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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1809 (1931)

Second Church of Christ, Scientist
41st and Davenport St.
Omaha, NE

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
23 stops
36 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: 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

2009-08-27 - The church was struck by lightning in the Summer of 1963; the church and organ were completely destroyed by fire; the new sanctuary has an electronic instrument. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Pipes of Greater Omaha</i>, Edward A. Holyoke, Jr. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

   Omaha, Nebraska
   Second Church of Christ, Scientist

   Austin   Op. 1809   1931   3/23
   ___________________________________________________

   GREAT (encl except*)            SWELL
8' First Diapason   61 *       16' Bourdon          61
8' Second Diapason  61          8' Open Diapason    73
8' Gross Flute      61          8' Orchestral Flute 73
8' Concert Flute    61          8' Rohr Flute       12
8' Gemshorn         61          8' Salicional       73
4' Octave           61 *        8' Voix Celeste     61
4' Flute d'Amour    61          8' Flauto Dolce     73
8' Harmonic Tuba    61          8' Flute Celeste    61
   Sub                          4' Harmonic Flute   12
   Unison Off               2 2/3' Nazard            7
   Super                        2' Piccolo           5
   Chimes ƒ                    16' Contra Posaune   73
   Chimes p                     8' Cornopean        12
                                8' Oboe             73
   CHOIR (encl w/GT)            8' Vox Humana       61
8' Open Diapason    GT             Tremolo
8' Concert Flute    GT             Sub
8' Gemshorn         GT             Unison Off
8' Gemshorn Celeste 61             Super
4' Flute d'Amour    GT
8' French Horn      73             PEDAL
8' Clarinet         73         16' Open Diapason    32
   Tremolo                     16' Bourdon          32
   Sub                         16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
   Unison Off                   8' Octave           12
   Super                        8' Flute            12
8' Harp                        16' Posaune          SW
4' Celesta
                                   ECHO (prepared for)
                                9  blank stopkeys

  [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 5, 2014]

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