Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 1813 (1932)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
Duluth, MN

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
23 stops
47 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

2009-01-30 - Updated through on-line information from Richard C Greene. -Database Manager

2009-01-31 - Replaced in new sanctuary by 3/54 1967 Austin Op. 2488, with Chimes and Vox Humana retained. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> February 1932 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Duluth, Minnesota
       First Methodist Church

       Austin   1932   Op. 1813   4/24
       _________________________________________________

       GREAT                           CHOIR
   16' Dbl Open Diapason 73         8' Open Diapason  73
    8' 1st Open Diapason 73         8' Concert Flute  73
    8' 2nd Open Diapason 12         8' Flute Celeste  61
    8' Gemshorn          73         8' Dulciana       73
    8' Concert Flute     CH         4' Flute          --
    8' Dulciana          CH         4' Dulcet         --
    4' Octave            73     2 2/3' Octave Quint   --
    4' Flute             CH         2' Flautino       --
   II  Grave Mixture    122         8' Clarinet       73
    8' Tromba            73            Tremolo
       Sub                             Sub
       Unison Off                      Unison Off
       Super                           Super
       Chimes            25            Celestial Harp 61
       Chimes pp                       Celesta

       SWELL                           SOLO
   16' Bourdon           61         8' Gross Gamba    73
    8' Open Diapason     73         8' Major Flute    73
    8' Stopped Flute     12         8' French Horn    73
    8' Salicional        73         8' English Horn   73
    8' Voix Celeste      61            Tremolo
    4' Flute             12
2 2/3' Nazard             7            PEDAL
    2' Flautino           5        32' Acoustic Bass  --
   16' Double Oboe Horn  73        16' Open Diapason  32
    8' Cornopean         73        16' Bourdon        32
    8' Oboe              12        16' Metal Diapason GT
    8' Vox Humana        61        16' Gedeckt        SW
    4' Clarion (Oboe)    12        16' Contra Gamba   12 SW
       Tremolo                      8' Octave         12
       Sub                          8' Flute          12
       Unison Off                   8' Dolce Flute    SW
       Super                        4' Octave Flute   SW
                                   16' Trombone       12 GT

      [Received from Jeff Scofield July 13, 2014]

Websites

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

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#13417 - Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2488 (1967)