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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2488 (1967)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
230 E. Skyline Parkway
Duluth, MN

Images

2024-03-06 - Console (Otto Jensen/Otto Jensen)

Unknown - Organ in rear gallery (Unknown, from church web site/scott henry)

unknown - Organ in rear gallery (Unknown, from church web site/scott henry)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
41 stops
54 registers
6 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
Has combination 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

2009-02-27 - Updated through on-line information from Richard C Greene. -Database Manager

2012-04-18 - Main organ located in a center gallery chamber above and behind the choir; Chimes and Vox Humana retained from Op. 1813, which had been located in the old sanctuary; new duplicate console and manual and pedal Antiphonal divisions (chancel divisions) added in 1982. -Database Manager

2016-10-12 - Updated through online information from matt arnold. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> February1968 and church website Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Duluth, Minnesota
       First Methodist Church

       Austin   Op. 2488   1967   3/54
       ______________________________________________

       GREAT                         SWELL
    8' Principal     61          16' Gedeckt       68
    8' Bourdon       61           8' Geigen        68
    8' Gemshorn      61           8' Hohlflöte     68
    4' Octave        61           8' Gambe         68
    4' Spitzflöte    61           8' Gambe Celeste 56
    2' Waldflöte     61           4' Principal     68
   II  Rauschquinte 122           4' Rohrflöte     24
III-V  Fourniture   244           2' Blockflöte    61
    8' Trumpet       61         III  Plein Jeu    183
       Unison Off                16' Fagotto       68
       Chimes        25 *         8' Trompette     68
                                  8' Vox Humana    61 *
       ANTIPHONAL (1982)          4' Clairon       68
    8' Holzgedeckt   61              Tremulant
    4' Principal     61              Sub
    2' Fifteenth     61              Unison Off
  III  Mixture      244              Super
    8' Trumpet       61
                                     POSITIV (enclosed)
       ANTIPHONAL PEDAL           8' Nason Flute   68
   16' Gedeckt       12 AN        8' Flauto Dolce  68
    8' Holzgedeckt   AN           8' Flute Celeste 56
                                  4' Prestant      68
       PEDAL                      4' Koppelflöte   68
   32' Resultant     --       2 2/3' Nasard        61
   16' Principal     32           2' Oktav         61
   16' Bourdon       12 GT    1 3/5' Tierce        61
   16' Gemshorn      12 GT    1 1/3' Quint         61
   16' Gedeckt       SW         III  Cymbal       183
    8' Octave        32           8' Krummhorn     68
    8' Spitzflöte    32              Tremulant
    8' Rohrgedeckt   SW              Sub
    4' Choralbass    32              Unison Off
    4' Flöte         12              Super
  III  Mixture       96
   16' Posaune       32           *  retained from
   16' Fagotto       SW              Op. 1813
    8' Posaune       12
    4' Krummhorn     PO

      [Received from Jeff Scofield July 13, 2014]

Websites

First United Methodist Church Duluth, MN ... - Stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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