       Super
       Blank
       Blank

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